- Document PDF loading modal with animated spinner and time estimates
- Document soft shadow optimization process (3 iterations to 0.06 opacity)
- Document border removal strategy for clean, modern design
- Document enhanced server startup logs with emoji icons
- Improve PDF modal estimate text spacing (1.5rem top margin)
- Update technique count from 10+ to 16+ major optimizations
- Mark Phase 10 as complete (November 2025)
- Center download button text with justify-content
- Set header text to solid black (#000) for better visibility
- Darken close button background for better contrast
- Remove any disabled appearance on mobile
Fixes grayed-out/disabled look and left-aligned button text on mobile.
- Hide subtitle on mobile to save vertical space
- Reduce all font sizes (header: 1.25rem, titles: 0.9rem, text: 0.75rem)
- Decrease modal padding from 2.5rem to 1.5rem 1rem
- Shrink page badges from 60×60px to 50×50px
- Reduce card padding from 16px to 12px
- Decrease gaps from 12px to 10px throughout
- Compact footer and button spacing
- Make download button smaller with 0.9rem font
Significantly reduces modal height for better mobile UX on small screens (iPhone 13 Mini, Samsung S24).
- Scale recommended card 12% larger on desktop for emphasis
- Add subtle golden border to Default CV (full opacity when selected)
- Pre-select Default CV by default with download button enabled
- Fix double border issue: exclude recommended card from red selection border
- Remove red focus outline for recommended card (transparent)
- Reduce modal height: thumbnail 280px→220px, padding 16px→12px
- Redesign mobile layout as compact button-style cards
- Hide full thumbnails on mobile, show page count badges instead
- Horizontal layout on mobile with left-aligned text
- Reduce mobile gap from 24px to 12px for better space efficiency
Improves visual hierarchy and mobile usability on small screens (iPhone 13 Mini, Samsung S24).
Simplified PDF download UX to use only the modal loading overlay,
removing the redundant toast notification that appeared when the modal
was closed during download. Updated tests to reflect the new behavior.
Changes:
- Removed toast trigger logic from PDF modal download function
- Removed modal close event listener for toast display
- Updated toast notification test expectations
- Fixed recommended card outline styling
UX Improvement:
- Added visual feedback during PDF generation process
- Users now see immediate response when clicking download button
- Clear communication about what's happening during the wait
New Features:
- Loading overlay with animated spinner
- Format-specific estimated generation times (Short: ~3s, Default: ~4s, Long: ~8s)
- Blur effect on modal background during loading
- Bilingual support (English/Spanish)
- Automatic modal close after download completes
CSS Updates (static/css/04-interactive/_modals.css):
- Added .pdf-loading-overlay with glassmorphism effect
- Spinning animation for loader (1s linear infinite)
- Fade-in animation (300ms)
- Accessibility: respects prefers-reduced-motion
- Background blur when loading active
HTML Updates (templates/partials/modals/pdf-modal.html):
- Loading overlay structure with spinner
- Dynamic loading messages based on selected format
- Enhanced downloadPDF() function with timing logic
Before: Click → silence → download appears
After: Click → overlay + spinner + estimate → download appears
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