Changelog 🦦

Changelog Launch

Added

• Introduced this dedicated Changelog page to track site progress
• Improved overall mobile navigation performance
• New artwork, with credits to the respective artists
• Introduced a "Now" page, inspired by Derek Sivers' website

Changed

• Adjusted positioning of "arrow" icon in ScrollToggle.astro
• Improved visual consistency on all main (non-library) pages

UI/UX Overhaul

Added

• Kindle-style reader system overhaul
• Introduced unified scroll + location tracking system (0–10000 Kindle-style index)
• Added persistent reading state using localStorage
• Implemented automatic progress saving during scroll
• Reading session UX system
  • Added session bar (top overlay navigation for reader controls)
  • Added chapter dropdown navigation inside session bar
  • Added bookmark system with persistent storage and creation button
• Resume & continuity system
  • Added Kindle-style resume toast for continuing reading sessions
  • Implemented scroll restoration based on saved progress state
  • Added chapter-aware resume context (continues from last active section)
• Navigation improvements
  • Improved chapter tracking using IntersectionObserver
  • Enhanced chapter sidebar with active-state syncing
  • Added smooth chapter navigation via sidebar + dropdown

Changed

• Refactored reader state model
  • Unified scrollY, progress, and locationIndex into a single location engine
  • Improved accuracy of saved reading position restoration
• Improved session bar behavior
  • Added auto-hide on scroll down and auto-show on scroll up
  • Reduced visual obstruction of reading layout
• Updated chapter sidebar positioning to prevent overlap and reduce layout collision

Fixed

• Fixed reading resume accuracy when restoring scroll position
• Fixed chapter tracking timing inconsistencies during page load
• Fixed sidebar active state desync on fast scrolling
• Fixed session bar overlap with sticky sidebar on desktop layouts

Added

• Horizontal thumbnail strip in gallery.astro
• Improved data filter stability
• Added a "DMCA" button for Artist Takedown/Removal requests
• Added contact information to about.astro

Changed

• Improved about page structure
• Restructured gallery for ease of maintenance long-term:
  • Split logic into gallery-core.js, gallery-render.js, and gallery-observers.js
  • Created gesture-engine.js to cleanly manage gesture events
  • Changed images to load as asynchronous modules via src/data/gallery/index.js to reduce initial load lag

Added

• Video audio unmute in lightbox with audio track detection
• Size constraints for video elements on desktop (max 560x420)

Changed

• Updated ROADMAP.md to reflect progress and current interests
• Updated inconsistent formatting and indenting across the codebase
• Updated import ordering for cleanliness

Fixed

• Fixed lightbox close to properly pause and cleanup video elements
• Fixed SVG sprite sheet cross-browser rendering (zero-sized container)

Removed

• Removed test.astro (unused page from early version)
• Removed unused import from Footer.astro

Added

• Dynamic build status badge endpoint powered by Cloudflare API
• Improved deployment configuration for Cloudflare Pages integration

Fixed

• Resolved multiple badge endpoint iteration issues
• Fixed Astro runtime environment variable access issues

Removed

• IDE configuration files removed from repository (.vscode, .idea)

Added

• Performance optimizations for gallery rendering system
  • Improved DOM handling and load efficiency
  • Font preload caching improvements

Changed

• Refactored gallery core logic for stability
• Updated deployment workflow configuration (Node version adjustments)

Fixed

• Fixed import-related runtime issues
• Resolved mobile viewport scaling issues
• Fixed navigation/button labeling inconsistencies

Added

• Major architecture update for site structure
• Improved responsive layout system
• Enhanced gallery system stability

Changed

• Significant refactor of core frontend systems
• Updated Astro configuration and build pipeline

Added

• Improved homepage layout and navigation structure

Fixed

• Fixed layout inconsistencies introduced in previous updates

Added

• Expanded gallery system functionality
• Improved gallery rendering pipeline
• Early archive/library system structure

Fixed

• Mobile scaling issues
• Blog slug cleanup and routing fixes

Added

• Initial version of gallery system
• Archive/library system foundation
• Multi-page Astro site structure

Changed

• Iterative improvements to UI layout and navigation

Added

• Core site foundation (Astro-based rebuild)
• Basic navigation and homepage layout
• Social link integration
• Initial asset and media support

Fixed

• Mobile scaling issues across early versions
• Metadata and SEO improvements
• Navigation and routing stability

Added

• Initial project setup
• Basic static HTML site structure
• Early navigation and layout experiments
• First iterations of content pages