Side A introduces the actual feature (a fixed compact bottom HUD with slider, ratio, and actions), restructuring vote.rs and CSS to enable a real UX improvement, plus adds tests verifying the new structure. Side B is a smaller polish/bugfix pass on top of A's HUD (fixed column widths to prevent reflow, winner-colored slider track), which is useful but incremental and entirely dependent on A's groundwork.
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c_254ba025ef2e (tommy-mor) vs c_9c6e7864a657 (tommy-mor)
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A introduces the pinned vote HUD itself: new markup (vote_hud_form), page structure, fixed bottom bar CSS, removal of repeated item titles, and the --vote-slider-pct hook—core lasting UX design. B only polishes that HUD with fixed column widths to stop reflow and data-winner track coloring, which is useful but incremental on top of A.
Side A introduces the core vote HUD architecture by extracting a new fixed bottom control form, restructuring the compare page, updating JavaScript to drive the slider state and accessibility, and adding substantial CSS plus integration/tests to support the new always-visible workflow. Side B is a refinement on top of that foundation, improving layout stability with fixed column widths and making the slider track visually indicate the leading side via a new data attribute, but it is primarily a UX polish rather than a fundamental capability.
sides
A — c_254ba025ef2e (tommy-mor)
message
[df769734] Pin vote controls in a compact bottom HUD on compare pages. Keeps ratio, slider, and actions always visible without repeating item titles beside the slider. Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
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diff --git a/server/src/html/mod.rs b/server/src/html/mod.rs
index 1822528e3e3b526059899349ba2f73ae0666f944..dcf05df143825f4f8ba9ee3b3b5f8ab2e69950c7 100644
--- a/server/src/html/mod.rs
+++ b/server/src/html/mod.rs
@@ -528,5 +528,6 @@ mod tests {
assert!(SORTER_UI_JS.contains("Math.max(1, v)"));
assert!(SORTER_UI_JS.contains("var divisor = gcd(left, right)"));
assert!(SORTER_UI_JS.contains("ratioDisplay.textContent = left + ':' + right"));
+ assert!(SORTER_UI_JS.contains("--vote-slider-pct"));
}
}
diff --git a/server/src/html/vote.rs b/server/src/html/vote.rs
index 7be4be152ea331fb7afb7ce598aed27d23e35cc4..872d23ddf6c18fab016a624de85736fdc2dcde63 100644
--- a/server/src/html/vote.rs
+++ b/server/src/html/vote.rs
@@ -134,6 +134,36 @@ fn vote_back_nav(parent: &ItemId) -> Markup {
}
}
+fn vote_hud_form(
+ parent: &ItemId,
+ left: &ItemId,
+ right: &ItemId,
+ rpc_json: &str,
+ next_pair: Option<&(ItemId, ItemId)>,
+) -> Markup {
+ html! {
+ div id="vote-hud" class="vote-hud" role="region" aria-label="Vote controls" {
+ form id="vote-compare-form" method="POST" action="/ui" {
+ input type="hidden" name=(UI_RPC_FIELD) value=(rpc_json);
+ input type="hidden" name="ratio_left" id="vote-ratio-left" value="1";
+ input type="hidden" name="ratio_right" id="vote-ratio-right" value="1";
+ div class="vote-hud-inner" {
+ div class="vote-ratio-readout" {
+ span class="muted small" { "ratio " }
+ strong id="vote-ratio-display" { "1:1" }
+ }
+ label class="vote-hud-slider" {
+ input type="range" id="vote-preference-slider" min="0" max="100" value="50"
+ aria-valuemin="0" aria-valuemax="100" aria-valuenow="50"
+ aria-label=(format!("Preference: {} vs {}", left.as_str(), right.as_str()));
+ }
+ (vote_compare_actions(parent, next_pair))
+ }
+ }
+ }
+ }
+}
+
