fix:

- alert level changes now display accurate color.
- comm coor report no longer has dark loading screen in lt mode. login input text no longer white in dark mode

client/index.html

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 <html lang="en">
   <head>
     <meta charset="UTF-8" />
+    <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
+    <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
+    <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Roboto:ital,wght@0,100..900;1,100..900&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
     <link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="volcano.svg" />
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
     <title>VDAP</title>

client/src/App.jsx

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import 'leaflet/dist/leaflet.css';
-import { useEffect } from 'react';
-import { Routes, Route, Navigate, Outlet } from 'react-router-dom';
-import { useRecipe, Grid, GridItem, useDialog, Flex, Heading } from "@chakra-ui/react";
+import {useEffect} from 'react';
+import {Routes, Route, Navigate, Outlet} from 'react-router-dom';
+import {useRecipe, Grid, GridItem, useDialog, Flex, Heading} from "@chakra-ui/react";
 
 // --- NEW AUTH IMPORTS ---
 import useAuthStore from './store/authStore';
@@ -21,41 +21,7 @@ import MyDashboard from "./pages/home/tabs/MyDashboard.jsx";
 import Settings from "./pages/auth/Settings.jsx";
 import WebAdmin from "./pages/auth/WebAdmin.jsx";
 
-function AppFoundation() {
-  const recipe = useRecipe({ key: "dashboard" });
-  const styles = recipe();
-  const dialog = useDialog();
-
-  return (
-    <>
-      <DialogPopup dialog={dialog} />
-      <Grid css={styles}
-        templateRows="1fr 11fr"
-        templateColumns="auto 1fr"
-        height="100vh"
-        width="100vw"
-      >
-        <GridItem rowSpan={1} colSpan={2}>
-          <Header />
-        </GridItem>
-        <GridItem colSpan={1}>
-          <Sidebar />
-        </GridItem>
-        <GridItem colSpan={1} width="100%" overflow="auto">
-          <Outlet />
-        </GridItem>
-      </Grid>
-    </>
-  )
-}
-
-const Placeholder = ({ name }) => (
-    <Flex width="100%" height="100%" align="center" justify="center">
-        <Heading color="gray.500" _dark={{ color: "gray.200" }} size="lg">{name} Dashboard - Coming Soon</Heading>
-    </Flex>
-);
-
-function App() {
+export default function App() {
   // 1. Pull the initialization function from Zustand
   const checkAuth = useAuthStore((state) => state.checkAuth);
 
@@ -67,37 +33,63 @@ function App() {
   return (
     <Routes>
       {/* --- Public Routes --- */}
-            <Route path="/login" element={<Login />} />
+      <Route path="/login" element={<Login/>}/>
 
-            {/* --- SECURE ROUTES --- */}
-            <Route element={<ProtectedRoute />}>
+      {/* --- Secure Routes --- */}
+      <Route element={<ProtectedRoute/>}>
 
         {/* --- Non-Public Routes (Now completely locked down) --- */}
-                <Route element={<AppFoundation />}>
+        <Route element={<AppFoundation/>}>
 
-                    <Route path="/home" element={<Home />}>
-                        <Route index element={<MyDashboard />} />
-                        <Route path="gas" element={<Placeholder name="Gas" />} />
-                        <Route path="seismic" element={<Placeholder name="Seismic" />} />
-                        <Route path="remote" element={<Placeholder name="Remote Sensing" />} />
-                        <Route path="daily" element={<Placeholder name="Daily Activity" />} />
+          <Route path="/home" element={<Home/>}>
+            <Route index element={<MyDashboard/>}/>
+            <Route path="gas" element={<Placeholder name="Gas"/>}/>
+            <Route path="seismic" element={<Placeholder name="Seismic"/>}/>
+            <Route path="remote" element={<Placeholder name="Remote Sensing"/>}/>
+            <Route path="daily" element={<Placeholder name="Daily Activity"/>}/>
           </Route>
 
-                    <Route path="/settings" element={<Settings />} />
-                    <Route path="/web-admin" element={<WebAdmin />} />
-
-                    <Route path="/global-map" element={<GlobalMap />} />
-                    <Route path="/regional-map" element={<RegionalMap />} />
-                    <Route path="/volcano" element={<Volcano />} />
-                    <Route path="/admin" element={<Admin />} />
+          <Route path="/global-map" element={<GlobalMap/>}/>
+          <Route path="/regional-map" element={<RegionalMap/>}/>
+          <Route path="/volcano" element={<Volcano/>}/>
+          <Route path="/admin" element={<Admin/>}/>
         </Route>
 
       </Route>
 
       {/* --- Redirect Routes --- */}
-            <Route path="/" element={<Navigate to="/home" replace />} />
+      <Route path="/" element={<Navigate to="/home" replace/>}/>
     </Routes>
   );
 }
 
-export default App;
+// The fundamental layout of the webpage
+function AppFoundation() {
+  const recipe = useRecipe({key: "dashboard"});
+  const styles = recipe();
+  const dialog = useDialog();
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <DialogPopup dialog={dialog}/>
+      <Grid css={styles} templateRows="1fr 11fr" templateColumns="auto 1fr">
+        <GridItem rowSpan={2} colSpan={1}>
+          <Sidebar/>
+        </GridItem>
+        <GridItem rowSpan={1} colSpan={1}>
+          <Header/>
+        </GridItem>
+        <GridItem colSpan={1}>
+          <Outlet/>
+        </GridItem>
+      </Grid>
+    </>
+  )
+}
+
+// A dummy page that acts as a placeholder for pages that aren't developed yet but are navigatable to
+const Placeholder = ({name}) => (
+  <Flex width="100%" height="100%" align="center" justify="center">
+    <Heading color="gray.500" _dark={{color: "gray.200"}} size="lg">{name} Dashboard - Coming Soon</Heading>
+  </Flex>
+);

client/src/components/Widgets/AlertChanges.jsx

@@ -60,38 +60,38 @@ export default function AlertChanges({ settings, widgetID}) {
     return sorted_entries;
   }, [apiData, thisWidget]);
 
-  // list of alert colors used for coloring text below
+  // Alert colors are now light/dark mode responsive
   const alertColors = {
-    Red: "red.400",
-    Orange: "orange.400",
-    Yellow: "yellow.400",
-    Green: "green.400",
+    Red: "alertRed",
+    Orange: "alertOrange",
+    Yellow: "alertYellow",
+    Green: "alertGreen",
   };
 
   if (isLoading) return (
-    <Flex w="100%" h="100%" align="center" justify="center" borderRadius="lg" bg="gray.800">
+    <Flex w="100%" h="100%" align="center" justify="center" bg="transparent">
       <Spinner size="xl" color="blue.400" thickness="4px"/>
     </Flex>
   );
 
   if (error) return (
-    <Flex w="100%" h="100%" align="center" justify="center" borderRadius="lg" bg="gray.800">
+    <Flex w="100%" h="100%" align="center" justify="center" bg="transparent">
       <Text color="red.400">{error}</Text>
     </Flex>
   );
 
   if (data.length === 0) return (
-    <Flex w="100%" h="100%" align="center" justify="center" borderRadius="lg" bg="gray.800">
-      <Text textAlign="center" color="gray.400">No flight level data available for the selected dates.</Text>
+    <Flex w="100%" h="100%" align="center" justify="center" bg="transparent">
+      <Text textAlign="center" color="widgetTextMuted">No flight level data available for the selected dates.</Text>
     </Flex>
   );
 
   return (
-    <Box display="flex" flexDirection="column" gap={2} p={2} w="100%" h="100%" borderRadius="lg" bg="gray.800" overflowY="auto">
+    // bg="transparent" to let the glass panel show through
+    <Box display="flex" flexDirection="column" gap={2} p={2} w="100%" h="100%" bg="transparent" overflowY="auto">
       {data.map((volcano, index) => {
         if (thisWidget?.size === "large") return (
           <Collapsible.Root key={index} w="100%">
-            {/* Using context to dynamically change the border radii of the triggers */}
             <Collapsible.Context>
               {(collapsible) => (
                 <>
@@ -102,57 +102,54 @@ export default function AlertChanges({ settings, widgetID}) {
                           p={1} pl={3} pr={3}
                           borderTopRadius="lg"
                           borderBottomRadius={collapsible.open ? "0" : "lg"}
-                          bg="gray.600"
+                          bg="widgetItemBg"
                     >
-                      <Flex direction="column" w="100%" minW={0} textAlign="left" color="gray.100">
-                        <Text truncate >{volcano[0]}</Text> {/* volcano name */}
-                        <Text truncate fontSize="xs" color="gray.300/90">{volcano[1][0]?.alert_start_date_local}</Text>
+                      <Flex direction="column" w="100%" minW={0} textAlign="left">
+                        <Text truncate color="text" fontWeight="medium">{volcano[0]}</Text>
+                        <Text truncate fontSize="xs" color="widgetTextMuted">{volcano[1][0]?.alert_start_date_local}</Text>
                       </Flex>
                       <Flex w="100%" minW={0} justify="right">
-                        <Text truncate pl={2} pr={2} borderRadius="lg" bg="gray.800/50" color="gray.100" fontWeight="semibold">{volcano[1][0]?.alert_level_name}</Text>
+                        <Text truncate pl={2} pr={2} borderRadius="lg" bg="widgetBadgeBg" color="text" fontWeight="semibold">
+                          {volcano[1][0]?.alert_level_name}
+                        </Text>
                       </Flex>
                     </Flex>
                   </Collapsible.Trigger>
-                  <Collapsible.Content w="100%" p={3} borderBottomRadius="lg" bg="gray.700">
+
+                  <Collapsible.Content w="100%" p={3} borderBottomRadius="lg" bg="widgetItemExpandedBg">
                     <Timeline.Root size="md" variant="subtle">
                       {volcano[1]?.map((object, index) => (
                         <Timeline.Item key={index} w="100%" h="100%">
                           <Timeline.Connector >
-                            {/*<Timeline.Separator borderWidth="1px" borderColor="gray.600"/>*/}
-                            <Timeline.Indicator outline="none" bg="gray.200" color="gray.500" size="lg">
+                            <Timeline.Indicator outline="none" bg="widgetBadgeBg" color="iconColor" size="lg">
                               {object?.alert_scheme_domain === "terrestrial" && <Footprints size={15} />}
                               {object?.alert_scheme_domain === "aviation" && <Plane size={15} />}
                               {object?.alert_scheme_domain === "maritime" && <Sailboat size={15} />}
                             </Timeline.Indicator>
-                            <Timeline.Indicator h="50%" outline="none" bg="gray.700" color="gray.100" size="lg">
+                            <Timeline.Indicator h="50%" outline="none" bg="transparent" color="iconColor" size="lg">
                               {object?.change_type === "increase" ? <TrendingUp /> : <TrendingDown />}
                             </Timeline.Indicator>
                           </Timeline.Connector>
                           <Timeline.Content w="100%" h="100%">
-                            {/*<Timeline.Title>{object?.volcano}</Timeline.Title>*/}
                             <Timeline.Description w="100%" h="100%" gap={1}>
                               <Flex direction="column" gap={1}>
-                                <Text w="100%" h="100%" color="gray.200">{object?.alert_start_date_local}</Text>
-                                <Text w="100%" h="100%"
-                                      color={alertColors[object?.alert_level_name] || "gray.200"}
-                                      fontSize="md"
-                                      fontWeight="semibold"
-                                >
+                                <Text w="100%" h="100%" color="widgetTextMuted">{object?.alert_start_date_local}</Text>
+                                <Text w="100%" h="100%" color={alertColors[object?.alert_level_name] || "text"} fontSize="md" fontWeight="semibold">
                                   {object?.alert_level_name}
                                 </Text>
                                 <Flex w="100%" h="20px" direction="row" justify="left" align="center">
-                                  <Text color="gray.300">Alert Scale: </Text>
+                                  <Text color="widgetTextMuted">Alert Scale: </Text>
                                   {(Array.from({ length: Number(object?.alert_scheme_highest) - Number(object?.alert_scheme_lowest) + 1}, (v, i) => Number(object?.alert_scheme_lowest) + i))
                                     .map((num) => (
                                       <Center
                                         key={num}
                                         w="20px" h="100%"
-                                        color="gray.300"
-                                        bg={num === Number(object?.alert_level_rank) ? "gray.300/20" : null} // alert level rank is a string for some reason
-                                        borderRadius={num === Number(object?.alert_level_rank) ? "xl" : null}
+                                        color="text"
+                                        bg={num === Number(object?.alert_level_rank) ? "widgetBadgeBg" : "transparent"}
+                                        borderRadius={num === Number(object?.alert_level_rank) ? "xl" : "none"}
                                         textAlign="center"
                                         fontSize="sm"
-                                        fontWeight="semibold"
+                                        fontWeight="bold"
                                       >
                                         {num}
                                       </Center>
@@ -181,30 +178,30 @@ export default function AlertChanges({ settings, widgetID}) {
               justify="space-between" align="center"
               p={1} pl={3} pr={3}
               borderRadius="lg"
-              bg="gray.600"
+              bg="widgetItemBg"
             >
-              <Flex direction="column" w="100%" minW={0} textAlign="left" color="gray.100">
+              <Flex direction="column" w="100%" minW={0} textAlign="left" color="text">
                 <Flex direction="row" w="100%" gap={2} align="center">
-                  <Flex color="gray.300">
+                  <Flex color="iconColor">
                     {domain[0] === "aviation" && <Plane size={15}/>}
                     {domain[0] === "terrestrial" && <Footprints size={15}/>}
                     {domain[0] === "maritime" && <Sailboat size={15}/>}
                   </Flex>
-                  <Text truncate>{volcano[0] || ""}</Text> {/* volcano name */}
+                  <Text truncate fontWeight="medium">{volcano[0] || ""}</Text>
                 </Flex>
-                <Text truncate w="100%" fontSize="xs" color="gray.300/90">{domain[1]?.[0]?.alert_start_date_local || ""}</Text>
+                <Text truncate w="100%" fontSize="xs" color="widgetTextMuted">{domain[1]?.[0]?.alert_start_date_local || ""}</Text>
               </Flex>
 
-              <Flex direction="row" w="100%" minW={0} justify="right" gap={2} color="gray.200">
-                <Flex w="25px" justify="right">
+              <Flex direction="row" w="100%" minW={0} justify="right" gap={2} color="text">
+                <Flex w="25px" justify="right" color="iconColor">
                   {domain[1]?.[0]?.change_type === "increase" ? <TrendingUp/> : <TrendingDown/>}
                 </Flex>
                 <Text
                   truncate
                   pl={2} pr={2}
                   borderRadius="lg"
-                  bg="gray.800/50"
-                  color={alertColors[domain[1]?.[0]?.alert_level_name] || "gray.100"}
+                  bg="widgetBadgeBg"
+                  color={alertColors[domain[1]?.[0]?.alert_level_name] || "text"}
                   fontWeight="semibold"
                 >
                   {domain[1]?.[0]?.alert_level_name}

client/src/components/Widgets/CommCoorReport.jsx

@@ -115,19 +115,19 @@ export default function CommCoorReport({ settings, widgetID }) {
   }, [settings, widgetID, updateSettings, apiData]);
 
   if (isLoading) return (
-    <Flex w="100%" h="100%" align="center" justify="center" borderRadius="lg" bg="gray.800">
+    <Flex w="100%" h="100%" align="center" justify="center" borderRadius="lg" bg="transparent">
       <Spinner size="xl" color="blue.400" thickness="4px"/>
     </Flex>
   );
 
   if (error) return (
-    <Flex w="100%" h="100%" align="center" justify="center" textAlign="center" borderRadius="lg" bg="gray.800">
+    <Flex w="100%" h="100%" align="center" justify="center" textAlign="center" borderRadius="lg" bg="transparent">
       <Text color="red.400">{error}</Text>
     </Flex>
   );
 
   if (!apiData) return (
-    <Flex w="100%" h="100%" align="center" justify="center" borderRadius="lg" bg="gray.800">
+    <Flex w="100%" h="100%" align="center" justify="center" borderRadius="lg" bg="transparent">
       <Text textAlign="center" color="gray.400">No data</Text>
     </Flex>
   );

client/src/components/Widgets/ExplosionEvents.jsx

@@ -5,13 +5,17 @@ import Plot from 'react-plotly.js';
 import VdapApi from '../../hooks/useVdapApi.js';
 import useBuildUrl from "@/hooks/useBuildUrl.js";
 
