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/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 Plot from 'react-plotly.js';
 import { Box, Flex, Spinner, Text } from "@chakra-ui/react";
+import { useColorMode } from "@/components/ui/color-mode.jsx";
+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 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

@@ -4,7 +4,15 @@ import Plot from 'react-plotly.js';
 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

@@ -38,9 +38,11 @@ export function SettingsButton() {
   const [canScrollRight, setCanScrollRight] = useState(false);
 
   // Pull the glass container styles for the dropdown and modal
-  const panelRecipe = useSlotRecipe({key: "glassPanel"});
-  const panelStyles = panelRecipe({layout: "dropdown"});
-  const modalStyles = panelRecipe({layout: "popover"});
+  const popoverRecipe = useSlotRecipe({ key: "glassPopover" });
+  const popoverStyles = popoverRecipe();
+
+  const dialogRecipe = useSlotRecipe({ key: "glassDialog" });
+  const dialogStyles = dialogRecipe();
 
   const [isLibraryOpen, setIsLibraryOpen] = useState(false);
 
@@ -130,7 +132,7 @@ export function SettingsButton() {
           </Menu.Trigger>
 
           <Menu.Positioner>
-            <Menu.Content css={panelStyles.root} zIndex="dropdown" minW="200px">
+            <Menu.Content css={popoverStyles.content} zIndex="dropdown" minW="200px">
               <Menu.Item
                 onClick={enterEditMode}
                 cursor="pointer"
@@ -168,12 +170,13 @@ export function SettingsButton() {
         {/* Soft blur can be added to the background behind the modal */}
         {/*<Dialog.Backdrop bg="blackAlpha.100" backdropFilter="blur(2px)"/>*/}
         <Dialog.Positioner>
-          <Dialog.Content css={modalStyles.root}>
-            <Dialog.Header>
+          <Dialog.Content css={dialogStyles.content}>
+
+            <Dialog.Header css={dialogStyles.header}>
               <Dialog.Title>Widgets Shop</Dialog.Title>
             </Dialog.Header>
 
-            <Dialog.Body>
+            <Dialog.Body css={dialogStyles.body}>
               <Tabs.Root defaultValue={categories[0]} variant="unstyled">
                 {/* HORIZONTAL SCROLLABLE MENU OF WIDGET CATEGORIES */}
                 <Box>
@@ -246,7 +249,6 @@ export function SettingsButton() {
                                     h="24px"
                                     flexShrink={0}
                                     borderRadius="full"
-                                    // bg={{base: "blue.50", _dark: "whiteAlpha.200"}}
                                     fontWeight="black"
                                     fontSize="xs"
                                     bg='transparent'

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/tabs/MyDashboard.jsx

@@ -29,11 +29,14 @@ export default function MyDashboard() {
   const hasHydrated = useRef(false);
 
   // 1. Pull the global slot recipes
-  const recipe = useSlotRecipe({key: "glassPanel"});
-  const styles = recipe({ layout: "widget" });
-  const popoverStyles = recipe({ layout: "popover" });
+  const widgetRecipe = useSlotRecipe({ key: "widget" });
+  const popoverRecipe = useSlotRecipe({ key: "glassPopover" });
 
-  // 2. Populate widgets
+  // 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;
@@ -55,7 +58,7 @@ export default function MyDashboard() {
     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];
 
@@ -67,7 +70,7 @@ export default function MyDashboard() {
 
       return (
         <>
-          <Box css={styles.header}>
+          <Box css={widgetStyles.header}>
             <Text>
               {registryEntry.name}
             </Text>
@@ -83,7 +86,7 @@ export default function MyDashboard() {
 
                 {/* NEW: The Positioner lifts the content out of the Flexbox flow */}
                 <Popover.Positioner zIndex={1}>
-                  <Popover.Content css={popoverStyles.root}>
+                  <Popover.Content css={popoverStyles.content}>
                     <Suspense fallback={<Spinner size="sm"/>}>
                       <SettingsUI
                         widgetId={widget.id}
@@ -96,7 +99,7 @@ export default function MyDashboard() {
             )}
           </Box>
 
-          <Box css={styles.body}>
+          <Box css={widgetStyles.body}>
             <Component settings={widget.settings || {}} widgetID={widget.id || {}}/>
           </Box>
         </>
@@ -105,7 +108,7 @@ export default function MyDashboard() {
 