fn vote_compare_actions(parent: &ItemId, next: Option<&(ItemId, ItemId)>) -> Markup {
let next_href = next.map(|(l, r)| vote_compare_href(parent, l, r));
html! {
@@ -250,41 +280,28 @@ pub async fn vote_page(
);
let body = html! {
- div class="scope-theme vote-page-grid" style=(scope_theme_style(&parent)) {
- section class="vote-compare-shell" {
- h1 { "compare" }
- (breadcrumb_path(&parent))
- p class="muted vote-compare-scope" {
- "ranking children of "
- a href=(item_href(&parent)) { (child_title(&tree, &parent)) }
- }
- div class="vote-compare-pair" {
- (vote_compare_item_card(&tree, &left, "vote-compare-left"))
- span class="vote-compare-vs" { "vs" }
- (vote_compare_item_card(&tree, &right, "vote-compare-right"))
- }
- (vote_back_nav(&parent))
- form id="vote-compare-form" method="POST" action="/ui" {
- input type="hidden" name=(UI_RPC_FIELD) value=(rpc_json);
- input type="hidden" name="ratio_left" id="vote-ratio-left" value="1";
- input type="hidden" name="ratio_right" id="vote-ratio-right" value="1";
- div class="vote-ratio-readout" {
- span class="muted small" { "ratio " }
- strong id="vote-ratio-display" { "1:1" }
+ div class="scope-theme vote-page" style=(scope_theme_style(&parent)) {
+ div class="vote-page-grid" {
+ section class="vote-compare-shell" {
+ h1 { "compare" }
+ (breadcrumb_path(&parent))
+ p class="muted vote-compare-scope" {
+ "ranking children of "
+ a href=(item_href(&parent)) { (child_title(&tree, &parent)) }
}
- label class="vote-compare-slider-label" {
- span id="vote-slider-left-label" { (child_title(&tree, &left)) }
- input type="range" id="vote-preference-slider" min="0" max="100" value="50"
- aria-valuemin="0" aria-valuemax="100";
- span id="vote-slider-right-label" { (child_title(&tree, &right)) }
+ div class="vote-compare-pair" {
+ (vote_compare_item_card(&tree, &left, "vote-compare-left"))
+ span class="vote-compare-vs" { "vs" }
+ (vote_compare_item_card(&tree, &right, "vote-compare-right"))
+ }
+ (vote_back_nav(&parent))
+ div id="vote-edge-history-region" {
+ (edge_history)
}
- (vote_compare_actions(&parent, next_pair.as_ref()))
- }
- div id="vote-edge-history-region" {
- (edge_history)
}
+ (vote_ranking_sidebar(&tree, &parent, &left, &right))
}
- (vote_ranking_sidebar(&tree, &parent, &left, &right))
+ (vote_hud_form(&parent, &left, &right, &rpc_json, next_pair.as_ref()))
}
};
diff --git a/server/static/sorter.css b/server/static/sorter.css
index 7d88114ff3c3d19011c003cf89e5fc32dd23ee74..50e34484c2b50d2eeb18f8d0ec4f34338363811a 100644
--- a/server/static/sorter.css
+++ b/server/static/sorter.css
@@ -287,6 +287,11 @@ h1 {
}
}
+.vote-page {
+ --vote-hud-height: 4.75rem;
+ padding-bottom: calc(var(--vote-hud-height) + 0.75rem);
+}
+
.vote-page-grid {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(280px, 360px);
@@ -294,6 +299,50 @@ h1 {
align-items: start;
}
+.vote-hud {
+ position: fixed;
+ left: 0;
+ right: 0;
+ bottom: 0;
+ z-index: 50;
+ border-top: 2px solid var(--border);
+ background: color-mix(in oklch, var(--panel) 92%, var(--bg));
+ box-shadow: 0 -0.35rem 1.25rem rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
+ padding: 0.45rem 0.75rem;
+ backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
+}
+
+.vote-hud-inner {
+ max-width: 56rem;
+ margin: 0 auto;
+ display: grid;
+ grid-template-columns: min-content minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
+ gap: 0.5rem 0.65rem;
+ align-items: center;
+}
+
+.vote-hud #vote-compare-form {
+ margin: 0;
+}
+
+.vote-hud .vote-ratio-readout {
+ margin: 0;
+ text-align: center;
+}
+