+// 1. Import your central color dictionary
+import { rawWidgetColors } from '../../theme.js';
+
 export default function ExplosionEvents({ settings, widgetID }) {
     // Plotly expects 'linear' for normal axes
     const plotYAxisType = settings?.yAxisScale === 'log' ? 'log' : 'linear';
 
     // 🎨 Let's check color mode so we can make people happy with light and dark
     const { colorMode } = useColorMode();
-    const isDark = colorMode === 'dark';
+    // Assign the active palette based on the current mode
+    const plotColors = colorMode === 'dark' ? rawWidgetColors.dark : rawWidgetColors.light;
 
     // Generate url with input dates, default to 7 day range
     const url = useBuildUrl('/api/v2/explosion_events', settings?.startDate, settings?.endDate);
@@ -53,7 +57,7 @@ export default function ExplosionEvents({ settings, widgetID }) {
             mode: 'markers',
             marker: {
                 size: 7,
-                line: { width: .5, color: 'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7)' },
+                line: { width: .5, color: plotColors.text },
                 symbol: Symbolway[index % Symbolway.length],
             },
             // Replicating the clean D3/Observable tooltip
@@ -62,49 +66,37 @@ export default function ExplosionEvents({ settings, widgetID }) {
               'Date (UTC): %{x|%b %d %Y %H:%M}<br>' +
               'Number of Explosions: %{y}<extra></extra>'
         }));
-    }, [apiData]);
+    }, [apiData, plotColors]);
 
     // 2. Build the Layout (Styling and Grid)
     const layout = useMemo(() => {
-
         return {
             autosize: true,
-            paper_bgcolor: 'transparent', // Let Chakra UI background show through
+            paper_bgcolor: 'transparent',
             plot_bgcolor: 'transparent',
-            font: { color: '#d1d5db' }, // gray.300
+            font: { color: plotColors.muted },
             margin: { t: 40, r: 20, l: 20, b: 20 },
-            // title: {
-            //     text: '7 Day Consolidated Flight Levels',
-            //     font: { size: 16, color: 'white' },
-            //     x: 0.05
-            // },
             xaxis: {
                 title: {
                     text: 'Date (UTC)',
-                    font: { color: 'white', size: 12 }
+                    font: { color: plotColors.text, size: 12 }
                 },
                 type: 'date',
-                tickformat: '%b %d<br>%Y', // D3 requested %b %d \n %Y formatting
-                gridcolor: '#4b5563',
-                zerolinecolor: '#4b5563',
+                tickformat: '%b %d<br>%Y',
+                gridcolor: plotColors.grid,
+                zerolinecolor: plotColors.grid,
                 automargin: true,
             },
             yaxis: {
                 title: {
                     text: 'Number of Explosions',
-                    font: { color: 'white', size: 12 }
+                    font: { color: plotColors.text, size: 12 }
                 },
                 type: plotYAxisType,
-                gridcolor: '#4b5563',
-                zerolinecolor: '#ffffff',
+                gridcolor: plotColors.grid,
+                zerolinecolor: plotColors.text,
                 automargin: true,
             },
-            // legend: {
-            //     orientation: 'h',
-            //     y: -0.2,
-            //     x: 0.5,
-            //     xanchor: 'center'
-            // },
             hovermode: 'closest',
             shapes: [
                 {
@@ -115,37 +107,37 @@ export default function ExplosionEvents({ settings, widgetID }) {
                     y0: 0,
                     y1: 0,
                     yref: 'y',
-                    line: { color: 'white', width: 1 }
+                    line: { color: plotColors.text, width: 1 }
                 }
             ],
         };
-    }, [apiData, plotYAxisType]);
+    }, [plotYAxisType, plotColors]);
 
     if (isLoading) return (
-        <Flex w="100%" h="100%" bg="gray.800" borderRadius="md" align="center" justify="center">
+      <Flex w="100%" h="100%" bg="transparent" align="center" justify="center">
           <Spinner size="xl" color="blue.400" thickness="4px" />
       </Flex>
     );
 
     if (error) return (
-        <Flex w="100%" h="100%" bg="gray.800" borderRadius="md" align="center" justify="center" p={4}>
+      <Flex w="100%" h="100%" bg="transparent" align="center" justify="center" p={4}>
           <Text color="red.400">{error}</Text>
       </Flex>
     );
 
     if (plotTraces.length === 0) return (
-        <Flex height="100%" width="100%" align="center" justify="center" bg="gray.800" borderRadius="md">
-            <Text color="gray.400">No data available for current filter.</Text>
+      <Flex height="100%" width="100%" align="center" justify="center" bg="transparent">
+          <Text color="var(--chakra-colors-widgetTextMuted)">No data available for current filter.</Text>
       </Flex>
     );
 
     return (
-        <Box height="100%" width="100%" bg="transparent" borderRadius="md" p={2} overflow="hidden">
+      <Box height="100%" width="100%" bg="transparent" overflow="hidden">
           <Plot
-                key={plotYAxisType}
+            key={`${plotYAxisType}-${colorMode}`}
             data={plotTraces}
             layout={layout}
-                useResizeHandler={true} // Essential for dashboard grid resizing!
+            useResizeHandler={true}
             style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%' }}
             config={{ responsive: true, displayModeBar: true, displaylogo: false }}
           />

client/src/components/Widgets/IvansAlerts.jsx

@@ -52,21 +52,22 @@ export default function IvansAlerts({ settings, widgetID }) {
     }
   }, [settings, some_data, widgetID, updateSettings]);
 
+  // Cleaned hardcoded grays for transparent so glass shell shows through
   if (isLoading) return (
-    <Flex w="100%" h="100%" align="center" justify="center" borderRadius="lg" bg="gray.800">
+    <Flex w="100%" h="100%" align="center" justify="center" borderRadius="lg" bg="transparent">
       <Spinner size="xl" color="blue.400" thickness="4px"/>
     </Flex>
   );
 
   if (error) return (
-    <Flex w="100%" h="100%" align="center" justify="center" borderRadius="lg" bg="gray.800">
+    <Flex w="100%" h="100%" align="center" justify="center" borderRadius="lg" bg="transparent">
       <Text color="red.400">{error}</Text>
     </Flex>
   );
 
   if (some_data.length === 0) return (
-    <Flex w="100%" h="100%" align="center" justify="center" borderRadius="lg" bg="gray.800">
-      <Text textAlign="center" color="gray.400">No flight level data available for the selected dates.</Text>
+    <Flex w="100%" h="100%" align="center" justify="center" borderRadius="lg" bg="transparent">
+      <Text textAlign="center" color="widgetTextMuted">No flight level data available for the selected dates.</Text>
     </Flex>
   );
 
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ export default function IvansAlerts({ settings, widgetID }) {
           p={2} gap={2}
           overflow="auto"
           borderRadius="xl"
-          bg="gray.800"
+          bg="transparent" // Let the global widgetRecipe glass shell show through
     >
       {some_data.map((item, index) => {
         if (thisWidget?.size === "large") return (
@@ -96,32 +97,31 @@ export default function IvansAlerts({ settings, widgetID }) {
                       gap={2}
                       borderTopRadius="lg"
                       borderBottomRadius={collapsible.open ? "0" : "lg"}
-                      bg="gray.600"
+                      bg="widgetItemBg"
                     >
-                      <Flex direction="column" w="100%" minW={0} textAlign="left" color="gray.100">
+                      <Flex direction="column" w="100%" minW={0} textAlign="left" color="text">
                         <Text truncate>{item.volcano_name}</Text>
-                        <Text truncate fontSize="xs" color="gray.300/90">{item.send_time}</Text>
+                        <Text truncate fontSize="xs" color="widgetTextMuted">{item.send_time}</Text>
                       </Flex>
                       <Flex w="100%" minW={0} justify="right">
-                        <Text truncate pl={2} pr={2} borderRadius="lg" bg="gray.800/50" color="gray.100" fontWeight="semibold">{item.report_num}</Text>
+                        <Text truncate pl={2} pr={2} borderRadius="lg" bg="widgetBadgeBg" color="text" fontWeight="semibold">{item.report_num}</Text>
                       </Flex>
                     </Flex>
                   </Collapsible.Trigger>
                   <Collapsible.Content w="100%" h="auto">
                     {/* This box needs to be at h="100%" for the pdf toolbar to appear */}
-                    <Box w="100%" h="100%" p={1} borderBottomRadius="lg" bg="gray.700/45">
-                      <Flex direction="column" gap={2} bg="gray.800/75" borderRadius="lg" p={2} align="end">
-                        <Text w="100%" h="100%" fontSize="sm" color="gray.100" textAlign="left" whiteSpace="pre-line">{item?.summary}</Text>
-                        <Text w="fit" fontSize="sm" color="gray.200" pl={1} pr={1} bg="gray.700/50" borderRadius="md">Preparer: {item?.preparer}</Text>
+                    <Box w="100%" h="100%" p={1} borderBottomRadius="lg" bg="widgetItemExpandedBg">
+                      <Flex direction="column" gap={2} borderRadius="lg" p={2} align="start">
+                        <Text w="fit" fontSize="sm" color="text" pl={1} pr={1} bg="widgetBadgeBg" borderRadius="md">Preparer: {item?.preparer}</Text>
+                        <Text w="100%" h="100%" fontSize="sm" color="text" textAlign="left" whiteSpace="pre-line">{item?.summary}</Text>
                       </Flex>
                       {item?.files?.map((file, index) => {
                         return (
                           <Box w="100%" h="100%" key={index} p={1}>
-                            <br />
                             <Flex mb={2} justify="space-between">
-                              <Text pl={1} pr={1} bg="gray.600/50" borderRadius="md" fontSize="xs" color="gray.300">{file?.name}</Text>
-                              <Box borderRadius="lg" bg="gray.700" color="gray.300" pl={1} pr={1} fontSize={13} asChild>
-                                <a href={`${file?.url}#view=FitV&toolbar=1`} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
+                              <Text pl={1} pr={1} bg="widgetBadgeBg" borderRadius="md" fontSize="xs" color="text">{file?.name}</Text>
+                              <Box borderRadius="lg" bg="widgetBadgeBg" color="text" pl={1} pr={1} fontSize={13} asChild>
+                                <a href={`${file?.url}#view=FitV&toolbar=0`} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
                                   Open
                                 </a>
                               </Box>
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ export default function IvansAlerts({ settings, widgetID }) {
                               type="application/pdf"
                               style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%', display: 'block' }}
                             >
-                              <Flex w="100%" h="100%" p={4} color="gray.400">
-                                <Text mb={2} color="fg.muted">
+                              <Flex w="100%" h="100%" p={4} color="widgetTextMuted">
+                                <Text mb={2}>
                                   Your browser cannot display this PDF directly.
                                 </Text>
                                 <a href={file?.url} target="_blank">
@@ -151,19 +151,20 @@ export default function IvansAlerts({ settings, widgetID }) {
         )
         else if (thisWidget?.size === "small") return (
           <Flex direction="row"
+                key={index} // Added missing map key
                 w="100%"
                 justify="space-between" align="center"
                 p={1} pl={3} pr={3}
                 gap={2}
                 borderRadius="lg"
-                bg="gray.600"
+                bg="widgetItemBg"
           >
-            <Flex direction="column" w="100%" minW={0} textAlign="left" color="gray.100">
+            <Flex direction="column" w="100%" minW={0} textAlign="left" color="text">
               <Text truncate>{item.volcano_name}</Text>
-              <Text truncate fontSize="xs" color="gray.300/90">{item.send_time}</Text>
+              <Text truncate fontSize="xs" color="widgetTextMuted">{item.send_time}</Text>
             </Flex>
             <Flex w="100%" minW={0} justify="right">
-              <Text truncate pl={2} pr={2} borderRadius="lg" bg="gray.800/50" color="gray.100" fontWeight="semibold">{item.report_num}</Text>
+              <Text truncate pl={2} pr={2} borderRadius="lg" bg="widgetBadgeBg" color="text" fontWeight="semibold">{item.report_num}</Text>
             </Flex>
           </Flex>
         )

client/src/components/Widgets/PlumeEvents.jsx

@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
-import VdapApi from '../../hooks/useVdapApi.js';
 import { useMemo } from 'react';
+import { Box, Flex, Spinner, Text } from "@chakra-ui/react";
+import { useColorMode } from "@/components/ui/color-mode.jsx";
 import Plot from 'react-plotly.js';
-import {Box, Flex, Spinner, Text} from "@chakra-ui/react";
+import VdapApi from '../../hooks/useVdapApi.js';
 import useBuildUrl from "@/hooks/useBuildUrl.js";
 
+// 1. Import your central color dictionary
+import { rawWidgetColors } from '../../theme.js';
+
 export default function PlumeEvents({ settings, widgetID}) {
+  const { colorMode } = useColorMode();
+  // 2. Assign the active palette based on the current mode
+  const plotColors = colorMode === 'dark' ? rawWidgetColors.dark : rawWidgetColors.light;
+
   // Build url, defaults to 7 days past
   const url = useBuildUrl('/api/v2/plume_events', settings?.startDate, settings?.endDate);
 
@@ -44,7 +52,7 @@ export default function PlumeEvents({ settings, widgetID}) {
       mode: 'markers',
       marker: {
         size: 7,
-        line: { width: .5, color: 'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7)' },
+        line: { width: .5, color: plotColors.text },
         symbol: Symbolway[index % Symbolway.length],
       },
       // Replicating the clean D3/Observable tooltip
@@ -53,88 +61,77 @@ export default function PlumeEvents({ settings, widgetID}) {
         'Date (UTC): %{x|%b %d %Y %H:%M}<br>' +
         'Plume Height (m): %{y}<extra></extra>'
     }));
-  }, [apiData]);
+  }, [apiData, plotColors]);
 
   const layout = useMemo(() => {
-
     return {
       autosize: true,
       paper_bgcolor: 'transparent', // Let Chakra UI background show through
       plot_bgcolor: 'transparent',
-      font: { color: '#d1d5db' }, // gray.300
+      font: { color: plotColors.muted },
       margin: { t: 40, r: 20, l: 20, b: 20 },
-      // title: {
-      //     text: '7 Day Consolidated Flight Levels',
-      //     font: { size: 16, color: 'white' },
-      //     x: 0.05
-      // },
       xaxis: {
         title: {
           text: 'Date (UTC)',
-          font: { color: 'white', size: 12 }
+          font: { color: plotColors.text, size: 12 }
         },
         type: 'date',
-        tickformat: '%b %d<br>%Y', // D3 requested %b %d \n %Y formatting
-        gridcolor: '#4b5563',
-        zerolinecolor: '#4b5563',
+        tickformat: '%b %d<br>%Y',
+        gridcolor: plotColors.grid,
+        zerolinecolor: plotColors.grid,
         automargin: true,
       },
       yaxis: {
         title: {
           text: 'Plume Height',
-          font: { color: 'white', size: 12 }
+          font: { color: plotColors.text, size: 12 }
         },
         type: 'linear',
-        gridcolor: '#4b5563',
-        zerolinecolor: '#ffffff',
+        gridcolor: plotColors.grid,
+        zerolinecolor: plotColors.text,
         automargin: true,
       },
-      // legend: {
-      //     orientation: 'h',
-      //     y: -0.2,
-      //     x: 0.5,
-      //     xanchor: 'center'
-      // },
       hovermode: 'closest',
       shapes: [
         {
           type: 'line',
           x0: 0,
           x1: 1,
-          xref: 'paper', // Spans entire chart width
+          xref: 'paper',
           y0: 0,
           y1: 0,
           yref: 'y',
-          line: { color: 'white', width: 1 }
+          line: { color: plotColors.text, width: 1 }
         }
       ],
     };
-  }, []);
+  }, [plotColors]);
 
   if (isLoading) return (
-    <Flex w="100%" h="100%" bg="gray.800" borderRadius="md" align="center" justify="center">
+    <Flex w="100%" h="100%" bg="transparent" align="center" justify="center">
       <Spinner size="xl" color="blue.400" thickness="4px" />
     </Flex>
   );
 
   if (error) return (
-    <Flex w="100%" h="100%" bg="gray.800" borderRadius="md" align="center" justify="center" p={4}>
+    <Flex w="100%" h="100%" bg="transparent" align="center" justify="center" p={4}>
       <Text color="red.400">{error}</Text>
     </Flex>
   );
 
   if (plotTraces.length === 0) return (
-    <Flex height="100%" width="100%" align="center" justify="center" bg="gray.800" borderRadius="md">
-      <Text color="gray.400">No data available for current filter.</Text>
+    <Flex height="100%" width="100%" align="center" justify="center" bg="transparent">
+      <Text color="widgetTextMuted">No data available for current filter.</Text>
     </Flex>
   );
 
