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From: dtoro <d.toro.v@pm.me>
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2026 17:44:04 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix: make keyboard hint pill legible over busy thumbnails
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The bottom-center hint bar used bg-surface/40 + text-text-muted, which
left busy photos leaking through and washed the text out — users
couldn't actually read the shortcut labels when a bright thumbnail sat
directly behind the pill. Switched to a near-opaque bg-black/80 with
white-alpha text + white/15 key caps. Backdrop blur stays for the
subtle glass feel, but the contrast is now unconditional on the
photo underneath.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 frontend/src/components/KeyboardHints.tsx | 15 +++++++++------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/frontend/src/components/KeyboardHints.tsx b/frontend/src/components/KeyboardHints.tsx
index 8b16f52..0299720 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/KeyboardHints.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/KeyboardHints.tsx
@@ -31,24 +31,27 @@ export function KeyboardHints() {
     // inside the main column in App.tsx so it isn't offset by the
     // sidebar widths.
     <div className="pointer-events-none absolute bottom-4 left-1/2 z-30 -translate-x-1/2">
-      <div className="pointer-events-auto flex items-center gap-3 whitespace-nowrap rounded-full border border-border/60 bg-surface/40 px-4 py-1.5 shadow-lg ring-1 ring-white/5 backdrop-blur-md">
+      {/* Near-opaque dark pill so the hints stay legible against busy
+       *  thumbnails. The previous bg-surface/40 + 5% white ring left
+       *  text washed out when a bright photo sat directly behind it. */}
+      <div className="pointer-events-auto flex items-center gap-3 whitespace-nowrap rounded-full border border-white/15 bg-black/80 px-4 py-1.5 shadow-xl ring-1 ring-black/40 backdrop-blur-md">
         {hints.map((hint, i) => (
           <div key={i} className="flex items-center gap-1.5">
-            <kbd className="rounded bg-surface-offset/80 px-1.5 py-0.5 text-[11px] font-medium text-text">
+            <kbd className="rounded bg-white/15 px-1.5 py-0.5 text-[11px] font-medium text-white shadow-sm">
               {hint.key}
             </kbd>
-            <span className="whitespace-nowrap text-xs text-text-muted">
+            <span className="whitespace-nowrap text-xs text-white/85">
               {hint.action}
             </span>
             {i < hints.length - 1 && (
-              <span className="ml-1 text-text-faint">•</span>
+              <span className="ml-1 text-white/30">•</span>
             )}
           </div>
         ))}
         {selectedCount > 0 && (
           <>
-            <span className="text-text-faint">•</span>
-            <span className="whitespace-nowrap text-xs font-medium text-primary">
+            <span className="text-white/30">•</span>
+            <span className="whitespace-nowrap text-xs font-semibold text-primary">
               {selectedCount} selected
             </span>
           </>