+.vote-hud .vote-compare-actions {
+ margin-top: 0;
+ justify-content: flex-end;
+ gap: 0.5rem;
+}
+
+.vote-hud .btn-primary,
+.vote-hud .btn-secondary,
+.vote-hud .vote-compare-next {
+ padding: 0.35rem 0.65rem;
+ font-size: 0.875rem;
+}
+
.vote-compare-shell {
min-width: 0;
}
@@ -366,14 +415,14 @@ h1 {
cursor: default;
}
-.vote-ratio-readout {
- margin: 1rem 0 0.25rem;
- text-align: center;
-}
-
-.vote-ratio-readout strong {
+.vote-hud .vote-ratio-readout strong {
color: var(--accent);
font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+ font-size: 1.1rem;
+}
+
+.vote-hud .vote-ratio-readout .small {
+ font-size: 0.75rem;
}
.vote-compare-next {
@@ -393,25 +442,69 @@ h1 {
text-decoration: underline;
}
-.vote-compare-slider-label {
- display: grid;
- grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr;
- gap: 0.75rem;
- align-items: center;
- margin: 1.25rem 0;
+.vote-hud-slider {
+ display: block;
+ margin: 0;
+ min-width: 0;
}
-.vote-compare-slider-label input[type="range"] {
+.vote-hud-slider input[type="range"] {
+ -webkit-appearance: none;
+ appearance: none;
+ display: block;
width: 100%;
- min-width: 160px;
+ height: 1.5rem;
+ margin: 0;
+ background: transparent;
+ cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.vote-hud-slider input[type="range"]::-webkit-slider-runnable-track {
+ height: 0.65rem;
+ border-radius: 0;
+ border: 2px solid var(--border);
+ background: linear-gradient(
+ to right,
+ var(--accent) 0%,
+ var(--accent) var(--vote-slider-pct, 50%),
+ color-mix(in oklch, var(--muted) 55%, var(--bg)) var(--vote-slider-pct, 50%),
+ color-mix(in oklch, var(--muted) 55%, var(--bg)) 100%
+ );
+}
+
+.vote-hud-slider input[type="range"]::-webkit-slider-thumb {
+ -webkit-appearance: none;
+ appearance: none;
+ width: 1.1rem;
+ height: 1.35rem;
+ margin-top: -0.42rem;
+ border: 2px solid var(--fg);
+ border-radius: 0;
+ background: var(--accent);
+ box-shadow: 0 2px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
+}
+
+.vote-hud-slider input[type="range"]::-moz-range-track {
+ height: 0.65rem;
+ border-radius: 0;
+ border: 2px solid var(--border);
+ background: color-mix(in oklch, var(--muted) 55%, var(--bg));
}
-#vote-slider-left-label {
- text-align: right;
+.vote-hud-slider input[type="range"]::-moz-range-progress {
+ height: 0.65rem;
+ border-radius: 0;
+ background: var(--accent);
}
-#vote-slider-right-label {
- text-align: left;
+.vote-hud-slider input[type="range"]::-moz-range-thumb {
+ width: 1.1rem;
+ height: 1.35rem;
+ border: 2px solid var(--fg);
+ border-radius: 0;
+ background: var(--accent);
+ box-shadow: 0 2px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
+ cursor: pointer;
}
.vote-edge-history-title {
@@ -459,4 +552,24 @@ h1 {
position: static;
max-height: none;
}
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 640px) {
+ .vote-page {
+ --vote-hud-height: 7.5rem;
+ }
+
+ .vote-hud-inner {
+ grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+ grid-template-rows: auto auto auto;
+ gap: 0.35rem;
+ }
+
+ .vote-hud .vote-compare-actions {
+ justify-content: center;
+ }
+
+ .vote-hud {
+ padding-bottom: max(0.45rem, env(safe-area-inset-bottom));
+ }
}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/static/sorter_ui.js b/server/static/sorter_ui.js
index 4c19a053c0fa62c951e8356d35c028b6f0d0f538..c438851b792ad85f8b6106b7c3fad9ea945275f7 100644
--- a/server/static/sorter_ui.js
+++ b/server/static/sorter_ui.js
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@
function update() {
var v = parseInt(slider.value, 10);
if (!Number.isFinite(v)) v = 50;