   return (
-    <Box height="100%" width="100%" bg="transparent" borderRadius="md" p={2} overflow="hidden">
+    <Box height="100%" width="100%" bg="transparent" overflow="hidden">
       <Plot
+        key={colorMode}
         data={plotTraces}
         layout={layout}
-        useResizeHandler={true} // Essential for dashboard grid resizing!
+        useResizeHandler={true}
         style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%' }}
         config={{ responsive: true, displayModeBar: true, displaylogo: false }}
       />

client/src/components/Widgets/RemoteSensing.jsx

@@ -52,25 +52,25 @@ export default function RemoteSensing({ settings, widgetID }) {
   }, [settings, data, widgetID, updateSettings]);
 
   if (isLoading) return (
-    <Flex w="100%" h="100%" align="center" justify="center" borderRadius="md" bg="gray.800">
+    <Flex w="100%" h="100%" align="center" justify="center" bg="transparent">
       <Spinner size="xl" color="blue.400" thickness="4px"/>
     </Flex>
   );
 
   if (error) return (
-    <Flex w="100%" h="100%" align="center" justify="center" p={4} borderRadius="md" bg="gray.800">
+    <Flex w="100%" h="100%" align="center" justify="center" p={4} bg="transparent">
       <Text color="red.400">{error}</Text>
     </Flex>
   );
 
   if (data.length === 0) return (
-    <Flex height="100%" width="100%" align="center" justify="center" bg="gray.800" borderRadius="md">
-      <Text color="gray.400">No Remote Sensing data available this week.</Text>
+    <Flex height="100%" width="100%" align="center" justify="center" bg="transparent">
+      <Text color="widgetTextMuted">No Remote Sensing data available this week.</Text>
     </Flex>
   );
 
   return (
-    <Flex direction="column" w="100%" h="100%" pos="relative" justify="top" align="center" p={2} gap={2} overflow="auto" borderRadius="xl" bg="gray.800">
+    <Flex direction="column" w="100%" h="100%" pos="relative" justify="top" align="center" p={2} gap={2} overflow="auto" bg="transparent">
       {data.map((item, index) => {
         if (thisWidget?.size === "large" || thisWidget?.size === "medium") return (
           <Collapsible.Root key={index} w="100%">
@@ -80,14 +80,14 @@ export default function RemoteSensing({ settings, widgetID }) {
                 <>
                   <Collapsible.Trigger w="100%" overflow="hidden">
                     <Flex direction="row" w="100%" h="100%" justify="space-between" align="center" gap={2} p={1} pl={3} pr={3}
-                          borderTopRadius="lg" borderBottomRadius={collapsible.open ? "0" : "lg"} bg="gray.600"
+                          borderTopRadius="lg" borderBottomRadius={collapsible.open ? "0" : "lg"} bg="widgetItemBg"
                     >
-                      <Flex direction="column" w="100%" minW={0} textAlign="left" color="gray.100">
+                      <Flex direction="column" w="100%" minW={0} textAlign="left" color="text">
                         <Text truncate>{item?.volcano_name}</Text>
-                        <Text truncate fontSize="xs" color="gray.300/90">{item?.country}</Text>
+                        <Text truncate fontSize="xs" color="widgetTextMuted">{item?.country}</Text>
                       </Flex>
                       <Flex w="100%" minW={0} justify="right">
-                        <Text truncate pl={2} pr={2} borderRadius="lg" bg="gray.800/50" color="gray.100" fontSize="sm" fontWeight="semibold">
+                        <Text truncate pl={2} pr={2} borderRadius="lg" bg="widgetBadgeBg" color="text" fontSize="sm" fontWeight="semibold">
                           {item?.report_time}
                         </Text>
                       </Flex>
@@ -95,10 +95,10 @@ export default function RemoteSensing({ settings, widgetID }) {
                   </Collapsible.Trigger>
                   <Collapsible.Content w="100%" h="auto">
                     {/* This box needs to be at h="100%" for the pdf toolbar to appear */}
-                    <Box w="100%" h="100%" p={1} borderBottomRadius="lg" bg="gray.700/45">
-                      <Flex direction="column" gap={2} bg="gray.800/75" borderRadius="lg" p={2} align="end">
-                        <Text w="100%" h="100%" fontSize="sm" color="gray.100" textAlign="left" whiteSpace="pre-line">{item?.summary}</Text>
-                        <Text w="fit" fontSize="sm" color="gray.200" pl={1} pr={1} bg="gray.700/50" borderRadius="md">Source: {item?.sender}</Text>
+                    <Box w="100%" h="100%" p={1} borderBottomRadius="lg" bg="widgetItemExpandedBg">
+                      <Flex direction="column" gap={2} borderRadius="lg" p={2} align="end">
+                        <Text w="100%" h="100%" fontSize="sm" color="text" textAlign="left" whiteSpace="pre-line">{item?.summary}</Text>
+                        <Text w="fit" fontSize="sm" color="text" pl={1} pr={1} bg="widgetBadgeBg" borderRadius="md">Source: {item?.sender}</Text>
                       </Flex>
                       {item?.files?.map((file, index) => {
 
@@ -107,15 +107,15 @@ export default function RemoteSensing({ settings, widgetID }) {
                           <Box w="100%" h="100%" key={index} p={1}>
                             <br />
                             <Flex dir="row" justify="space-between" align="center" mb={2}>
-                              <Text pl={1} pr={1} bg="gray.600/50" borderRadius="md" fontSize="xs" color="gray.300">{file?.name}</Text>
-                              <Text pl={1} pr={1} bg="gray.600/50" borderRadius="md" fontSize="xs" color="gray.300/90">PDF</Text>
+                              <Text pl={1} pr={1} bg="widgetBadgeBg" borderRadius="md" fontSize="xs" color="text">{file?.name}</Text>
+                              <Text pl={1} pr={1} bg="widgetBadgeBg" borderRadius="md" fontSize="xs" color="widgetTextMuted">PDF</Text>
                             </Flex>
                             <object
                               data={`${file?.url}#view=FitH&toolbar=1`}
                               type="application/pdf"
                               style={{width: '100%', height: '100%', display: 'block'}}
                             >
-                              <Flex w="100%" h="100%" p={4} color="gray.400">
+                              <Flex w="100%" h="100%" p={4} color="widgetTextMuted">
                                 <Text mb={2} color="fg.muted">
                                   Your browser cannot display this PDF directly.
                                 </Text>
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ export default function RemoteSensing({ settings, widgetID }) {
                           <Box key={index} w="100%" h="100%" p={1}>
                             <br />
                             <Flex dir="row" justify="space-between" align="center" mb={2}>
-                              <Text pl={1} pr={1} bg="gray.600/50" borderRadius="md" fontSize="xs" color="gray.300">{file?.name}</Text>
-                              <Text pl={1} pr={1} bg="gray.600/50" borderRadius="md" fontSize="xs" color="gray.300/90">PNG</Text>
+                              <Text pl={1} pr={1} bg="widgetBadgeBg" borderRadius="md" fontSize="xs" color="text">{file?.name}</Text>
+                              <Text pl={1} pr={1} bg="widgetBadgeBg" borderRadius="md" fontSize="xs" color="widgetTextMuted">PNG</Text>
                             </Flex>
                             <a href={file?.url} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
                               <img src={file?.url} alt={file?.name} />
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ export default function RemoteSensing({ settings, widgetID }) {
                           <>
                             <br />
                             <Flex key={index} dir="row" w="100%" h="100%" p={1} align="center" justify="space-between">
-                              <Text pl={1} pr={1} bg="gray.600/50" borderRadius="md" fontSize="xs" color="gray.300">{file?.name}</Text>
+                              <Text pl={1} pr={1} bg="widgetBadgeBg" borderRadius="md" fontSize="xs" color="text">{file?.name}</Text>
                               <Button asChild variant="surface" size="xxs" fontSize="xs" pl={2} pr={2}>
                                 <a href={file?.url} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Download</a>
                               </Button>
@@ -162,17 +162,17 @@ export default function RemoteSensing({ settings, widgetID }) {
           </Collapsible.Root>
         )
         else if (thisWidget?.size === "small") return (
-          <Flex key={index} direction="row" w="100%" justify="space-between" align="center" gap={2} p={1} pl={3} pr={3} borderRadius="lg" bg="gray.600">
-            <Flex direction="column" w="100%" minW={0} textAlign="left" color="gray.100">
+          <Flex key={index} direction="row" w="100%" justify="space-between" align="center" gap={2} p={1} pl={3} pr={3} borderRadius="lg" bg="widgetItemBg">
+            <Flex direction="column" w="100%" minW={0} textAlign="left" color="text">
               <Text truncate>{item?.volcano_name}</Text>
-              <Text truncate fontSize="xs" color="gray.300/90">{item?.country}</Text>
+              <Text truncate fontSize="xs" color="widgetTextMuted">{item?.country}</Text>
             </Flex>
             <Flex w="100%" minW={0} justify="right">
               <Text
                 truncate
                 pl={2} pr={2}
                 borderRadius="lg"
-                bg="gray.800/50" color="gray.100"
+                bg="widgetBadgeBg" color="text"
                 fontSize="sm" fontWeight="semibold"
               >
                 {item?.report_time}
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ export default function RemoteSensing({ settings, widgetID }) {
   );
 }
 
-
 function ascTimeVolcanoSort(a, b) {
   if (a.volcano_name < b.volcano_name) return -1
   else if (a.volcano_name > b.volcano_name) return 1

client/src/components/Widgets/SeismicEvents.jsx

@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
 import VdapApi from '../../hooks/useVdapApi.js';
 import { useMemo } from 'react';
 import Plot from 'react-plotly.js';
-import {Box, Flex, Spinner, Text} from "@chakra-ui/react";
+import { Box, Flex, Spinner, Text } from "@chakra-ui/react";
 import useBuildUrl from "@/hooks/useBuildUrl.js";
 
+// 1. Import Chakra color mode and your central color dictionary
+import { useColorMode } from "@/components/ui/color-mode.jsx";
+import { rawWidgetColors } from '../../theme.js';
+
 export default function SeismicEvents({ settings, widgetID}) {
+  const { colorMode } = useColorMode();
+  // 2. Assign the active palette based on the current mode
+  const plotColors = colorMode === 'dark' ? rawWidgetColors.dark : rawWidgetColors.light;
+
   // build url, defaults to 7 days past
   const url = useBuildUrl('/api/v2/seismic_events', settings?.startDate, settings?.endDate);
 
@@ -44,7 +52,7 @@ export default function SeismicEvents({ settings, widgetID}) {
       mode: 'markers',
       marker: {
         size: 7,
-        line: { width: .5, color: 'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7)' },
+        line: { width: .5, color: plotColors.text },
         symbol: Symbolway[index % Symbolway.length],
       },
       // Replicating the clean D3/Observable tooltip
@@ -53,48 +61,36 @@ export default function SeismicEvents({ settings, widgetID}) {
         'Date (UTC): %{x|%b %d %Y %H:%M}<br>' +
         'Number of Seismic Events: %{y}<extra></extra>'
     }));
-  }, [apiData]);
+  }, [apiData, plotColors]);
 
   const layout = useMemo(() => {
-
     return {
       autosize: true,
       paper_bgcolor: 'transparent', // Let Chakra UI background show through
       plot_bgcolor: 'transparent',
-      font: { color: '#d1d5db' }, // gray.300
+      font: { color: plotColors.muted },
       margin: { t: 40, r: 20, l: 20, b: 20 },
-      // title: {
-      //     text: '',
-      //     font: { size: 16, color: 'white' },
-      //     x: 0.05
-      // },
       xaxis: {
         title: {
           text: 'Date (UTC)',
-          font: { color: 'white', size: 12 }
+          font: { color: plotColors.text, size: 12 }
         },
         type: 'date',
         tickformat: '%b %d<br>%Y', // D3 requested %b %d \n %Y formatting
-        gridcolor: '#4b5563',
-        zerolinecolor: '#4b5563',
+        gridcolor: plotColors.grid,
+        zerolinecolor: plotColors.grid,
         automargin: true,
       },
       yaxis: {
         title: {
           text: 'Seismic Count',
-          font: { color: 'white', size: 12 }
+          font: { color: plotColors.text, size: 12 }
         },
         type: 'linear',
-        gridcolor: '#4b5563',
-        zerolinecolor: '#ffffff',
+        gridcolor: plotColors.grid,
+        zerolinecolor: plotColors.text,
         automargin: true,
       },
-      // legend: {
-      //     orientation: 'h',
-      //     y: -0.2,
-      //     x: 0.5,
-      //     xanchor: 'center'
-      // },
       hovermode: 'closest',
       shapes: [
         {
@@ -105,33 +101,34 @@ export default function SeismicEvents({ settings, widgetID}) {
           y0: 0,
           y1: 0,
           yref: 'y',
-          line: { color: 'white', width: 1 }
+          line: { color: plotColors.text, width: 1 }
         }
       ],
     };
-  }, []);
+  }, [plotColors]);
 
   if (isLoading) return (
-    <Flex w="100%" h="100%" bg="gray.800" borderRadius="md" align="center" justify="center">
+    <Flex w="100%" h="100%" bg="transparent" align="center" justify="center">
       <Spinner size="xl" color="blue.400" thickness="4px" />
     </Flex>
   );
 
   if (error) return (
-    <Flex w="100%" h="100%" bg="gray.800" borderRadius="md" align="center" justify="center" p={4}>
+    <Flex w="100%" h="100%" bg="transparent" align="center" justify="center" p={4}>
       <Text color="red.400">{error}</Text>
     </Flex>
   );
 
   if (plotTraces.length === 0) return (
-    <Flex height="100%" width="100%" align="center" justify="center" bg="gray.800" borderRadius="md">
-      <Text color="gray.400">No data available for current filter.</Text>
+    <Flex height="100%" width="100%" align="center" justify="center" bg="transparent">
+      <Text color="var(--chakra-colors-widgetTextMuted)">No data available for current filter.</Text>
     </Flex>
   );
 
   return (
-    <Box height="100%" width="100%" bg="transparent" borderRadius="md" p={2} overflow="hidden">
+    <Box height="100%" width="100%" bg="transparent" overflow="hidden">
       <Plot
+        key={colorMode}
         data={plotTraces}
         layout={layout}
         useResizeHandler={true} // Essential for dashboard grid resizing!

client/src/components/Widgets/VaaActivity7Day.jsx

@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
 import { useMemo } from 'react';
 import { Box, Flex, Spinner, Text } from '@chakra-ui/react';
 import Plot from 'react-plotly.js';
-import VdapApi from '../../hooks/useVdapApi.js'; // Adjust path as needed
+import VdapApi from '../../hooks/useVdapApi.js';
+import { useColorMode } from "@/components/ui/color-mode.jsx";
+
+// Import central color dictionary
+import { rawWidgetColors } from '../../theme.js'; // Adjust path if needed
 
 export default function VaaActivity7Day({ settings, widgetID }) {
-    console.log("3. Chart received settings:", settings);
-    // Plotly expects 'linear' for normal axes
+    const { colorMode } = useColorMode();
+
+    // 2. Assign the active palette based on the current mode
+    const plotColors = colorMode === 'dark' ? rawWidgetColors.dark : rawWidgetColors.light;
+
     const plotYAxisType = settings?.yAxisScale === 'symlog' ? 'symlog' : 'linear';
 
     // Clean, single-line data fetching
@@ -17,13 +24,10 @@ export default function VaaActivity7Day({ settings, widgetID }) {
 
         // Array of distinct Plotly shapes
         const Symbolway = [
-            'circle', 'square', 'diamond',
-            'triangle-up', 'triangle-down',
-            'star', 'hexagram', 'pentagon',
-            'hexagon', 'octagon', 'cross', 'x'
+            'circle', 'square', 'diamond', 'triangle-up', 'triangle-down',
+            'star', 'hexagram', 'pentagon', 'hexagon', 'octagon', 'cross', 'x'
         ];
 
-        // Sort data descending by flight level (matching Observable behavior)
         const sortedData = [...apiData].sort((a, b) => b.obs_fl - a.obs_fl);
 
         // Efficiently group into Plotly traces by volcano
@@ -44,7 +48,7 @@ export default function VaaActivity7Day({ settings, widgetID }) {
             mode: 'markers',
             marker: {
                 size: 7,
-                line: { width: .5, color: 'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7)' },
+                line: { width: 0.5, color: plotColors.text },
                 symbol: Symbolway[index % Symbolway.length],
             },
             // Replicating the clean Observable tooltip
@@ -53,90 +57,78 @@ export default function VaaActivity7Day({ settings, widgetID }) {
               'Date: %{x|%b %d %Y %H:%M}<br>' +
               'Flight Level: %{y}<extra></extra>'
         }));
-    }, [apiData]);
+    }, [apiData, plotColors]);
 
