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Tommy D. Rossi 258f42527c website: move editorial tokens to globals.css, remove --ll- prefix

All CSS variables previously scoped under .liveline-page with --ll- prefix
are now at :root in globals.css with no prefix. Four names conflicting with
shadcn were renamed: --brand-primary, --brand-secondary, --link-accent,
--page-border.

Class renames: .liveline-page → .editorial-page, .liveline-article →
.editorial-article, .ll-bleed → .bleed, .ll-inline-code → .inline-code,
.ll-prose → .editorial-prose.

Filenames kept as-is for this commit to isolate the rename.

2026-02-20 23:02:02 +01:00

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Tailwind dark mode

Dark mode uses prefers-color-scheme media query, configured in globals.css:

@custom-variant dark (@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark));

`@variant dark` rules

Must be nested inside a selector, never at the top level:

/* WRONG - silently produces no output */
@variant dark {
  .my-class { color: white; }
}

/* CORRECT - nest inside the selector */
.my-class {
  @variant dark {
    color: white;
  }
}

/* CORRECT - define variables inside :root */
:root {
  @variant dark {
    --my-var: white;
  }
}

Only works in CSS files that are part of the Tailwind compilation chain. Files must be imported via CSS @import from globals.css (which has @import "tailwindcss"). JS/TS import "file.css" in route files does NOT go through Tailwind — @variant dark will silently fail.

/* globals.css — this is the Tailwind entry point */
@import "tailwindcss";
@import "./liveline.css";       /* editorial page styles (class names, layout) */
@import "./liveline-prism.css"; /* prism syntax highlighting */
@custom-variant dark (@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark));

If you create a new CSS file that needs @variant dark, add it as a CSS @import in globals.css. Do NOT import it from a .tsx file.

For many dark overrides, use CSS variables on `:root`

For files with many dark mode selectors (like prism syntax colors), define CSS variables in :root { @variant dark { ... } } and reference them in selectors. This avoids repeating @variant dark in every rule.

No localStorage dark mode toggle

There is no JS-based .dark class toggle. Do not add inline scripts to toggle .dark on <html>. The site follows the OS preference only via prefers-color-scheme.

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