Add design spec for minimal panel headers redesign
Browse filesReplace colored gradient headers with clean neutral styling
across all three editor panels.
docs/superpowers/specs/2026-04-16-minimal-panel-headers-design.md
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# Minimal Panel Headers Redesign
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## Goal
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Replace the colored gradient panel headers with clean, neutral styling. The green/orange/purple gradients feel dated and heavy. The new headers should be minimal, modern, and blend into the editor panels.
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## Scope
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**In scope:**
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- Panel title bar backgrounds (all 3 panels)
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- Merging the two header rows (title + toolbar) into one
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- Simplifying the `btn` utility gradient to flat styling
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**Out of scope:**
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- Layout structure (three-panel drag-to-resize stays)
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- CodeMirror editor theming
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- Functionality (template switching, model changing, examples, format toggle)
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- Alert/tooltip/search styling
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## Changes
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### 1. ChatTemplateViewer.svelte β title bar
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**Current (line 36):**
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```
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bg-linear-to-r from-green-200 to-white dark:from-green-700 dark:to-green-900
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text-lg
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```
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**New:**
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```
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bg-white dark:bg-gray-900
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text-sm font-semibold
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```
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The title row and toolbar row merge into a single row:
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- Left side: "Chat template for {modelId}" (text-sm font-semibold) + "change model" button
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- Right side: Reset, Copy, Formatted, LineWrap buttons (same small ghost buttons, just moved up)
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- Template tabs (for multi-template models) remain as a second row only when needed
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### 2. JsonEditor.svelte β title bar
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**Current (line 196):**
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```
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bg-linear-to-r from-orange-200 to-white dark:from-orange-700 dark:to-orange-900
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text-lg
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```
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**New:**
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```
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bg-white dark:bg-gray-900
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text-sm font-semibold
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```
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Single merged row:
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- Left side: "JSON Input" label
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- Right side: example dropdown + Reset, Copy, LineWrap buttons
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### 3. OutputViewer.svelte β title bar
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**Current (line 16):**
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```
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bg-linear-to-r from-purple-200 to-white dark:from-purple-700 dark:to-purple-900
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text-lg
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```
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**New:**
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```
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bg-white dark:bg-gray-900
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text-sm font-semibold
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```
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Single merged row:
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- Left side: "Rendered Output" label
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- Right side: Copy, LineWrap buttons
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Error alert remains as a separate row below (unchanged).
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### 4. app.css β btn utility
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**Current:**
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```css
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@utility btn {
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@apply btn-base;
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@apply border-gray-200 bg-linear-to-b from-white to-gray-100 text-gray-800
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hover:shadow-inner
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dark:border-gray-800 dark:from-gray-800 dark:to-gray-950
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dark:text-gray-200 dark:hover:from-gray-700 dark:hover:to-gray-950;
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}
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```
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**New:**
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```css
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@utility btn {
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@apply btn-base;
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@apply border-gray-200 bg-gray-100 text-gray-800
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hover:bg-gray-200
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dark:border-gray-700 dark:bg-gray-800
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dark:text-gray-200 dark:hover:bg-gray-700;
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}
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```
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Same treatment for `btn-widget`: replace gradient with flat background.
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### 5. Border treatment
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All panel title bars use `border-b border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700` (softer than the current `border-gray-500`). This provides enough visual separation without being heavy.
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## Light + Dark Mode
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Both modes receive identical treatment: neutral flat backgrounds, 1px subtle border as the only separator. No color accent per panel β the panels are distinguished by their labels and content.
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## Files Modified
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1. `src/lib/ChatTemplateViewer/ChatTemplateViewer.svelte` β header markup
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2. `src/lib/JsonEditor/JsonEditor.svelte` β header markup
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3. `src/lib/OutputViewer/OutputViewer.svelte` β header markup
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4. `src/app.css` β `btn` and `btn-widget` utilities
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