     // 2. Build the Layout (Styling and Grid)
     const layout = useMemo(() => {
-
         return {
             autosize: true,
-            paper_bgcolor: 'transparent', // Let Chakra UI background show through
+            paper_bgcolor: 'transparent',
             plot_bgcolor: 'transparent',
-            font: { color: '#d1d5db' }, // gray.300
+            font: { color: plotColors.muted },
             margin: { t: 40, r: 20, l: 20, b: 20 },
-            // title: {
-            //     text: '7 Day Consolidated Flight Levels',
-            //     font: { size: 16, color: 'white' },
-            //     x: 0.05
-            // },
             xaxis: {
                 title: {
                     text: 'Date (UTC)',
-                    font: { color: 'white', size: 12 }
+                    font: { color: plotColors.text, size: 12 }
                 },
                 type: 'date',
-                tickformat: '%b %d<br>%Y %H:%M', // Multiline ticks from Observable
-                gridcolor: '#4b5563',
-                zerolinecolor: '#4b5563',
+                tickformat: '%b %d<br>%Y %H:%M',
+                gridcolor: plotColors.grid, 
+                zerolinecolor: plotColors.grid,
                 automargin: true,
             },
             yaxis: {
                 title: {
                     text: 'Flight Level',
-                    font: { color: 'white', size: 12 }
+                    font: { color: plotColors.text, size: 12 }
                 },
                 type: plotYAxisType,
-                gridcolor: '#4b5563',
-                zerolinecolor: '#ffffff',
+                gridcolor: plotColors.grid,
+                zerolinecolor: plotColors.text,
                 automargin: true,
             },
-            // legend: {
-            //     orientation: 'h',
-            //     y: -0.2,
-            //     x: 0.5,
-            //     xanchor: 'center'
-            // },
             hovermode: 'closest',
             shapes: [
                 {
                     type: 'line',
                     x0: 0,
                     x1: 1,
-                    xref: 'paper', // Spans entire chart width
+                    xref: 'paper',
                     y0: 0,
                     y1: 0,
                     yref: 'y',
-                    line: { color: 'white', width: 1 }
+                    line: { color: plotColors.text, width: 1 }
                 }
             ],
         };
-    }, [apiData, plotYAxisType]);
+    }, [plotYAxisType, plotColors]);
 
     if (isLoading) return (
-        <Flex w="100%" h="100%" bg="gray.800" borderRadius="md" align="center" justify="center">
+      <Flex w="100%" h="100%" bg="transparent" align="center" justify="center">
           <Spinner size="xl" color="blue.400" thickness="4px" />
       </Flex>
     );
 
     if (error) return (
-        <Flex w="100%" h="100%" bg="gray.800" borderRadius="md" align="center" justify="center" p={4}>
+      <Flex w="100%" h="100%" bg="transparent" align="center" justify="center" p={4}>
           <Text color="red.400">{error}</Text>
       </Flex>
     );
 
     if (plotTraces.length === 0) return (
-        <Flex height="100%" width="100%" align="center" justify="center" bg="gray.800" borderRadius="md">
-            <Text color="gray.400">No flight level data available.</Text>
+      <Flex height="100%" width="100%" align="center" justify="center" bg="transparent">
+          <Text color="widgetTextMuted">No flight level data available.</Text>
       </Flex>
     );
 
     return (
-        <Box height="100%" width="100%" bg="gray.800" borderRadius="md" p={2} overflow="hidden">
+      <Box height="100%" width="100%" bg="transparent" overflow="hidden">
           <Plot
-                key={plotYAxisType}
+            key={`${plotYAxisType}-${colorMode}`}
             data={plotTraces}
             layout={layout}
-                useResizeHandler={true} // Essential for dashboard grid resizing!
+            useResizeHandler={true}
             style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%' }}
             config={{ responsive: true, displayModeBar: true, displaylogo: false }}
           />

client/src/components/Widgets/settings/AlertChangeSettings.jsx

@@ -4,21 +4,23 @@ import {useDashboardStore} from "@/store/useDashboardStore.jsx";
 export default function IvansAlertsSettings({ widgetId, currentSettings }) {
   const updateSettings = useDashboardStore(state => state.updateWidgetSettings);
 
+  console.log("currentSettings:", currentSettings);
+
   return (
-    <Flex flexDirection="column" justifyContent="space-between" gap={2} pb={2}>
+    <Flex flexDirection="column" justifyContent="space-between" align="center" gap={2} pb={2}>
       {/* SLIDER DATE RANGE SELECTION */}
       <Slider.Root
-        width="80%" h="100%"
+        w="90%" h="100%"
         min={1} max={14}
-        defaultValue={[7]}
+        defaultValue={[1]}
         step={1}
         onValueChangeEnd={(e) => {
+          console.log("change end", e);
           const day = new Date(Date.now() - (e.value[0])*86400000).toLocaleDateString('en-CA');
-          console.log("new start: ", day);
           updateSettings(widgetId, {...currentSettings, startDate: day});
         }}
       >
-        <Slider.Label>{currentSettings?.endDate} to {currentSettings?.startDate}</Slider.Label>
+        <Slider.Label>{currentSettings?.startDate} to {currentSettings?.endDate}</Slider.Label>
         <Slider.Control>
           <Slider.Track>
             <Slider.Range />

client/src/components/dashboard/SettingsButton.jsx

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-import { useState, useMemo, useRef } from "react";
+import {useState, useMemo, useRef, useEffect, useCallback} from "react";
 import {
   Button,
-    IconButton,
   Box,
   Text,
   Flex,
@@ -10,25 +9,64 @@ import {
   Tabs,
   Badge,
   Menu,
-    HStack
+  HStack,
+  useRecipe,
+  useSlotRecipe
 } from "@chakra-ui/react";
-import { Settings, Plus, LayoutGrid, Move, Save, X } from 'lucide-react';
-import { useDashboardStore } from "../../store/useDashboardStore.jsx";
-import { WIDGET_REGISTRY } from "../../constants/widgetRegistry.jsx";
+import {Settings, LayoutGrid, Move, Save, X, ChevronRight, ChevronLeft} from 'lucide-react';
+import {useDashboardStore} from "../../store/useDashboardStore.jsx";
+import {WIDGET_REGISTRY} from "../../constants/widgetRegistry.jsx";
+
+// 🚨 NEW: Tiny helper to convert size keys into abbreviations
+const getSizeAbbreviation = (key) => {
+  const mapping = {small: "S", medium: "M", large: "L", xlarge: "XL"};
+  return mapping[key.toLowerCase()] || key.charAt(0).toUpperCase();
+};
 
 export function SettingsButton() {
   // 1. ☁Store connections
   const isEditing = useDashboardStore(state => state.isEditing);
   const enterEditMode = useDashboardStore(state => state.enterEditMode);
-
-    // This now handles both local UI lock AND database saving!
   const saveEdit = useDashboardStore(state => state.saveEdit);
-
   const cancelEdit = useDashboardStore(state => state.cancelEdit);
   const addWidget = useDashboardStore(state => state.addWidget);
 
+  const glassTabRecipe = useRecipe({key: "glassTab"});
+  const tabStyles = glassTabRecipe();
+
+  const [canScrollLeft, setCanScrollLeft] = useState(false);
+  const [canScrollRight, setCanScrollRight] = useState(false);
+
+  // Pull the glass container styles for the dropdown and modal
+  const popoverRecipe = useSlotRecipe({ key: "glassPopover" });
+  const popoverStyles = popoverRecipe();
+
+  const dialogRecipe = useSlotRecipe({ key: "glassDialog" });
+  const dialogStyles = dialogRecipe();
+
   const [isLibraryOpen, setIsLibraryOpen] = useState(false);
 
+  // ⬅️ ➡️ This is the callbacks and scroll control to add the chevron arrows in the tab list
+  const tabsRef = useRef(null);
+
+  const checkScroll = useCallback(() => {
+    if (tabsRef.current) {
+      const {scrollLeft, scrollWidth, clientWidth} = tabsRef.current;
+      setCanScrollLeft(scrollLeft > 0);
+      // We use -1 here to account for sub-pixel rendering in some browsers
+      setCanScrollRight(Math.ceil(scrollLeft + clientWidth) < scrollWidth - 1);
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (isLibraryOpen) {
+      // Small timeout ensures the DOM has rendered the tabs before measuring
+      setTimeout(checkScroll, 50);
+      window.addEventListener('resize', checkScroll);
+      return () => window.removeEventListener('resize', checkScroll);
+    }
+  }, [isLibraryOpen, checkScroll]);
+
   // Smart Add Handler
   const handleAddWidget = (widgetId, sizeKey) => {
     enterEditMode();
@@ -39,7 +77,7 @@ export function SettingsButton() {
     return Object.entries(WIDGET_REGISTRY).reduce((acc, [id, widget]) => {
       const cat = widget.category || 'General';
       if (!acc[cat]) acc[cat] = [];
-            acc[cat].push({ id, ...widget });
+      acc[cat].push({id, ...widget});
       return acc;
     }, {});
   }, []);
@@ -55,94 +93,172 @@ export function SettingsButton() {
 
   return (
     <>
-            {/* THE STATIC DROPDOWN MENU */}
-            <Menu.Root positioning={{ getAnchorRect }}>
-                <Menu.Trigger asChild>
-                    <IconButton
-                        ref={menuRef}
-                        aria-label="Settings"
-                        bg="vdap.darkGreen"
-                        color="white"
-                        size="sm"
-                        borderRadius="md"
-                        _hover={{ bg: "vdap.darkGreenHover" }}
-                    >
-                        <Settings size={18} />
-                    </IconButton>
-                </Menu.Trigger>
-                <Menu.Positioner>
-                    <Menu.Content bg="white" boxShadow="lg" borderRadius="md" p={1} zIndex="dropdown">
       {isEditing ? (
-                            <>
-                                {/* WIRE DIRECTLY TO saveEdit */}
-                                <Menu.Item onClick={saveEdit} color="green.600" fontWeight="bold" cursor="pointer" _hover={{ bg: "green.50" }}>
-                                    <Save size={16} style={{ marginRight: '8px' }} /> Save Layout
-                                </Menu.Item>
+        // 📝 EDIT MODE: The 3-Pill Layout
+        <HStack>
+          {/* 1. The Add Widget Button */}
+          <Box as="button" css={tabStyles} data-state="open" onClick={() => setIsLibraryOpen(true)}
+            color={{base: "blue.500", _dark: "blue.300"}} _hover={{bg: "rgba(66, 153, 225, 0.1)"}}
+          >
+            <LayoutGrid size={20} style={{flexShrink: 0}}/>
+            <Box as="span">Widget Library</Box>
+          </Box>
 
-                                <Menu.Item onClick={cancelEdit} color="red.500" cursor="pointer" _hover={{ bg: "red.50" }}>
-                                    <X size={16} style={{ marginRight: '8px' }} /> Discard Changes
-                                </Menu.Item>
-                            </>
+          {/* 2. The Save Button */}
+          <Box as="button" css={tabStyles} data-state="open" onClick={saveEdit} color={{base: "green.600", _dark: "green.400"}}
+            _hover={{bg: "rgba(72, 187, 120, 0.1)"}}
+          >
+            <Save size={20} style={{flexShrink: 0}}/>
+            <Box as="span">Save Layout</Box>
+          </Box>
+
+          {/* 3. The Discard Button */}
+          <Box as="button" css={tabStyles} data-state="open" onClick={cancelEdit} color={{base: "red.500", _dark: "red.400"}}
+            _hover={{bg: "rgba(245, 101, 101, 0.1)"}}
+          >
+            <X size={20} style={{flexShrink: 0}}/>
+            <Box as="span">Discard</Box>
+          </Box>
+        </HStack>
       ) : (
-                            <Menu.Item onClick={enterEditMode} cursor="pointer" _hover={{ bg: "gray.100" }}>
-                                <Move size={16} style={{ marginRight: '8px' }} /> Edit Layout
+        // 👀 VIEW MODE: The Static Dropdown Menu
+        <Menu.Root positioning={{getAnchorRect}}>
+          <Menu.Trigger asChild>
+            <Box ref={menuRef} as="button" css={tabStyles}>
+              {/* settings icon size set to 24 to match tabs. flexShrink 0 is CRITICAL */}
+              <Settings size={24} style={{flexShrink: 0}}/>
+              <Box as="span">Dashboard Settings</Box>
+            </Box>
+          </Menu.Trigger>
+
+          <Menu.Positioner>
+            <Menu.Content css={popoverStyles.content} zIndex="dropdown" minW="200px">
+              <Menu.Item
+                onClick={enterEditMode}
+                cursor="pointer"
+                _hover={{WebkitTextStroke: "0.5px currentColor"}}
+              >
+                <Move size={16} style={{marginRight: '8px'}}/> Edit Layout
               </Menu.Item>
-                        )}
 
-                        <Menu.Separator my={1} borderColor="gray.200" />
+              <Menu.Separator my={1} borderColor={{base: "gray.200", _dark: "whiteAlpha.200"}}/>
 
-                        <Menu.Item onClick={() => setIsLibraryOpen(true)} cursor="pointer" _hover={{ bg: "gray.100" }}>
-                            <LayoutGrid size={16} style={{ marginRight: '8px' }} /> Widget Library
+              <Menu.Item
+                onClick={() => setIsLibraryOpen(true)}
+                cursor="pointer"
+                _hover={{
+                  bg: {base: "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05)", _dark: "rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1)"},
+                  WebkitTextStroke: "0.5px currentColor"
+                }}
+              >
+                <LayoutGrid size={16} style={{marginRight: '8px'}}/> Widget Library
               </Menu.Item>
             </Menu.Content>
           </Menu.Positioner>
         </Menu.Root>
+      )}
 
-            {/* THE WIDGET LIBRARY MODAL (Controlled by isLibraryOpen) */}
-            <Dialog.Root open={isLibraryOpen} onOpenChange={(e) => setIsLibraryOpen(e.open)} size="xl" placement="center">
-                <Dialog.Backdrop bg="blackAlpha.600" />
+      {/* 📚📚📚 THE WIDGET LIBRARY MODAL (Controlled by isLibraryOpen) */}
+      <Dialog.Root
+        open={isLibraryOpen}
+        onOpenChange={(e) => setIsLibraryOpen(e.open)}
+        closeOnInteractOutside={true}
+        closeOnEscapeKeyDown={true}
+        size="xl"
+        placement="center"
+      >
+        {/* Soft blur can be added to the background behind the modal */}
+        {/*<Dialog.Backdrop bg="blackAlpha.100" backdropFilter="blur(2px)"/>*/}
         <Dialog.Positioner>
-                    <Dialog.Content bg="gray.50" borderRadius="xl" overflow="hidden" boxShadow="xl" maxW="800px">
-                        <Dialog.Header bg="vdap.darkGreen" color="white" py={4}>
-                            <Dialog.Title fontSize="xl" fontWeight="bold">Add Dashboard Widgets</Dialog.Title>
+          <Dialog.Content css={dialogStyles.content}>
+
+            <Dialog.Header css={dialogStyles.header}>
+              <Dialog.Title>Widgets Shop</Dialog.Title>
             </Dialog.Header>
 
-                        <Dialog.Body p={0}>
-                            <Tabs.Root defaultValue={categories[0]} variant="enclosed" colorScheme="blue">
-                                <Tabs.List bg="white" px={4} pt={4} borderBottom="1px solid" borderColor="gray.200">
+            <Dialog.Body css={dialogStyles.body}>
+              <Tabs.Root defaultValue={categories[0]} variant="unstyled">
+                {/* HORIZONTAL SCROLLABLE MENU OF WIDGET CATEGORIES */}
+                <Box>
+                  {/* left glass crescent */}
+                  {canScrollLeft && (
+                    <Flex onClick={() => tabsRef.current.scrollBy({left: -200, behavior: 'smooth'})}>
+                      <ChevronLeft size={18} style={{ marginLeft: "-30px" }}/> {/* Shifted slightly left to optically center it in the crescent mass */}
+                    </Flex>
+                  )}
+
+                  {/* the categories */}
+                  <Tabs.List ref={tabsRef} onScroll={checkScroll}
+                    // For desktop users (not on trackpad) to scroll
+                    onWheel={(e) => { if (e.currentTarget) e.currentTarget.scrollLeft += e.deltaY; }}
+                  >
                     {categories.map(cat => (
-                                        <Tabs.Trigger key={cat} value={cat} pb={2}>{cat}</Tabs.Trigger>
+                      <Tabs.Trigger key={cat} value={cat}>
+                        {cat}
+                      </Tabs.Trigger>
                     ))}
                   </Tabs.List>
 