     // Fallback if someone asks for a widget that doesn't exist
     return (
-      <Flex css={styles.body} align="center" justify="center" direction="column">
+      <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>
@@ -129,13 +132,7 @@ export default function MyDashboard() {
         {widgets.map(widget => (
           <Box
             key={widget.id}
-            css={styles.root}
-            // Grid-specific state overrides remain inline
-            boxShadow={isEditing ? "outline" : styles.root.boxShadow}
-            borderStyle={isEditing ? "dashed" : "solid"}
-            borderWidth={isEditing ? "2px" : "1px"}
-            borderColor={isEditing ? "orange.300" : styles.root.borderColor}
-            cursor={isEditing ? "grab" : "default"}
+            css={widgetStyles.root}
             position="relative" // REQUIRED so the absolute button stays inside this box
           >
             {/* THE DELETE BUTTON */}
@@ -163,7 +160,7 @@ export default function MyDashboard() {
 
             {/* SUSPENSE BOUNDARY wrapping the render function */}
             <Suspense fallback={
-              <Flex css={styles.body} align="center" justify="center">
+              <Flex css={widgetStyles.body} align="center" justify="center">
                 <Spinner size="md" color="blue.400" thickness="3px"/>
               </Flex>
             }>

client/src/theme.js

@@ -1,11 +1,25 @@
 import {defineSlotRecipe, createSystem, defaultConfig, defineConfig, defineRecipe} from "@chakra-ui/react";
 
-// CONSOLIDATED ✔
+// 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: {
     root: {
-      bg: "{transparent}",
+      bg: "transparent",
       color: "text",
       width: "100%",
       height: "100%",
@@ -20,7 +34,7 @@ const headerRecipe = defineSlotRecipe({
       // input element in search bar component
       "& input": {
         width: "410px",
-      }
+      },
     },
     user_info: {
       flexDirection: "row",
@@ -32,21 +46,29 @@ const headerRecipe = defineSlotRecipe({
       // The Text component
       "& p": {
         fontWeight: "600",
-        fontSize: "md"     // equivalent to 16px
-      }
-    }
+        fontSize: "md",
+      },
+    },
   },
 });
 
-// CONSOLIDATED ✔
+// 2. Sidebar
 const sidebarRecipe = defineSlotRecipe({
-  slots: ["root", "logo", "logo_text", "footer", "button_text", "buttons", "collapse_button", "color_mode_button"],
+  slots: [
+    "root",
+    "logo",
+    "logo_text",
+    "footer",
+    "button_text",
+    "buttons",
+    "collapse_button",
+    "color_mode_button",
+  ],
   base: {
     root: {
       // 1. Semi-transparent backgrounds
       bg: {
-        // base: "linear-gradient(to bottom right, #99000040 20%, #FF660040 60%, #EEEE0040 100%)", // this is too pale for light mode imo
-        base: "linear-gradient(to bottom right, #97282880 20%, #EB7F3160 60%, #FCAD3840 100%)",    // colors from: https://colorhunt.co/palette/972828e45742eb7f31fcad38
+        base: "linear-gradient(to bottom right, #97282880 20%, #EB7F3160 60%, #FCAD3840 100%)",
         _dark: "linear-gradient(to bottom right, #9900003C 20%, #FF66003C 60%, #FFC0003C 100%)"
       },
 
@@ -62,8 +84,6 @@ const sidebarRecipe = defineSlotRecipe({
       borderRight: "none",
 
       borderRadius: "2xl",
-      // boxShadow: "0 4px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1)",
-      // boxShadow: "-10px 4px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1)",
       width: "100%",
       height: "calc(100% - 16px)",
       margin: "8px",
@@ -92,18 +112,18 @@ const sidebarRecipe = defineSlotRecipe({
 
       "& svg": {
         transition: "stroke-width 0.4s ease",
-        flexShrink: "0"
+        flexShrink: "0",
       },
 
