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Redesign direction (owner feedback, 2026-10-04)

LOCKED IN (2026-10-04): docs/mockups/terminal-v5/10-s2-vscode-grouped.html is the target design. Build the renderer to match it. The rest of this file is the feedback trail that led there.

Only the chosen mockups are kept in docs/mockups/; the rejected rounds named below were removed and can be recovered from git (see docs/mockups/README.md).

  • Dark only. Light mode is being removed. Black or near-black background. Themes come later.
  • Strict monochrome. Greys only (r=g=b). Errors use a glyph and weight, never red.
  • Round 1 (terminal/): rejected. Too cluttered, too much information, too colourful.
  • Round 2 (terminal-v2/): better, but too minimal. Wants icons on tabs and controls.
  • Round 3 (terminal-v3/): "more the look", but a straight copy of Wind's settings page. Do our own thing.
  • Round 4 (terminal-v4/): IDE-inspired (VS Code settings editor, JetBrains settings/tool windows, Zed, Xcode). Keep round 3's density, icons everywhere, simple and easy to navigate.
  • Pick from round 4: terminal-v4/10-explorer-details (details table + right inspector). Wanted changes: left sidebar collapsible, expanded shows icon + label; no "Drop files here" row (files are added from the top). Variations in terminal-v5/.
  • Pick from v5: terminal-v5/05-e-flush-panels (flush, square, mono). Controls must clearly read as buttons: plain words with an underline or dotted link styling were not obvious enough.
  • Running rows: no progress line under the row. Show progress compactly as 62%(4s), not "about 4 s left", in the status column.
  • Result column: the arrow sits on the size/result split. Done = actual result, running = grey ~estimate, queued/failed = empty. The batch estimate shows in the right panel before you press Convert.
  • Post-build feedback (2026-10-04): Add files is grey (not white); no white left bars on selected rows or the active sidebar item; the active item's count is a plain number, not an inverted box. Add files has no fill, like the other toolbar buttons. No white fills anywhere: selected segments, chips, checkboxes and the primary button use grey #2a2a2a with light text (the --inv-* tokens). The Tools tab is "PDF Tools", with no divider line above it.
  • Files toolbar is only Add files + count. Row actions live in a right-click menu (Open, Show in File Explorer, Retry, Stop, Clear finished, Remove from list, Delete); destructive ones confirm first. While work runs, the run button becomes a red Stop (--stop-*, the app's one hue). Preview/Info show nothing for a multi-selection ("Select one file to preview").
  • Wind is a reference, not a template. Avoid its signatures: the floating progress+button pill, the icon-tile header band, and big rounded cards of right-aligned setting rows.
  • View sizes (2026-10-05): the files view has Explorer-style sizes (Details, Tiles, Medium / Large / Extra large icons), Ctrl+wheel and a View menu. Chosen: docs/mockups/view-zoom/04-explorer-style.html; spec docs/superpowers/specs/2026-10-05-view-sizes-design.md.
  • View menu (2026-10-05, #41): View menu = 3 sizes (Details, Tiles, Extra large icons), no icons, no shortcuts; the other sizes via Ctrl+wheel.
  • Console (2026-10-06, #39, feedback on 0.8.0): the totals row is removed; the bottom strip of the centre column holds only the Console button (Ctrl+`), and the open console sits above it.