+                  {/* right glass crescent */}
+                  {canScrollRight && (
+                    <Flex onClick={() => tabsRef.current.scrollBy({left: 200, behavior: 'smooth'})}>
+                      {/* Shifted slightly right to optically center it in the crescent mass */}
+                      <ChevronRight size={18} style={{ marginRight: "-30px" }}/>
+                    </Flex>
+                  )}
+                </Box>
+
+                {/* THE WIDGET OPTIONS W/IN EACH CATEGORY */}
                 {categories.map(cat => (
                   <Tabs.Content key={cat} value={cat} p={6}>
                     <Grid templateColumns="repeat(auto-fill, minmax(300px, 1fr))" gap={4}>
                       {categorizedWidgets[cat].map(widget => (
-                                                <Flex key={widget.id} direction="column" bg="white" p={4} borderRadius="md" border="1px solid" borderColor="gray.200" boxShadow="sm">
+                        <Flex
+                          key={widget.id}
+                          direction="column"
+                          bg={{base: "rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6)", _dark: "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2)"}}
+                          p={4}
+                          borderRadius="xl"
+                          border="1px solid"
+                          borderColor={{base: "rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9)", _dark: "whiteAlpha.200"}}
+                          boxShadow="sm"
+                        >
                           <Text fontWeight="bold" fontSize="md" mb={1}>{widget.name}</Text>
                           <Text fontSize="sm" color="gray.500" mb={4} flex="1">{widget.description}</Text>
 
-                                                    <Box borderTop="1px solid" borderColor="gray.100" pt={3}>
-                                                        <Text fontSize="xs" fontWeight="bold" color="gray.400" textTransform="uppercase" mb={2}>Add to Grid:</Text>
+                          <Box borderTop="1px solid" borderColor={{base: "gray.200", _dark: "whiteAlpha.200"}}
+                               pt={3}>
+                            <Text fontSize="xs" fontWeight="bold" color="gray.400" textTransform="uppercase"
+                                  mb={2}>
+                              Add to Dashboard:
+                            </Text>
                             <HStack gap={2} flexWrap="wrap">
                               {Object.keys(widget.allowedSizes).map(sizeKey => (
-                                                                <Badge
+                                <Box
                                   key={sizeKey}
                                   as="button"
+                                  css={tabStyles}
                                   onClick={() => handleAddWidget(widget.id, sizeKey)}
-                                                                    colorScheme="gray"
-                                                                    variant="subtle"
-                                                                    px={3}
-                                                                    py={1}
-                                                                    borderRadius="full"
-                                                                    cursor="pointer"
-                                                                    _hover={{ bg: "blue.50", color: "blue.600", transform: "scale(1.05)" }}
-                                                                    transition="all 0.2s"
+                                  color={{base: "blue.600", _dark: "blue.300"}}
                                 >
-                                                                    <Plus size={12} style={{ display: 'inline', marginRight: '4px' }}/>
-                                                                    {sizeKey.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + sizeKey.slice(1)}
-                                                                </Badge>
+                                  {/* THE ABBREVIATION ICON: Always visible */}
+                                  <Flex
+                                    align="center"
+                                    justify="center"
+                                    w="24px"
+                                    h="24px"
+                                    flexShrink={0}
+                                    borderRadius="full"
+                                    fontWeight="black"
+                                    fontSize="xs"
+                                    bg='transparent'
+                                  >
+                                    {getSizeAbbreviation(sizeKey)}
+                                  </Flex>
+
+                                  {/* THE EXPANDED TEXT: Only visible on hover */}
+                                  <Box as="span">Add Widget</Box>
+                                </Box>
                               ))}
                             </HStack>
                           </Box>
@@ -153,7 +269,8 @@ export function SettingsButton() {
                 ))}
               </Tabs.Root>
             </Dialog.Body>
-                        <Dialog.CloseTrigger position="absolute" top={3} right={3} color="white" />
+            <Dialog.CloseTrigger position="absolute" top={3} right={3}
+                                 color={{base: "gray.500", _dark: "whiteAlpha.800"}} _hover={{color: "red.400"}}/>
           </Dialog.Content>
         </Dialog.Positioner>
       </Dialog.Root>

client/src/components/deprecated/AlertLevelWidget.jsx

@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-import Widget from "./Widget.jsx";
-import { Fieldset, NativeSelect, For, Box, Field, Input, Button, Text, Flex } from "@chakra-ui/react";
-import { useForm } from "react-hook-form";
-import { useState } from "react";
-import { Asterisk } from 'lucide-react';
-
-export default function AlertLevel({id, isEditable, isDelete, DeleteWidget}) {
-  const { register, handleSubmit, reset, formState: {errors} } = useForm();
-  const [isSubmit, setIsSubmit] = useState(false);
-
-  const onSubmit = (data) => {
-    setIsSubmit(true);
-    reset();
-  }
-
-  // Prop Forwarding
-  const widgetProps = { id, isEditable, isDelete, DeleteWidget, isSubmit, setIsSubmit }
-
-  return (
-    <Widget title="Alert Level" {...widgetProps} >
-      {!isSubmit ? (
-        // DISPLAYING INPUT FIElDS AND LABELS
-        <Box 
-          as="form" 
-          onSubmit={handleSubmit(onSubmit)}
-          width="100%"
-          p={3}
-          display="flex"
-          flexDir="column"
-        >
-          <Fieldset.Root size="md" maxW="md">
-            <Fieldset.Content>
-              <Field.Root>
-                <Field.Label fontWeight="semibold">Volcano</Field.Label>
-                <Input name="volcanoname" />
-              </Field.Root>
-
-              <Field.Root>
-                <Field.Label fontWeight="semibold">Country</Field.Label>
-                <NativeSelect.Root>
-                  <NativeSelect.Field name="country">
-                    <For each={["United Kingdom", "Canada", "United States"]}>
-                      {(item) => (
-                        <option key={item} value={item}>
-                          {item}
-                        </option>
-                      )}
-                    </For>
-                  </NativeSelect.Field>
-                  <NativeSelect.Indicator />
-                </NativeSelect.Root>
-              </Field.Root>
-            </Fieldset.Content>
-
-            <Button type="submit" size="sm">Submit</Button>
-          </Fieldset.Root>
-        </Box>
-      ):(
-        // DISPLAYING ALERT LEVEL DATA
-        <Box p={1} mt={1} ml="auto" mr="auto" width="200px">
-          <Box
-            bg="bg" 
-            shadow="md" 
-            borderRadius="md"
-            p={8}
-            width="200px"
-            height="10px"
-            textAlign="center"
-            display="flex"
-            alignItems="center"
-            justifyContent="center"
-          >
-            <Text fontsize="2xl" fontWeight="bold" color="gray.700">Alert Level Data Coming Soon.</Text>
-          </Box>
-        </Box>
-      )}
-    </Widget>
-  );
-}

client/src/components/deprecated/CancelButton.jsx

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-import { Button } from "@chakra-ui/react";
-
-export function CancelButton ({onCancel}) {
-  return (
-    <Button onClick={onCancel} borderRadius="md">Cancel</Button>
-  )
-}

client/src/components/deprecated/Canvas.jsx

@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-// DEPRECATED
-
-// import GlobalMap from "./views/GlobalMap";
-// import RegionalMap from "./views/RegionalMap";
-// import Volcano from "./views/Volcano";
-// import Admin from "./views/Admin";
-// import Account from "./views/Account"
-// import Home from "./views/Home";
-// import { DASHBOARD_VIEWS, ADMIN_VIEWS, VOLCANO_VIEWS } from "@/constants/viewKeys";
-// import { chakra } from "@chakra-ui/react";
-// import Personal from "./views/Personal";
-// import Security from "./views/Security";
-//
-// export default function Canvas(props) {
-//   const { view } = props;
-//
-//   return (
-//         <chakra.div width="100%" height="100%">
-//             {/* Check if view is a tab inside the Home Header */}
-//             { DASHBOARD_VIEWS.includes(view) && (
-//                 <Home {...props}/>
-//             )}
-//             {/* Check if view is a tab inside the Volcano Header */}
-//             { VOLCANO_VIEWS.includes(view) && (
-//                 <Volcano {...props}/>
-//             )}
-//             {/* Check if view is a tab inside the Admin Header */}
-//             { ADMIN_VIEWS.includes(view) && (
-//                 <Admin {...props}/>
-//             )}
-//             {view === "global" && <GlobalMap />}
-//             {view === "regional" && <RegionalMap />}
-//             {view === "account" && <Account />}
-//             {view === "settings" && <Personal />}
-//             {view === "personal" && <Personal />}
-//             {view === "security" && <Security />}
-//         </chakra.div>
-//     );
-// }

client/src/components/deprecated/CustomResizeHandle.jsx

@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-import { MoveDiagonal2 } from 'lucide-react';
-import React from "react";
-
-const CustomResizeHandle = React.forwardRef((props, ref) => {
-  const { handleAxis, isVisable, ...restProps } = props;
-  if (!isVisable) return null;
-  return (
-    <div
-      ref={ref}
-      {...restProps}
-      className={`resize-hande-${handleAxis}`}
-      style={{
-        position: 'absolute',
-        bottom: 0,
-        right: 0,
-        cursor: "pointer",
-        width: "20px",
-        height: "20px",
-        zIndex: "1",
-      }}
-    >
-      <MoveDiagonal2 />
-    </div>
-  );
-});
-
-export default CustomResizeHandle;

client/src/components/deprecated/Dashboard.jsx

@@ -1,95 +0,0 @@
-// DEPRECATED
-
-// import Header from './Header/Header.jsx';
-// import Sidebar from './Sidebar/Sidebar.jsx';
-// import Canvas from './Canvas/Canvas.jsx';
-// import { Grid, GridItem, useRecipe, useDialog } from '@chakra-ui/react';
-// import { useState } from 'react';
-// import DialogPopup from './Canvas/CanvasComponents/DialogPopup.jsx';
-//
-// export default function Dashboard() {
-//   const recipe = useRecipe({ key: "dashboard" });
-//   const styles = recipe();
-//
-//   const [darkMode, setDarkMode] = useState(false);
-//   const [isEditable, setIsEditable] = useState(false); // editable=true means static=false (vice versa)
-//   const [isDelete, setIsDelete] = useState(false);
-//   const [originalLayout, setOriginalLayout] = useState([]);
-//   const [originalWidgets, setOriginalWidgets] = useState([]);
-//   const [view, setView] = useState("mydashboard");
-//   const [layout, setLayout] = useState([]);
-//   const [widgetArray, setWidgetArray] = useState([]);
-//   const dialog = useDialog();
-//
-//   const beginEditIfNeeded = () => {
-//     if ( !isEditable ) {
-//       setOriginalLayout(layout);
-//       setOriginalWidgets(widgetArray);
-//     }
-//   };
-//
-//   const onCancel = () => {
-//     console.log("canceling changes...");
-//     console.log(originalWidgets);
-//     if (originalLayout.length) {
-//       setLayout(originalLayout.map(item => ({
-//         ...item,
-//         static: true
-//       })));
-//     };
-//     setWidgetArray(originalWidgets);
-//     setIsEditable(false);
-//     setIsDelete(false);
-//     setOriginalLayout([]);
-//     setOriginalWidgets([]);
-//   }
-//
-//   // Prevent navigation while in Edit mode without saving or cancelling
-//   const handleViewChange = (nextView) => {
-//     console.log("1. handling view change")
-//     if (view === "mydashboard" && isEditable) {
-//       console.log("2. currently editing");
-//       dialog.setOpen(true);
-//       return;
-//
-//       // const confirmed = window.confirm(
-//       //   "You have unsaved changes. Discard them and continue?"
-//       // );
-//       // if (!confirmed) return;
-//       // onCancel();
-//     }
-//     setView(nextView);
-//   };
-//
-//   const onLayoutChange = (newLayout) => setLayout(newLayout);
-//
-//   // Prop Forwarding
-//   const canvasProps = { view, layout, setLayout, setOriginalLayout, onLayoutChange, onChangeView: handleViewChange,
-//     onCancel, isEditable, setIsEditable, isDelete, setIsDelete, widgetArray, setWidgetArray, originalWidgets, setOriginalWidgets, beginEditIfNeeded
-//   };
-//   const sidebarProps = { view, onChangeView: handleViewChange, darkMode, setDarkMode };
-//   const headerProps = { onChangeView: handleViewChange };
-//
-//   return (
-//     <>
-//       <DialogPopup dialog={dialog} />
-//       <Grid css={styles}
-//         templateRows="1fr 11fr"
-//         // templateColumns="1fr 20fr"
-//         templateColumns="auto 1fr"
-//         height="100vh"
-//         width="100vw"
-//       >
-//         <GridItem rowSpan={1} colSpan={2}>
-//           <Header {...headerProps}/>
-//         </GridItem>
-//         <GridItem colSpan={1}>
-//           <Sidebar {...sidebarProps}/>
-//         </GridItem>
-//         <GridItem colSpan={1} width="100%" overflow="auto">
-//           <Canvas {...canvasProps}/>
-//         </GridItem>
-//       </Grid>
-//     </>
-//   );
-// }

client/src/components/deprecated/DeleteAllButton.jsx

@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-import { Button } from "@chakra-ui/react";
-
-export default function DeleteAllButton ({onDeleteAll}) {
-  return (
-    <Button onClick={onDeleteAll} color="#FFFFFF" bg="#EF4444" _hover={{ bg: "bg.error", color: "#EF4444"}}>
-      Delete All
-    </Button>
-  )
-}

client/src/components/deprecated/FirstWidgetButton.jsx

@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-import { Box, Menu, Portal } from '@chakra-ui/react'
-import AlertLevel from "@/components/deprecated/AlertLevelWidget.jsx";
-
-export default function FirstWidgetButton({ appendWidget }) {
-  const triggerItem = (
-    <>
-      <Menu.Trigger asChild>
-        <Box
-          p={6}
-          m="auto"
-          mt={6}
-          align="center"
-          textAlign="center"
-          justify="center"
-          width="400px"
-          borderRadius="md"
-          boxShadow="md"
-          border="2px dashed"
-          borderColor="gray.300"
-          bg="gray.50"
-          cursor="pointer"
-          _hover = {{
-            bg: "gray.100",
-            borderColor: "gray.400",
-            boxShadow: "lg",
-          }}
-        >
-          Add Your First Widget
-        </Box>
-      </Menu.Trigger>
-    </>
-  );
-  const positioning = { placement: "bottom-middle" };
-  // const WidgetMenuProps = { appendWidget, triggerItem, positioning };
-  return (
-    // <WidgetMenu {...WidgetMenuProps} />
-    <Menu.Root positioning={positioning}>
-      {triggerItem}
-      <Portal>
-        <Menu.Positioner>
-          <Menu.Content>
-            <Menu.Item
-              value="AlertLevel"
-              onClick={() => appendWidget(AlertLevel, 4, 7, 4, 7, 8, 14)}  // width and height are passed through here for each widget
-            >
-              Alert Level
-            </Menu.Item>
-            <Menu.Item value="CO2">CO2</Menu.Item>
-            <Menu.Item value="Ivans">IVANS</Menu.Item>
-            <Menu.Item value="PlumeHeights">Plume Heights</Menu.Item>
-            <Menu.Item value="AlertLevelChanges">Alert Level Changes</Menu.Item>
-          </Menu.Content>
-        </Menu.Positioner>
-      </Portal>
-    </Menu.Root>
-  );
-}

client/src/components/deprecated/SaveButton.jsx

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-import { Button } from "@chakra-ui/react";
-
-export function SaveButton ({onSave}) {
-  return (
-    <Button onClick={onSave} borderRadius="md" bg="primary" _hover={{bg: "primaryLt"}}>Save</Button>
-  )
-}