       _hover: {
         bg: "rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2)",
         color: "{text}",
         "& svg": {
-          strokeWidth: "3"
+          strokeWidth: "3",
         },
         "& span": {
           fontWeight: "700",
-        }
+        },
       },
 
       fontSize: "l",
@@ -122,12 +142,8 @@ const sidebarRecipe = defineSlotRecipe({
         _hover: {
           bg: "{MainBackground}",
           color: "{textInverted}",
-          "& svg": {
-            strokeWidth: "2" // Keeps the active icon at normal thickness on hover
-          },
-          "& span": {
-            fontWeight: "500",
-          }
+          "& svg": { strokeWidth: "2" },
+          "& span": { fontWeight: "500" },
         },
 
         // The Top Inverted Curve
@@ -156,7 +172,7 @@ const sidebarRecipe = defineSlotRecipe({
           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: {
@@ -197,30 +213,8 @@ const sidebarRecipe = defineSlotRecipe({
         _hover: {
           bg: "transparent",
         },
-      }
-    }
-    // opened_theme_button: {
-    //   width: "100%",
-    //   align: "center",
-    //   justifyContent: "right",
-    //   mr: 6,
-    //   // "& button": {
-    //   //   alignSelf: "center",
-    //   //   transition: "opacity 0.3s ease, visibility 0.3s ease, margin 0.3s ease",
-    //   //   _hover: {
-    //   //     bg: "transparent",
-    //   //   }
-    //   // }
-    // },
-    // closed_theme_button: {
-    //   // ml: 0.9,
-    //   // "& button": {
-    //   //   transition: "opacity 0.3s ease, visibility 0.3s ease, margin 0.3s ease",
-    //   //   _hover: {
-    //   //     bg: "transparent",
-    //   //   }
-    //   // }
-    // },
+      },
+    },
   },
   variants: {
     state: {
@@ -250,7 +244,7 @@ const sidebarRecipe = defineSlotRecipe({
   }
 });
 
-// CONSOLIDATED ✔
+// 3. Dashboard Shell
 const dashboardRecipe = defineRecipe({
   base: {
     height: "100vh",
@@ -265,7 +259,7 @@ const dashboardRecipe = defineRecipe({
   }
 });
 
-// CONSOLIDATED ✔
+// 4. Home Page Tabs
 const homeRecipe = defineSlotRecipe({
   slots: ["root", "header", "body"],
   base: {
@@ -290,96 +284,28 @@ const homeRecipe = defineSlotRecipe({
       "& > div": {
         alignItems: "center",
         gap: 2,
-
-        // icon in each tab button
-        "& svg": {
-          // TODO: bring over svg styling
-        }
-      }
+      },
     },
     body: {
       flex: 1,
       overflow: "auto",
-    }
     },
-})
+  },
+});
 