+ slider.style.setProperty('--vote-slider-pct', v + '%');
+ slider.setAttribute('aria-valuenow', String(v));
var left = Math.max(1, 100 - v);
var right = Math.max(1, v);
var divisor = gcd(left, right);
diff --git a/server/tests/integration_ui.rs b/server/tests/integration_ui.rs
index 9d770cda9990eef86e46721a22221aa8c1f9571c..1929d90ec7a35f53592c622699640d0dfc9f763c 100644
--- a/server/tests/integration_ui.rs
+++ b/server/tests/integration_ui.rs
@@ -185,8 +185,10 @@ async fn vote_page_renders_live_ranking_sidebar() {
assert!(html.contains("scope-theme"));
assert!(html.contains("--accent: oklch("));
assert!(html.contains("--bg: oklch("));
+ assert!(html.contains("vote-hud"));
assert!(html.contains("vote-ratio-display"));
assert!(html.contains(">1:1<"));
+ assert!(!html.contains("vote-slider-left-label"));
assert!(html.contains("--rank-bg: oklch("));
assert!(html.contains("--rank-fg: #"));
assert!(html.contains("data-rank-item=\"alpha\""));
B — c_9c6e7864a657 (tommy-mor)
message
[df844c52] Stabilize vote HUD layout and color the slider toward the winning side. Fixed-width ratio and action columns stop track reflow flicker; track fill flips to the right when the right item leads. Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
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diff --git a/server/src/html/mod.rs b/server/src/html/mod.rs
index dcf05df143825f4f8ba9ee3b3b5f8ab2e69950c7..588cf62bcea608ed4ede363810f022a67b43b960 100644
--- a/server/src/html/mod.rs
+++ b/server/src/html/mod.rs
@@ -529,5 +529,6 @@ mod tests {
assert!(SORTER_UI_JS.contains("var divisor = gcd(left, right)"));
assert!(SORTER_UI_JS.contains("ratioDisplay.textContent = left + ':' + right"));
assert!(SORTER_UI_JS.contains("--vote-slider-pct"));
+ assert!(SORTER_UI_JS.contains("dataset.winner"));
}
}
diff --git a/server/src/html/vote.rs b/server/src/html/vote.rs
index 872d23ddf6c18fab016a624de85736fdc2dcde63..d32b206e2fb043466c0ce333d7d215dc1a3e91c9 100644
--- a/server/src/html/vote.rs
+++ b/server/src/html/vote.rs
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ fn vote_hud_form(
}
label class="vote-hud-slider" {
input type="range" id="vote-preference-slider" min="0" max="100" value="50"
+ data-winner="left"
aria-valuemin="0" aria-valuemax="100" aria-valuenow="50"
aria-label=(format!("Preference: {} vs {}", left.as_str(), right.as_str()));
}
diff --git a/server/static/sorter.css b/server/static/sorter.css
index 50e34484c2b50d2eeb18f8d0ec4f34338363811a..7b485dd232f60363f4eff0c5a362addf191d05c6 100644
--- a/server/static/sorter.css
+++ b/server/static/sorter.css
@@ -316,9 +316,12 @@ h1 {
max-width: 56rem;
margin: 0 auto;
display: grid;
- grid-template-columns: min-content minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
+ /* Fixed side columns so ratio text / buttons never resize the slider track. */
+ grid-template-columns: var(--vote-ratio-col) minmax(0, 1fr) var(--vote-actions-col);
gap: 0.5rem 0.65rem;
align-items: center;
+ --vote-ratio-col: 3.25rem;
+ --vote-actions-col: 11.5rem;
}
.vote-hud #vote-compare-form {
@@ -327,13 +330,23 @@ h1 {
.vote-hud .vote-ratio-readout {
margin: 0;
+ width: var(--vote-ratio-col);
+ min-width: var(--vote-ratio-col);
text-align: center;
+ white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.vote-hud .vote-ratio-readout .small {
+ display: none;
}
.vote-hud .vote-compare-actions {
margin-top: 0;
justify-content: flex-end;
gap: 0.5rem;
+ width: var(--vote-actions-col);
+ min-width: var(--vote-actions-col);
+ flex-shrink: 0;
}
.vote-hud .btn-primary,
@@ -416,15 +429,13 @@ h1 {