client/src/components/deprecated/Widget.jsx

@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-import { useSlotRecipe, chakra, Flex, CloseButton, Text, IconButton } from "@chakra-ui/react"
-import { Undo } from 'lucide-react';
-
-export default function Widget(props) {
-  // deconstructing props
-  const { id, title, isEditable, isDelete, DeleteWidget, isSubmit, setIsSubmit, children } = props;
-
-  const recipe = useSlotRecipe({ key: "widget" });
-  const styles = recipe();
-
-  return (
-    <Flex flexDirection="column" w="100%" h="auto">
-      {/* HEADER */}
-      <Flex css={styles.header} cursor={isEditable ? "move":"default"} flexDirection="row" w="100%" h="auto" justifyContent="space-between" alignItems="center">
-        <Text className="widget-handle" w="100%" display="flex" alignItems="center" height="32px" fontWeight="bold">{title}</Text>
-        {isDelete ? (
-          <CloseButton onClick={() => DeleteWidget(id)} size="xs" _hover={{bg: "tomato", color: "white"}}/>
-        ):(
-          isSubmit ? (
-            <IconButton onClick={() => setIsSubmit(false)} size="xs" bg="base300" cursor="pointer"><Undo fill="text" /></IconButton>
-          ):null
-        )}
-      </Flex>
-
-      {/* CHILDREN */}
-      <Flex w="100%" h="auto">
-        {children}
-      </Flex>
-    </Flex>
-  );
-}
-

client/src/components/deprecated/WidgetMenu.jsx

@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-import { Menu, Portal } from "@chakra-ui/react";
-import AlertLevel from "./AlertLevelWidget.jsx";
-
-export default function WidgetMenu({appendWidget, triggerItem, positioning}) {
-  return (
-    <Menu.Root positioning={positioning}>
-      {triggerItem}
-      <Portal>
-        <Menu.Positioner>
-          <Menu.Content>
-            <Menu.Item 
-              value="AlertLevel" 
-              onClick={() => appendWidget(AlertLevel, 4, 7, 4, 7, 8, 14)}  // width and height are passed through here for each widget
-            >
-              Alert Level
-            </Menu.Item>
-            <Menu.Item value="CO2">CO2</Menu.Item>
-            <Menu.Item value="Ivans">IVANS</Menu.Item>
-            <Menu.Item value="PlumeHeights">Plume Heights</Menu.Item>
-            <Menu.Item value="AlertLevelChanges">Alert Level Changes</Menu.Item>
-          </Menu.Content>
-        </Menu.Positioner>
-      </Portal>
-    </Menu.Root>
-  )
-}

client/src/components/deprecated/tooltip.jsx

@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-import { Tooltip as ChakraTooltip, Portal } from '@chakra-ui/react'
-import * as React from 'react'
-
-export const Tooltip = React.forwardRef(function Tooltip(props, ref) {
-  const {
-    showArrow,
-    children,
-    disabled,
-    portalled = true,
-    content,
-    contentProps,
-    portalRef,
-    ...rest
-  } = props
-
-  if (disabled) return children
-
-  return (
-    <ChakraTooltip.Root {...rest}>
-      <ChakraTooltip.Trigger asChild>{children}</ChakraTooltip.Trigger>
-      <Portal disabled={!portalled} container={portalRef}>
-        <ChakraTooltip.Positioner>
-          <ChakraTooltip.Content ref={ref} {...contentProps}>
-            {showArrow && (
-              <ChakraTooltip.Arrow>
-                <ChakraTooltip.ArrowTip />
-              </ChakraTooltip.Arrow>
-            )}
-            {content}
-          </ChakraTooltip.Content>
-        </ChakraTooltip.Positioner>
-      </Portal>
-    </ChakraTooltip.Root>
-  )
-})

client/src/components/layout/Header.jsx

@@ -1,37 +1,34 @@
-import { useRecipe, Button, Stack, Text, Flex } from "@chakra-ui/react"
+import {useSlotRecipe, Text, Flex} from "@chakra-ui/react"
 import UserAvatarMenu from "./UserAvatarMenu.jsx";
-import { NavLink } from "react-router-dom";
 import useAuthStore from "@/store/authStore";
+import {SearchBar} from "@/components/dashboard/SearchBar.jsx";
 
 // Import the asset properly so Vite can bundle it for any server
 // import defaultAvatar from "@/assets/user_profile.svg";
 
 // Accept a 'user' prop now, fallback to placeholder if empty
 export default function Header() {
-    const recipe = useRecipe({ key: "header" });
+  const recipe = useSlotRecipe({key: "header"});
   const styles = recipe();
 
-    const { user } = useAuthStore();
+  const {user} = useAuthStore();
   console.log(user);
-    const displayName = user ? (user.fullName || user.username) : "Loading...";
+  const displayName = user ? (user.firstName || user.username) : "Loading...";
+  const avatarname = user ? (user.fullName || user.username) : "Loading...";
 
   const displayEmail = user?.email || "LDAP User";
 
   return (
-        <Flex css={styles} justify="space-between" align="center" width="100%">
-            {/* Home Link Logo */}
-            <Button as={NavLink} to="/home" color="color" variant="plain" textStyle="5xl" fontWeight="bold">
-                VDAP
-            </Button>
+    <Flex css={styles.root}>
+      <Flex css={styles.search_bar}>
+       <SearchBar placeholder="Enter a volcano to search"/>
+      </Flex>
 
       {/* User Profile Section */}
-            <Flex align="center" gap={3} pr={6}>
-                <Stack gap="0" textAlign="right" cursor="default">
-                    <Text color="color" fontWeight="bold" textStyle="lg">{displayName}</Text>
-                    <Text color="fg.muted" textStyle="sm">{displayEmail}</Text>
-                </Stack>
+      <Flex css={styles.user_info}>
+        <Text>{displayName}</Text>
         <UserAvatarMenu
-                    name={displayName}
+          name={avatarname}
           // avatar={user.avatar}
         />
       </Flex>

client/src/components/layout/Sidebar.jsx

@@ -1,74 +1,57 @@
-import { useSlotRecipe, Box, Button, IconButton } from "@chakra-ui/react";
-import { ColorModeButton } from "@/components/ui/color-mode.jsx";
-import { useState } from "react";
-import { NavLink } from "react-router-dom";
-import Tooltip from "../ui/Tooltip.jsx";
-import { Mountain, House, Earth, MapPin, ShieldUser, Menu } from 'lucide-react';
+import {Mountain, House, Earth, MapPin, ShieldUser, PanelLeftClose, PanelLeftOpen} from 'lucide-react';
+import {useSlotRecipe, Box, Button, IconButton, Text, Flex} from "@chakra-ui/react";
+import {ColorModeButton} from "@/components/ui/color-mode.jsx";
+import {NavLink} from "react-router-dom";
+import {useState} from "react";
 
 const SIDEBAR_DEFAULT_BUTTONS = [
-  { icon: House, name: "Home", url: "/home" },
-  { icon: Earth, name: "Global Map", url: "/global-map" },
-  { icon: MapPin, name: "Regional Map", url: "/regional-map" },
-  { icon: Mountain, name: "Volcano", url: "/volcano" },
-  { icon: ShieldUser, name: "Admin", url: "/admin" } // TODO remove in the future as default should not have admin
+  {icon: House, name: "Home", url: "/home"},
+  {icon: Earth, name: "Global Map", url: "/global-map"},
+  {icon: MapPin, name: "Regional Map", url: "/regional-map"},
+  {icon: Mountain, name: "Volcano", url: "/volcano"},
+  {icon: ShieldUser, name: "Admin", url: "/admin"} // TODO remove in the future as default should not have admin
 ];
 
 export default function Sidebar() {
   const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(true);
-  const recipe = useSlotRecipe({ key: "sidebar" });
-  const styles = recipe();
-
-  // TODO we will need to call buttons here by authorized user, for now we update the visible buttons as simply the default buttons
-  const visibleButtons = SIDEBAR_DEFAULT_BUTTONS;
+  const recipe = useSlotRecipe({key: "sidebar"});
+  const styles = recipe({state: isOpen ? "open" : "closed"});
+  const visibleButtons = SIDEBAR_DEFAULT_BUTTONS; // TODO: call btns here according to users authorization
 
   const toggleSidebar = () => setIsOpen((prev) => !prev);
 
   return (
-      <Box css={styles.root} width={isOpen ? "210px" : "71px"} transition="width 0.4s ease" position="relative" display="flex" flexDirection="column" gap={2}
-      >
-        {/* Menu Trigger */}
-        <IconButton aria-label="Toggle Sidebar" variant="plain" size="md" onClick={toggleSidebar} width="54px" alignSelf="flex-start"
-        >
-          <Menu />
-        </IconButton>
+    <Box css={styles.root}>
+       {/* Logo Navigates to Home Page */}
+      <Button as={NavLink} to="/home" variant="plain" css={styles.logo}>
+        <Flex>
+          <Text>🌋</Text>
+          <Text css={styles.logo_text}>VDAP</Text>
+        </Flex>
+      </Button>
 
       {/* Navigation Buttons */}
       {visibleButtons.map((button) => {
         const Icon = button.icon;
         return (
-              <Tooltip key={button.name} content={button.name} sidebarIsOpen={isOpen}>
-                <Button
-                    as={NavLink}
-                    to={button.url}
-                    css={styles.buttons}
-                    justifyContent="flex-start"
-                    width="100%"
-                    overflow="hidden" // Prevents text popout on collapse
-                >
-                  <Icon style={{ flexShrink: 0 }} /> {/* Prevents icon from squishing */}
-
-                  {/* Cleaned conditional transition styling */}
-                  <Box
-                      as="span"
-                      ml={isOpen ? 3 : 0}
-                      opacity={isOpen ? 1 : 0}
-                      visibility={isOpen ? "visible" : "hidden"} // Prevents phantom width calculations and overflow into canvas
-                      transition="opacity 0.3s ease, visibility 0.3s ease, margin 0.3s ease"
-                      whiteSpace="nowrap"
-                  >
+          <Button as={NavLink} to={button.url} css={styles.buttons}> {/* Navigation buttons are [icon text] */}
+            <Icon/>
+            <Box as="span" css={styles.button_text}>
               {button.name}
             </Box>
           </Button>
-              </Tooltip>
         );
       })}
 
-        {/* Theme Toggler */}
-        <ColorModeButton
-            position="absolute"
-            bottom="4"
-            left="4"
-        />
+      {/* Collapse Sidebar and Theme Footer Buttons */}
+      <Flex css={styles.footer}>
+        <IconButton aria-label="Toggle Sidebar" variant="plain" onClick={toggleSidebar} css={styles.collapse_button}>
+          {isOpen ? <PanelLeftClose /> : <PanelLeftOpen />}
+        </IconButton>
+        <Flex css={styles.color_mode_button}>
+          <ColorModeButton />
+        </Flex>
+      </Flex>
     </Box>
   );
 }

client/src/css/index.css

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 :root {
-  font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;
+  /*font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;*/
+  font-family: "Roboto", sans-serif;
 }
 
 .wx-theme {

client/src/pages/auth/Login.jsx

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ const Login = () => {
 
   return (
       <Flex p={8} bg="gray.50" _dark={{ bg: "gray.900" }} flex="1" minH="100vh" align="center" justify="center">
-        <Box w="full" maxW="450px" bg="white" _dark={{ bg: "gray.800", borderColor: "gray.700" }} p={8} borderRadius="2xl" boxShadow="sm" borderWidth="1px" borderColor="gray.200">
+        <Box w="full" maxW="450px" bg="white" borderColor="gray.200" _dark={{ bg: "gray.800", borderColor: "gray.700" }} p={8} borderRadius="2xl" boxShadow="sm" borderWidth="1px">
           <Stack gap={6} align="stretch" as="form" onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
 
             <Stack gap={2} textAlign="center">
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ const Login = () => {
                   onChange={(e) => setUsername(e.target.value)}
                   placeholder="jdoe"
                   {...fieldStyles}
+                  color="gray.800"
               />
             </Field.Root>
 
@@ -102,8 +103,9 @@ const Login = () => {
                   type="password"
                   value={password}
                   onChange={(e) => setPassword(e.target.value)}
-                  placeholder="••••••••"
+                  // placeholder="••••••••" // not a necessary placeholder
                   {...fieldStyles}
+                  color="gray.800"
               />
             </Field.Root>
 

client/src/pages/home/Home.jsx

@@ -1,62 +1,59 @@
-import { HStack, Flex, Box } from "@chakra-ui/react";
-import { NavLink, Outlet, useLocation } from "react-router-dom";
-import { SearchBar } from "../../components/dashboard/SearchBar.jsx";
-import { SettingsButton } from "../../components/dashboard/SettingsButton.jsx";
+import {HStack, Flex, Box, useRecipe, useSlotRecipe} from "@chakra-ui/react";
+import {NavLink, Outlet, useLocation} from "react-router-dom";
+import {SearchBar} from "../../components/dashboard/SearchBar.jsx";
+import {SettingsButton} from "../../components/dashboard/SettingsButton.jsx";
+
+// 1. Import your icons (Swap these for whichever you prefer!)
+import {LayoutDashboard, CalendarDays, Cloud, Satellite, Activity} from "lucide-react";
+
+// 2. Define the tabs array
+const HOME_TABS = [
+  {name: "My Dashboard", url: "/home", icon: LayoutDashboard, exact: true},
+  {name: "Daily Activity", url: "/home/daily", icon: CalendarDays},
+  {name: "Gas", url: "/home/gas", icon: Cloud},
+  {name: "Remote Sensing", url: "/home/remote", icon: Satellite},
+  {name: "Seismic", url: "/home/seismic", icon: Activity},
+];
 
 export default function Home() {
-  const location = useLocation();
-  const isPersonalDashboard = location.pathname === "/home" || location.pathname === "/home/";
+  const glassTabsRecipe = useRecipe({key: "glassTab"});
+  const homeRecipe = useSlotRecipe({key: "home"});
+  const glassTabsStyle = glassTabsRecipe();
+  const homeStyle = homeRecipe();
 
-  // 1. CSS making this look like how we want it, TODO turn to theme?
-  const tabStyles = {
-    fontSize: "lg",
-    fontWeight: "bold",
-    color: "fg.muted",
-    px: 2,                   // Horizontal padding
-    // py: 2,                   // Vertical padding
-    borderBottom: "1px solid transparent",
-    transition: "all 0.2s",
-    _hover: { color: "fg" },
-
-    "&.active": {         // Target the active class applied by React Router NavLink
-      color: "fg",
-      borderColor: "fg",
-    }
-  };
+  const location= useLocation();
+  const isPersonalDashboard= location.pathname === "/home" || location.pathname === "/home/";
 
   return (
-      <Flex direction="column" height="100%" width="100%">
+    <Flex css={homeStyle.root}>
+      <Flex as="header" css={homeStyle.header}>
+        {/* TABS CONTAINER */}
+        <Flex>
+          {HOME_TABS.map((tab) => {
+            const Icon = tab.icon;
+            return (
+              <Box key={tab.name} as={NavLink} to={tab.url} end={tab.exact} css={glassTabsStyle}> {/* CRITICAL: 'end' prop forces exact match so "/home" deactivates on sub-routes*/}
+                {/* flexShrink: 0 ensures the icon never squishes during the gooey animation */}
+                <Icon size={24} style={{flexShrink: 0}}/>
+                <Box as="span">{tab.name}</Box>
+              </Box>
+            );
+          })}
 
-        {/* 2. 🛠️ SUB HEADER: Matches your original padding and background */}
-        <Flex as="header" position="sticky" top="0" zIndex="dropdown" bg="base200" p={5} align="center" justify="space-between" width="100%">
-
-          {/* TABS CONTAINER - Replicates the Tabs.List line container */}
-          <Flex borderBottom="1px solid" borderColor="fg.muted" gap={2}>
-            <Box as={NavLink} to="/home" end css={tabStyles}>My Dashboard</Box>
-            <Box as={NavLink} to="/home/daily" css={tabStyles}>Daily Activity</Box>
-            <Box as={NavLink} to="/home/gas" css={tabStyles}>Gas</Box>
-            <Box as={NavLink} to="/home/remote" css={tabStyles}>Remote Sensing</Box>
-            <Box as={NavLink} to="/home/seismic" css={tabStyles}>Seismic</Box>
+          {/* The Settings button is now inline with the tabs and only renders on the personal dashboard */}
+          {isPersonalDashboard && <SettingsButton/>}
         </Flex>
 
         {/* EDIT MODE BUTTONS & CONTROLS */}
+        {/* Leaving this HStack here in case you plan to put the SearchBar or other global tools back on the right side */}
         <HStack width="258px" justifyContent="flex-end">
-            {isPersonalDashboard ? (
-                <>
-                  <SearchBar placeholder="Enter a volcano to search" size="sm" width="210px" />
-                  {/* This will eventually trigger your Zustand store's edit mode! */}
-                  <SettingsButton />
-                </>
-            ) : (
-                <SearchBar placeholder="Enter a volcano to search" size="sm" width="210px" />
-            )}
+          {/* Future global controls go here */}
         </HStack>
-
       </Flex>
 