-// const canvasRecipe = defineRecipe({
-//   base: {
-//     bg: "{transparent}",
-//     zIndex: "-1",
-//     color: "{text}"
-//   }
-// });
-
-// const widgetRecipe = defineSlotRecipe({
-//   slots: ["root", "header", "canvas"],
-//   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",
-//       overflow: "auto",
-//     }
-//   }
-// });
-
-// USED IN COMPONENTS:
-// * Settings Button
-// * My Dashboard
-const glassPanelRecipe = defineSlotRecipe({
+// 5. Dashboard Widget Card
+const widgetRecipe = defineSlotRecipe({
   slots: ["root", "header", "body"],
-
-  // 🧊 THE GLASS MATH (Applies to everything)
   base: {
     root: {
       display: "flex",
       flexDirection: "column",
       position: "relative",
-      overflow: "hidden",
-      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",
-    }
-  },
-
-  // 📏 THE LAYOUTS (Applies selectively)
-  variants: {
-    layout: {
-      widget: {
-        root: {
+      ...glassSurface,
       width: "100%",
       height: "100%",
       borderRadius: "3xl",
+      overflow: "hidden",
     },
     header: {
       display: "flex",
@@ -388,207 +314,22 @@ const glassPanelRecipe = defineSlotRecipe({
       px: 3,
       pt: 2,
       pb: 0,
-
       "& > p": {
         color: "titleColor",
         fontWeight: "500",
         fontSize: "16px",
-
-            // the following three specifications are equivalent to Chakra's 'truncate' prop
         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
-        }
-      },
-      dropdown: {
-        root: {
-          borderRadius: "xl",
-          p: 1
-        }
-        // (Header and body slots are ignored here because dropdowns don't use them)
-      },
-      popover: {
-        root: {
-          borderRadius: "2xl",
-          p: 0,
-          boxShadow: "xl",
-          minW: "240px",
-          maxW: "60%",
-          minH: "80%",
-          overflow: "hidden",
-          // OVERRIDES: Make the background 85-90% opaque instead of 40%
-          bg: {
-            base: "rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75)",
-            _dark: "rgba(20, 22, 25, 0.8)"
-          },
-
-          // OVERRIDES: Increase the blur just to smooth out any stubborn gridlines
-          backdropFilter: "blur(15px)",
-          WebkitBackdropFilter: "blur(15px)",
-
-
-          // IMPORTANT: everything below is specific to the widget menu found in the settingsButton component
-          // dialog header
-          "& > div.chakra-dialog__header": {
-            bg: "transparent",
-            color: {
-              base: "gray.800",
-              _dark: "white"
-            },
-            py: 4,
-            borderColor: {
-              base: "gray.200",
-              _dark: "whiteAlpha.200"
-            },
-
-            // title
-            "& h2": {
-              fontSize: "xl",
-              fontWeight: "bold"
+        _hover: {color: "white", bg: "gray.500"},
       },
     },
-
-          // dialog body
-          "& > div.chakra-dialog__body": {
-            p: 0,
-
-            // box container of the widget category menu
-            "& div.chakra-tabs__root > div:first-child": {
-              position: "relative",
-              display: "flex",
-              maxW: "100%",
-              mx: 5,
-              mt: 4,
-              mb: 6
-            },
-
-            // the horizontal widget categories menu
-            "& 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"},
-
-              // the pill shaped menu options
-              "& 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",
-                }
-              }
-            },
-
-            // base styling applied to both chevron navigators
-            "& 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",
-                // Bites a transparent circle out of the flat right side!
-                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",
-                // THE MAGIC: Bites a transparent circle out of the flat left side!
-                WebkitMaskImage: "radial-gradient(circle at 0% 50%, transparent 30px, black 19px)",
-                maskImage: "radial-gradient(circle at 0% 50%, transparent 30px, black 35px)",
-              }
-            }
-
-          }
-        }
-      }
+    body: {flex: "1", overflow: "hidden", position: "relative", px: 1, pb: 1, pt: 0},
   },
+  variants: {
     mode: {
       editing: {
         root: {
@@ -597,16 +338,116 @@ const glassPanelRecipe = defineSlotRecipe({
           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"
           }
         }
       },
-
-  defaultVariants: {
-    layout: "widget"
-  }
+      "& 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",
@@ -663,19 +504,39 @@ const glassTabRecipe = defineRecipe({
         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",
@@ -683,9 +544,6 @@ const config = defineConfig({
         opacity: "1 !important",
       },
     },
-    ".react-resizable-handle-se": {
-      zIndex: "1",
-    },
     "*": {
       scrollbarWidth: "thin",
       scrollbarColor: "#a0aec0 transparent",
@@ -706,59 +564,42 @@ 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: "#FFFFFF" } },
-        textInverted: {value: {base: "#000000", _dark: "#FFFFFF"}},
-        // icon: {value: {base: "#000000", _dark: "#FFFFFF"}},
-
-        gooeyButtonBackground: {value: {base: "rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1)", _dark: "rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1)"}},
+        textInverted: { value: { base: "#000000", _dark: "#FFFFFF" } }, // Fixed: Properly inverted
         MainBackground: { value: { base: "#F9F9F9", _dark: "#141414" } },
-        titleColor: {value: {base: "gray.800", _dark: "#FFFFFF"}},
-        iconColor: {value: {base: "gray.600", _dark: "#000000"}},
+        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: {
@@ -768,19 +609,17 @@ const config = defineConfig({
     },
     recipes: {
       dashboard: dashboardRecipe,
-      // canvas: canvasRecipe,
-      glassTab: glassTabRecipe
+      glassTab: glassTabRecipe,
     },
     slotRecipes: {
       header: headerRecipe,
       sidebar: sidebarRecipe,
-      // widget: widgetRecipe,
-      glassPanel: glassPanelRecipe,
       home: homeRecipe,
+      widget: widgetRecipe,
+      glassPopover: glassPopoverRecipe,
+      glassDialog: glassDialogRecipe,
     },
   },
 });
 
-
-// Define semantic tokens and export recipes
 export const system = createSystem(defaultConfig, config);