}
.vote-hud .vote-ratio-readout strong {
+ display: inline-block;
+ min-width: 3ch;
color: var(--accent);
font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
font-size: 1.1rem;
}
-.vote-hud .vote-ratio-readout .small {
- font-size: 0.75rem;
-}
-
.vote-compare-next {
color: var(--accent);
text-decoration: none;
@@ -459,7 +470,11 @@ h1 {
cursor: pointer;
}
-.vote-hud-slider input[type="range"]::-webkit-slider-runnable-track {
+.vote-hud-slider input[type="range"] {
+ --vote-track-muted: color-mix(in oklch, var(--muted) 55%, var(--bg));
+}
+
+.vote-hud-slider input[type="range"][data-winner="left"]::-webkit-slider-runnable-track {
height: 0.65rem;
border-radius: 0;
border: 2px solid var(--border);
@@ -467,8 +482,21 @@ h1 {
to right,
var(--accent) 0%,
var(--accent) var(--vote-slider-pct, 50%),
- color-mix(in oklch, var(--muted) 55%, var(--bg)) var(--vote-slider-pct, 50%),
- color-mix(in oklch, var(--muted) 55%, var(--bg)) 100%
+ var(--vote-track-muted) var(--vote-slider-pct, 50%),
+ var(--vote-track-muted) 100%
+ );
+}
+
+.vote-hud-slider input[type="range"][data-winner="right"]::-webkit-slider-runnable-track {
+ height: 0.65rem;
+ border-radius: 0;
+ border: 2px solid var(--border);
+ background: linear-gradient(
+ to right,
+ var(--vote-track-muted) 0%,
+ var(--vote-track-muted) var(--vote-slider-pct, 50%),
+ var(--accent) var(--vote-slider-pct, 50%),
+ var(--accent) 100%
);
}
@@ -484,17 +512,35 @@ h1 {
box-shadow: 0 2px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
}
-.vote-hud-slider input[type="range"]::-moz-range-track {
+.vote-hud-slider input[type="range"][data-winner="left"]::-moz-range-track,
+.vote-hud-slider input[type="range"][data-winner="right"]::-moz-range-track {
height: 0.65rem;
border-radius: 0;
border: 2px solid var(--border);
- background: color-mix(in oklch, var(--muted) 55%, var(--bg));
+}
+
+.vote-hud-slider input[type="range"][data-winner="left"]::-moz-range-track {
+ background: linear-gradient(
+ to right,
+ var(--accent) 0%,
+ var(--accent) var(--vote-slider-pct, 50%),
+ var(--vote-track-muted) var(--vote-slider-pct, 50%),
+ var(--vote-track-muted) 100%
+ );
+}
+
+.vote-hud-slider input[type="range"][data-winner="right"]::-moz-range-track {
+ background: linear-gradient(
+ to right,
+ var(--vote-track-muted) 0%,
+ var(--vote-track-muted) var(--vote-slider-pct, 50%),
+ var(--accent) var(--vote-slider-pct, 50%),
+ var(--accent) 100%
+ );
}
.vote-hud-slider input[type="range"]::-moz-range-progress {
- height: 0.65rem;
- border-radius: 0;
- background: var(--accent);
+ background: transparent;
}
.vote-hud-slider input[type="range"]::-moz-range-thumb {
@@ -563,6 +609,14 @@ h1 {
grid-template-columns: 1fr;
grid-template-rows: auto auto auto;
gap: 0.35rem;
+ --vote-ratio-col: 100%;
+ --vote-actions-col: 100%;
+ }
+
+ .vote-hud .vote-ratio-readout,
+ .vote-hud .vote-compare-actions {
+ width: auto;
+ min-width: 0;
}
.vote-hud .vote-compare-actions {
diff --git a/server/static/sorter_ui.js b/server/static/sorter_ui.js
index c438851b792ad85f8b6106b7c3fad9ea945275f7..f665b45f4fd4771427dc4c37e563e4976873beee 100644
--- a/server/static/sorter_ui.js
+++ b/server/static/sorter_ui.js
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@
if (leftInput) leftInput.value = String(left);
if (rightInput) rightInput.value = String(right);
if (ratioDisplay) ratioDisplay.textContent = left + ':' + right;
+ slider.dataset.winner = left >= right ? 'left' : 'right';
}
slider.addEventListener('input', update);
update();
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