-        {/* 3. 🛠️ CANVAS AREA */}
-        <Flex flex="1" overflow="auto">
-          <Outlet />
+      {/* TABS CONTENT */}
+      <Flex css={homeStyle.body}>
+        <Outlet/>
       </Flex>
 
     </Flex>

client/src/pages/home/tabs/MyDashboard.jsx

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import {Box, Text, Flex, IconButton, Spinner, Popover} from "@chakra-ui/react";
+import {Box, Text, Flex, IconButton, Spinner, Popover, useSlotRecipe} from "@chakra-ui/react";
 import {X, MoreVertical} from "lucide-react";
 import {Responsive, WidthProvider} from "react-grid-layout";
 import {useDashboardStore} from "@/store/useDashboardStore.jsx";
 import {Suspense, useEffect, useRef} from 'react';
-import {useColorModeValue} from "@/components/ui/color-mode";
+
 // 1. Import database messenger
 import useAuthStore from "@/store/authStore";
 
@@ -13,13 +13,8 @@ import {WIDGET_REGISTRY} from '@/constants/widgetRegistry.jsx';
 // React-Grid-Layout requires this wrapper to automatically calculate screen width
 const ResponsiveGridLayout = WidthProvider(Responsive);
 
-export default function MyDashboard() {
-  // 🌗 Let's adjust for our light and dark mode
-  const frameBg = useColorModeValue("gray.100", "gray.800");
-  const titleColor = useColorModeValue("gray.800", "gray.100");
-  const iconColor = useColorModeValue("gray.600", "gray.400");
-  const iconHoverBg = useColorModeValue("gray.100", "gray.700");
 
+export default function MyDashboard() {
   // ☁️ Database Connection
   const {user} = useAuthStore();
 
@@ -33,24 +28,26 @@ export default function MyDashboard() {
   // 🔒 Safety lock to prevent infinite re-renders
   const hasHydrated = useRef(false);
 
-  // ==========================================
-  // INITIAL LOAD: Grab data from Django
-  // ==========================================
+  // 1. Pull the global slot recipes
+  const widgetRecipe = useSlotRecipe({ key: "widget" });
+  const popoverRecipe = useSlotRecipe({ key: "glassPopover" });
+
+  // 2. Pass the editing state directly into the widget recipe!
+  const widgetStyles = widgetRecipe({ mode: isEditing ? "editing" : undefined });
+  const popoverStyles = popoverRecipe();
+
+  // 3. Populate widgets
   useEffect(() => {
     if (user?.preferences?.dashboard_layout && !hasHydrated.current) {
       const savedLayout = user.preferences.dashboard_layout;
 
       // Safety check: Only inject if it's actually an array of widgets.
       // (Prevents a crash if MariaDB returns a default empty object {})
-      if (Array.isArray(savedLayout)) {
-        setWidgets(savedLayout);
-      }
-
+      if (Array.isArray(savedLayout)) setWidgets(savedLayout);
       hasHydrated.current = true;
     }
   }, [user, setWidgets]);
 
-
   // 🛠️ Format the data for RGL
   const rglLayout = widgets.map(w => ({
     i: w.id,
@@ -58,10 +55,10 @@ export default function MyDashboard() {
     y: w.y,
     w: w.w,
     h: w.h,
-    isResizable: false // 🚫 The magic lock! No resizing allowed globally.
+    isResizable: false // The magic lock! No resizing allowed globally.
   }));
 
-  // 3. THE COMPONENT MAPPER
+  // 4. The component mapper
   const renderWidget = (widget) => {
     const registryEntry = WIDGET_REGISTRY[widget.type];
 
@@ -72,38 +69,24 @@ export default function MyDashboard() {
       const SettingsUI = registryEntry.settingsComponent;
 
       return (
-        // The "Frame" that holds both the Title and the Chart
-        <Flex direction="column" height="100%" width="100%" bg={frameBg}>
-
-          {/* THE TITLE BAR */}
-          <Flex
-            justify="space-between"
-            align="center"
-            px={3}
-            py={2}
-          >
-            <Text color={titleColor} fontWeight="semibold" fontSize="md" isTruncated>
+        <>
+          <Box css={widgetStyles.header}>
+            <Text>
               {registryEntry.name}
             </Text>
 
-            {/* THE SETTINGS ELLIPSIS */}
-            {SettingsUI ? (
+            {/* WIDGET SETTINGS BUTTON (ELLIPSES) */}
+            {SettingsUI && (
               <Popover.Root positioning={{placement: "bottom-end"}}>
                 <Popover.Trigger asChild>
-                  <IconButton
-                    size="xs"
-                    variant="ghost"
-                    color="gray.400"
-                    _hover={{color: "white", bg: "gray.700"}}
-                    aria-label="Widget Settings"
-                  >
+                  <IconButton size="xs" variant="ghost" aria-label="Widget Settings">
                     <MoreVertical size={16}/>
                   </IconButton>
                 </Popover.Trigger>
 
                 {/* NEW: The Positioner lifts the content out of the Flexbox flow */}
-                <Popover.Positioner zIndex={10}>
-                  <Popover.Content bg="gray.50" p={4} boxShadow="xl" borderRadius="md">
+                <Popover.Positioner zIndex={1}>
+                  <Popover.Content css={popoverStyles.content}>
                     <Suspense fallback={<Spinner size="sm"/>}>
                       <SettingsUI
                         widgetId={widget.id}
@@ -113,25 +96,19 @@ export default function MyDashboard() {
                   </Popover.Content>
                 </Popover.Positioner>
               </Popover.Root>
-            ) : (
-              <Box w="20px" h="20px"/>
             )}
-          </Flex>
-
-          {/* THE CHART CANVAS */}
-          <Box flex="1" overflow="hidden" position="relative" p={1}>
-            {/* Pass the settings object into the actual chart component */}
-            {/* Pass widget ID to allow updating settings in widget component rather than just in settings component */}
-            <Component settings={widget.settings || {}} widgetID={widget.id || {}}/>
           </Box>
 
-        </Flex>
+          <Box css={widgetStyles.body}>
+            <Component settings={widget.settings || {}} widgetID={widget.id || {}}/>
+          </Box>
+        </>
       );
     }
 
     // Fallback if someone asks for a widget that doesn't exist
     return (
-      <Flex width="100%" height="100%" align="center" justify="center" direction="column" bg="gray.800">
+      <Flex css={widgetStyles.body} align="center" justify="center" direction="column">
         <Text fontWeight="bold" color="red.400">Error</Text>
         <Text fontSize="sm" color="gray.400">Widget '{widget.type}' not found.</Text>
       </Flex>
@@ -148,36 +125,31 @@ export default function MyDashboard() {
         rowHeight={30}
         isDraggable={isEditing}     // Only allows dragging when Settings tools toggle this
         isResizable={false}         // Double lock-down
-        onLayoutChange={(newLayout) => updateLayoutPositions(newLayout)} // Fires when user drops a widget
         compactType="vertical"      // Auto-packs widgets to the top
+        onLayoutChange={(newLayout) => updateLayoutPositions(newLayout)} // Fires when user drops a widget
       >
-        {/* 3. 🎨 Paint the Widgets */}
+        {/* 🎨 Paint the Widgets */}
         {widgets.map(widget => (
           <Box
             key={widget.id}
-            bg="white"
-            borderRadius="md"
-            boxShadow={isEditing ? "outline" : "sm"} // Visual cue when editing
-            border={isEditing ? "2px dashed gray" : "1px solid"}
-            borderColor={isEditing ? "gray.400" : "gray.200"}
-            overflow="hidden"
-            cursor={isEditing ? "grab" : "default"}
-            position="relative" // 3. REQUIRED so the absolute button stays inside this box
+            css={widgetStyles.root}
+            position="relative" // REQUIRED so the absolute button stays inside this box
           >
-            {/* 4. THE DELETE BUTTON */}
+            {/* THE DELETE BUTTON */}
             {isEditing && (
               <IconButton
-                aria-label="Remove widget"
                 position="absolute"
                 top={2}
                 right={2}
-                size="xs"
                 bg="white"
-                color={iconColor}
+                color="black"
                 border="1px solid"
+                borderRadius="xl"
                 borderColor="gray.200"
                 _hover={{bg: "red.50", color: "red.500", borderColor: "red.200"}}
                 zIndex={2}
+                aria-label="Remove widget"
+                size="xs"
                 onClick={() => removeWidget(widget.id)}
                 onMouseDown={(e) => e.stopPropagation()} // 🚫 Stops RGL from grabbing the widget
                 onTouchStart={(e) => e.stopPropagation()} // 🚫 Same protection for mobile touches
@@ -186,15 +158,14 @@ export default function MyDashboard() {
               </IconButton>
             )}
 
-            {/* 4. SUSPENSE BOUNDARY wrapping the render function */}
+            {/* SUSPENSE BOUNDARY wrapping the render function */}
             <Suspense fallback={
-              <Flex w="100%" h="100%" align="center" justify="center" bg="gray.800">
+              <Flex css={widgetStyles.body} align="center" justify="center">
                 <Spinner size="md" color="blue.400" thickness="3px"/>
               </Flex>
             }>
               {renderWidget(widget)}
             </Suspense>
-
           </Box>
         ))}
       </ResponsiveGridLayout>

client/src/theme.js

@@ -1,109 +1,542 @@
-import { defineSlotRecipe, createSystem, defaultConfig, defineConfig, defineRecipe } from "@chakra-ui/react";
+import {defineSlotRecipe, createSystem, defaultConfig, defineConfig, defineRecipe} from "@chakra-ui/react";
 
-// RECIPES
-const headerRecipe = defineRecipe({
+// REUSABLE GLASS SURFACE
+const glassSurface = {
+  bg: {base: "rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4)", _dark: "rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04)"},
+  backdropFilter: "blur(12px)",
+  WebkitBackdropFilter: "blur(12px)",
+  border: "1px solid",
+  borderColor: {base: "gray.200", _dark: "whiteAlpha.200"},
+  boxShadow: "sm",
+};
+
+/* ==========================================================================
+   RECIPES
+   ========================================================================== */
+
+// 1. Header
+const headerRecipe = defineSlotRecipe({
+  slots: ["root", "search_bar", "user_info"],
   base: {
-    bg: "{base200}",
+    root: {
+      bg: "transparent",
       color: "text",
       width: "100%",
       height: "100%",
-    borderBottom: "1px solid",
-    borderBottomColor:"{border}",
       display: "flex",
       flexDirection: "row",
       justifyContent: "space-between",
       alignItems: "center",
-  }
-});
+      pl: 3,
+    },
+    search_bar: {
+      width: "100%",
+      // input element in search bar component
+      "& input": {
+        width: "410px",
+      },
+    },
+    user_info: {
+      flexDirection: "row",
+      justifyContent: "flex-end",
+      alignItems: "center",
+      gap: 3,
+      pr: 6,
 
-const dashboardRecipe = defineRecipe({
-  base: {
-    bg: "{base200}"
-  }
-});
-
-const canvasRecipe = defineRecipe({
-  base: {
-    bg: "{base200}",
-    zIndex: "-1",
-    color: "{text}"
-  }
+      // The Text component
+      "& p": {
+        fontWeight: "600",
+        fontSize: "md",
+      },
+    },
+  },
 });
 
+// 2. Sidebar
 const sidebarRecipe = defineSlotRecipe({
-  slots: ["root", "close_button", "buttons", "dark_mode_button"],
+  slots: [
+    "root",
+    "logo",
+    "logo_text",
+    "footer",
+    "button_text",
+    "buttons",
+    "collapse_button",
+    "color_mode_button",
+  ],
   base: {
     root: {
-      bg: "{base200}",
-      borderRight: "1px solid",
-      borderColor: "{border}", 
+      // 1. Semi-transparent backgrounds
+      bg: {
+        base: "linear-gradient(to bottom right, #97282880 20%, #EB7F3160 60%, #FCAD3840 100%)",
+        _dark: "linear-gradient(to bottom right, #9900003C 20%, #FF66003C 60%, #FFC0003C 100%)"
+      },
+
+      // 2. The glass blur effect
+      backdropFilter: "blur(12px)",
+      WebkitBackdropFilter: "blur(12px)",
+
+      // 3. Subtle semi-transparent borders
+      border: "1px solid",
+      borderColor: {base: "rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8)", _dark: "rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1)"},
+
+      // CRITICAL: Remove the right border so it doesn't draw a line through your cutout
+      borderRight: "none",
+
+      borderRadius: "2xl",
       width: "100%",
-      height: "100%",
+      height: "calc(100% - 16px)",
+      margin: "8px",
       display: "flex",
       flexDirection: "column",
+      position: "relative",
       justifyContent: "start",
-      alignItems: "start",
-      gap: 2,
-      p: 2,
+      alignItems: "stretch",
+      gap: 4,
+      transition: "width 0.5s ease",
+
+      // CRITICAL: Adjust padding and overflow to allow the button to touch the right edge
+      pl: 2, // Keep left padding
+      py: 2, // Keep top/bottom padding
+      pr: 0, // Remove right padding
+      pt: 4, // Added top padding to give the logo room to breathe
+      overflow: "visible", // Allows the curved corner patches to render outside the button
+      zIndex: 10,
     },
     buttons: {
+      position: "relative", // Required to anchor the corner patches
       bg: "transparent",
-      _hover: {bg: "{primaryLt}", color: "{textInverted}"},
-      "&.active": {bg: "{primary}", color: "{textInverted}"},
-      fontSize: "xl",
+
+      justifyContent: "flex-start",
+      transition: "background-color 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease",
+
+      "& svg": {
+        transition: "stroke-width 0.4s ease",
+        flexShrink: "0",
+      },
+
+      _hover: {
+        bg: "rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2)",
+        color: "{text}",
+        "& svg": {
+          strokeWidth: "3",
+        },
+        "& span": {
+          fontWeight: "700",
+        },
+      },
+
+      fontSize: "l",
       color: {base: "{text}"},
       variant: "ghost",
       width: "100%",
+
+      // Flat on the right, rounded on the left
+      borderRightRadius: "0",
+      borderLeftRadius: "4xl",
+
+      "&.active": {
+        bg: "{MainBackground}",
+        color: "{textInverted}",
+
+        _hover: {
+          bg: "{MainBackground}",
+          color: "{textInverted}",
+          "& svg": { strokeWidth: "2" },
+          "& span": { fontWeight: "500" },
         },
+
+        // The Top Inverted Curve
+        _before: {
+          content: '""',
+          position: "absolute",
+          right: "-1px",
+          top: "-25px",
+          width: "25px",
+          height: "25px",
+          bg: "inherit",
+          WebkitMaskImage: "radial-gradient(circle at top left, transparent 25px, black 25.5px)",
+          maskImage: "radial-gradient(circle at top left, transparent 25px, black 25.5px)",
+          pointerEvents: "none",
+        },
+
+        // The Bottom Inverted Curve
+        _after: {
+          content: '""',
+          position: "absolute",
+          right: "-1px",
+          bottom: "-25px",
+          width: "25px",
+          height: "25px",
+          bg: "inherit",
+          WebkitMaskImage: "radial-gradient(circle at bottom left, transparent 25px, black 25.5px)",
+          maskImage: "radial-gradient(circle at bottom left, transparent 25px, black 25.5px)",
+          pointerEvents: "none",
+        },
+      },
+    },
+    logo: {
+      width: "100%",
+      justifyContent: "flex-start",
+      ml: 2,
+      textStyle: "4xl",
+      fontWeight: "bold",
+      overflow: "hidden",
+      px: 0,
+    },
+    logo_text: {
+      transition: "opacity 0.2s ease, visibility 0.2s ease, margin 0.2s ease",
+      whiteSpace: "nowrap",
+      overflow: "hidden",
+      textOverflow: "clip",
+    },
+    footer: {
+      flexDirection: "row",
+      justifyContent: "space-between",
+      width: "100%",
+      mt: "auto",
+      pl: 2,
+      pr: 2,
+    },
+    button_text: {
+      transition: "opacity 0.3s ease, visibility 0.3s ease, margin 0.3s ease",
+      whiteSpace: "nowrap",
+      overflow: "hidden",
+      textOverflow: "clip",
+      fontWeight: "500",
+    },
+    collapse_button: {
+      "& svg": {flexShrink: "0"},
+    },
+    color_mode_button: {
+      "& button": {
+        _hover: {
+          bg: "transparent",
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  },
+  variants: {
+    state: {
+      open: {
+        root: {width: "190px"},
+        button_text: {ml: 3, opacity: 1, visibility: "visible"},
+        logo_text: {ml: 3, opacity: 1, visibility: "visible", transition: "opacity 0.5s ease, visibility 0.5s ease, margin 0.5s ease"},
+        color_mode_button: {
+          "& button": {
+            position: "static",
+          },
+          // the css below is equivalent to chakra's 'truncate' prop
+          // it makes sure the icon doesn't jump out of the bounds of the sidebar while it's transitioning from closed to open
+          whiteSpace: "nowrap",
+          overflow: "hidden",
+          textOverflow: "clip",
+        },
+      },
+      closed: {
+        root: {width: "71px"},
+        button_text: {opacity: 0, visibility: "hidden"},
+        logo_text: {opacity: 0, visibility: "hidden", transition: "opacity 0.2s ease, visibility 0.2s ease, margin 0.2s ease"},
+        color_mode_button: {"& button": {position: "relative", bottom: "35px", right: "37px",}
+        },
+      }
+    }
   }
 });
 
-const widgetRecipe = defineSlotRecipe({
-  slots: ["root", "header", "canvas"],
+// 3. Dashboard Shell
+const dashboardRecipe = defineRecipe({
   base: {
-    root: {
-      flexDirection: "column",
-      gap: "1",
-      position: "relative",
-      bg: "base100",
-      borderRadius: "md",
-      p: "1",
-      paddingBottom: "2",
-      border: "1px solid",
-      borderColor: "{base300}",
-      textAlign: "center",
-      height: "100%",
-      position: "fixed"
-    },
-    header: {
-      flexShrink: "0",
-      bg: "{base300}",
-      color: "{text}",
-      cursor: "move",
-      borderRadius: "sm",
-      whiteSpace: "nowrap",
-      textAlign: "left",
-      pl: "2"
-    },
-    canvas: {
-      flex: "1 1 auto",
-      bg: "transparent",
-      color: "{text}",
-      cursor: "default",
-      borderRadius: "md",
+    height: "100vh",
+    width: "100vw",
+    bg: "{MainBackground}",
+
+    // selects the third div in the grid layout (the canvas)
+    "& > div:nth-of-type(3)": {
+      width: "100%",
       overflow: "auto",
     }
   }
 });
 
+// 4. Home Page Tabs
+const homeRecipe = defineSlotRecipe({
+  slots: ["root", "header", "body"],
+  base: {
+    root: {
+      flexDirection: "column",
+      height: "100%",
+      width: "100%",
+    },
+    header: {
+      // Flex contianer as a header that contains all the tabs
+      width: "100%",
+      align: "center",
+      justify: "space-between",
+      top: "0",
+      p: 5,
+      position: "sticky",
+      zIndex: "dropdown",
+      bg: "transparent",
+
+      // THE TABS
+      // Flex container renders as div for all the buttons within the header
+      "& > div": {
+        alignItems: "center",
+        gap: 2,
+      },
+    },
+    body: {
+      flex: 1,
+      overflow: "auto",
+    },
+  },
+});
+
+// 5. Dashboard Widget Card
+const widgetRecipe = defineSlotRecipe({
+  slots: ["root", "header", "body"],
+  base: {
+    root: {
+      display: "flex",
+      flexDirection: "column",
+      position: "relative",
+      ...glassSurface,
+      width: "100%",
+      height: "100%",
+      borderRadius: "3xl",
+      overflow: "hidden",
+    },
+    header: {
+      display: "flex",
+      justifyContent: "space-between",
+      alignItems: "center",
+      px: 3,
+      pt: 2,
+      pb: 0,
+      "& > p": {
+        color: "titleColor",
+        fontWeight: "500",
+        fontSize: "16px",
+        whiteSpace: "nowrap",
+        overflow: "hidden",
+        textOverflow: "clip",
+      },
+      "& > button": {
+        borderRadius: "xl",
+        _hover: {color: "white", bg: "gray.500"},
+      },
+    },
+    body: {flex: "1", overflow: "hidden", position: "relative", px: 1, pb: 1, pt: 0},
+  },
+  variants: {
+    mode: {
+      editing: {
+        root: {
+          boxShadow: "outline",
+          borderStyle: "dashed",
+          borderWidth: "2px",
+          borderColor: "orange.300",
+          cursor: "grab",
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  },
+});
+
+// 6. TRUE POPOVER: Compact floating card for 3-dots menus
+const glassPopoverRecipe = defineSlotRecipe({
+  slots: ["content", "arrow", "positioner"],
+  base: {
+    content: {
+      ...glassSurface,
+      borderRadius: "xl",
+      p: 3,
+      boxShadow: "lg",
+      bg: {base: "rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85)", _dark: "rgba(20, 22, 25, 0.85)"},
+      backdropFilter: "blur(15px)",
+      WebkitBackdropFilter: "blur(15px)",
+    },
+  },
+});
+
+// 7. MODAL DIALOG: Large view for the Widget Shop
+const glassDialogRecipe = defineSlotRecipe({
+  slots: ["content", "header", "body", "backdrop"],
+  base: {
+    backdrop: {
+      bg: "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4)",
+      backdropFilter: "blur(4px)",
+      WebkitBackdropFilter: "blur(4px)",
+    },
+    content: {
+      display: "flex",
+      flexDirection: "column",
+      position: "relative",
+      ...glassSurface,
+      borderRadius: "2xl",
+      p: 2,
+      boxShadow: "xl",
+      minW: "240px",
+      maxW: "60%",
+      minH: "80%",
+      overflow: "hidden",
+      bg: {base: "rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75)", _dark: "rgba(20, 22, 25, 0.8)"},
+      backdropFilter: "blur(15px)",
+      WebkitBackdropFilter: "blur(15px)",
+    },
+    header: {
+      bg: "transparent",
+      color: {base: "gray.800", _dark: "white"},
+      py: 4,
+      borderColor: {base: "gray.200", _dark: "whiteAlpha.200"},
+      "& h2": {fontSize: "xl", fontWeight: "bold"},
+    },
+    body: {
+      p: 0,
+      "& div.chakra-tabs__root > div:first-child": {
+        position: "relative",
+        display: "flex",
+        maxW: "100%",
+        mx: 5,
+        mt: 4,
+        mb: 6
+      },
+      "& div.chakra-tabs__list": {
+        bg: {base: "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04)", _dark: "rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05)"},
+        p: 1, borderRadius: "full", display: "flex", flexWrap: "nowrap", overflowX: "auto", maxW: "100%",
+        border: "1px solid", borderColor: {base: "blackAlpha.50", _dark: "whiteAlpha.100"},
+        scrollbarWidth: "none", "&::-webkit-scrollbar": {display: "none"},
+        "& button.chakra-tabs__trigger": {
+          px: 5, py: 2, borderRadius: "full", whiteSpace: "nowrap", flexShrink: 0,
+          color: {base: "gray.500", _dark: "gray.400"},
+          fontWeight: "medium", transition: "background-color 0.2s, color 0.2s, box-shadow 0.2s",
+          _hover: {color: {base: "gray.800", _dark: "gray.200"}},
+          _selected: {
+            bg: {base: "white", _dark: "rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12)"},
+            color: {base: "blue.600", _dark: "blue.200"},
+            boxShadow: "sm",
+            fontWeight: "bold"
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      "& div.chakra-tabs__root > div:first-child div:has(svg)": {
+        position: "absolute", top: "0", bottom: "0", w: "50px", alignItems: "center", justifyContent: "center",
+        zIndex: 2, cursor: "pointer", bg: {base: "rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7)", _dark: "rgba(30, 30, 30, 0.8)"},
+        color: {base: "gray.600", _dark: "gray.300"}, backdropFilter: "blur(1px)", transition: "background-color 0.2s",
+        _hover: {
+          color: {base: "blue.500", _dark: "blue.300"},
+          bg: {base: "rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9)", _dark: "rgba(40, 40, 40, 0.95)"}
+        },
+        "&:has(.lucide-chevron-left)": {
+          left: 0,
+          borderTopLeftRadius: "full",
+          borderBottomLeftRadius: "full",
+          WebkitMaskImage: "radial-gradient(circle at 100% 50%, transparent 30px, black 19px)",
+          maskImage: "radial-gradient(circle at 100% 50%, transparent 30px, black 35px)"
+        },
+        "&:has(.lucide-chevron-right)": {
+          right: 0,
+          borderTopRightRadius: "full",
+          borderBottomRightRadius: "full",
+          WebkitMaskImage: "radial-gradient(circle at 0% 50%, transparent 30px, black 19px)",
+          maskImage: "radial-gradient(circle at 0% 50%, transparent 30px, black 35px)"
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  },
+});
+
+// 6. Pill/Glass Expanding Tab Button
+const glassTabRecipe = defineRecipe({
+  base: {
+    display: "flex",
+    alignItems: "center",
+    height: "40px",
+
+    // The Circle State (Inactive)
+    maxWidth: "40px",
+    minWidth: "40px",
+    px: "8px",
+    gap: 2,
+
+    // CRITICAL: Locks the shape to a perfect circle/pill
+    borderRadius: "full",
+
+    overflow: "hidden",
+    whiteSpace: "nowrap",
+    textDecoration: "none",
+    fontWeight: "500",
+    color: "fg.muted",
+
+    // --- THE GLASS EFFECT (Inactive) ---
+    // Uses a highly transparent white/black depending on mode
+    bg: {base: "rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4)", _dark: "rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03)"},
+    backdropFilter: "blur(12px)",
+    WebkitBackdropFilter: "blur(12px)",
+    border: "1px solid",
+    borderColor: {base: "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05)", _dark: "rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08)"},
+    boxShadow: "0 4px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02)", // Tiny shadow to lift it off the canvas
+
+    transition: "all 0.85s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1)",
+
+    "&:hover, &[data-state='open'], &[aria-expanded='true']": {
+      maxWidth: "250px",
+      pr: "16px",
+      // --- THE GLASS EFFECT (Hover) ---
+      // Becomes slightly more opaque when you mouse over
+      bg: {base: "rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8)", _dark: "rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1)"},
+      borderColor: {base: "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1)", _dark: "rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15)"},
+      color: "fg",
+      textDecoration: "none",
+    },
+
+    "&.active": {
+      maxWidth: "250px",
+      pr: "16px",
+
+      bg: "{gooeyButtonBackground}",
+      borderColor: "transparent",
+      color: "{textInverted}",
+      boxShadow: "0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1)", // Stronger shadow for the active tab
+
+      _hover: {
+        bg: "{gooeyButtonBackground}",
+        cursor: "default",
+        textDecoration: "none",
+      },
+    },
+  },
+});
+
+/* ==========================================================================
+   RAW WIDGET COLORS (For Canvas/Plotly libraries that reject CSS variables)
+   ========================================================================== */
+export const rawWidgetColors = {
+  light: {
+    text: "#000000",
+    muted: "#4A5568", // gray.600
+    grid: "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1)",
+  },
+  dark: {
+    text: "#FFFFFF",
+    muted: "#A0AEC0", // gray.400
+    grid: "rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15)",
+  }
+};
+
+/* ==========================================================================
+   CONFIG & SYSTEM
+   ========================================================================== */
 const config = defineConfig({
   globalCss: {
+    // the shadow box behind widgets when editing layout
     ".react-grid-placeholder": {
       background: "#c0d2e3ff !important",
       borderColor: "#a9b6c2ff !important",
       boxShadow: "0 0 10px #c0d2e3ff !important",
       opacity: "1 !important",
-    borderRadius: "5px",
+      borderRadius: "3xl",
       _dark: {
         background: "#393c3fff !important",
         borderColor: "#000000ff !important",
@@ -111,9 +544,6 @@ const config = defineConfig({
         opacity: "1 !important",
       },
     },
-    ".react-resizable-handle-se": {
-      zIndex: "1",
-    },
     "*": {
       scrollbarWidth: "thin",
       scrollbarColor: "#a0aec0 transparent",
@@ -134,68 +564,60 @@ const config = defineConfig({
     "::-webkit-scrollbar-track": {
       background: "transparent",
     },
-    // '.leaflet-tile': {
-    //   _dark: {
-    //     filter: "invert(100%) hue-rotate(180deg) brightness(95%) contrast(90%)",
-    //   }
-    // },
-    '.leaflet-control-zoom-in, .leaflet-control-zoom-out, .leaflet-control-attribution, .leaflet-container': {
+    // this is what changes the maps colors to 'dark mode'
+    ".leaflet-control-zoom-in, .leaflet-control-zoom-out, .leaflet-control-attribution, .leaflet-container": {
       _dark: {
         filter: "invert(100%) hue-rotate(180deg) brightness(95%) contrast(90%)",
-      }
       },
-    '.leaflet-control-attribution': {
-      _dark: {
-        filter: "invert(100%) hue-rotate(180deg) brightness(95%) contrast(90%)",
-      }
     },
-    '.leaflet-container': {
+    ".leaflet-container": {
       fontFamily: "system-ui, sans-serif !important",
-      _dark: {
-        filter: "invert(100%) hue-rotate(180deg) brightness(95%) contrast(90%)",
-      }
     },
-    // ".leaflet-popup-content": {
-    //   fontFamily: "georgia, system-ui, sans-serif !important"
+    // removes the animation of moving widgets, seems very harsh and jumpy w/o animation
+    // ".react-grid-item": {
+    //   transition: "none !important"
     // },
-    // ".leaflet-control a": {
-    //   fontFamily: "georgia, system-ui, sans-serif !important"
-    // },
-    // ".leaflet-tooltip": {
-    //   fontFamily: "georgia, system-ui, sans-serif !important"
-    // },
-    ".react-grid-item": {
-      transition: "none !important"
-    },
   },
   theme: {
     semanticTokens: {
       colors: {
-        base100: { value: {base: "#f6f9faff", _dark: "#1617199e"}},
-        base200: { value: {base: "#e6ecf1ff", _dark: "#242424"}},
-        base300: { value: {base: "#d3dae4ff", _dark: "#0a0b0bff"}},
-        primary: { value: {base: "#2B98F8", _dark: "#2B98F8"}},
-        primaryLt: { value: {base: "#98cdffff", _dark: "#98cdffff"}},
-        secondaryBG: { value: {base: "#EDF1F1", _dark: "#121212"}},
-        border: {value: {base: "#000000", _dark: "#cbcbcb84"}},
-        text: {value: {base: "#000000", _dark: "lightgrey"}},
-        textInverted: {value: "white"},
-        icon: {value: {base: "#000000", _dark: "lightgrey"}},
+        text: { value: { base: "#000000", _dark: "#FFFFFF" } },
+        textInverted: { value: { base: "#000000", _dark: "#FFFFFF" } }, // Fixed: Properly inverted
+        MainBackground: { value: { base: "#F9F9F9", _dark: "#141414" } },
+        titleColor: { value: { base: "colors.gray.800", _dark: "#FFFFFF" } },
+        iconColor: { value: { base: "colors.gray.600", _dark: "colors.gray.300" } }, // Fixed: Visible in dark mode
+        glassSeperator: { value: { base: "#0000001A", _dark: "#FFFFFF3F" } },
+        gooeyButtonBackground: {value: {base: "rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1)", _dark: "rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1)"}},
+
+        // WIDGET SPECIFIC VALUES
+        widgetItemBg: { value: { base: "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04)", _dark: "rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05)" } },
+        widgetItemExpandedBg: { value: { base: "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08)", _dark: "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)" } },
+        widgetBadgeBg: { value: { base: "rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6)", _dark: "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5)" } },
+        widgetTextMuted: { value: { base: "colors.gray.600", _dark: "colors.gray.400" } },
+
+        // ALERT COLORS
+        alertRed: { value: { base: "colors.red.600", _dark: "colors.red.400" } },
+        alertOrange: { value: { base: "colors.orange.600", _dark: "colors.orange.400" } },
+        alertYellow: { value: { base: "colors.yellow.600", _dark: "colors.yellow.400" } },
+        alertGreen: { value: { base: "colors.green.600", _dark: "colors.green.400" } },
       },
     },
     tokens: {
       fonts: {
-        body: { value: "system-ui, sans-serif" },
+        body: {value: "system-ui, sans-serif"},
       },
     },
     recipes: {
-      header: headerRecipe,
       dashboard: dashboardRecipe,
-      canvas: canvasRecipe,
+      glassTab: glassTabRecipe,
     },
     slotRecipes: {
+      header: headerRecipe,
       sidebar: sidebarRecipe,
+      home: homeRecipe,
       widget: widgetRecipe,
+      glassPopover: glassPopoverRecipe,
+      glassDialog: glassDialogRecipe,
     },
   },
 });