Changelog

Changelog

Release history for the Standard Design System. Each version documents what changed, what was added, and what was fixed.

v1.0 — Production Release

Released: March 5, 2026

The first production-grade release of Standard. This version represents a comprehensive quality pass across every layer of the system — from tokens and accessibility to performance and SEO.

Highlights

  • 40 pages of documentation across tokens, components, and patterns
  • WCAG 2.1 AA compliant — contrast, focus management, reduced motion, screen reader support
  • Zero external dependencies — all assets self-hosted and vendored
  • Dark mode — complete coverage across all 32 components with system preference auto-detection
  • Print-optimized — every page produces clean, ink-efficient printed output
  • SEO-ready — Open Graph, Twitter Cards, sitemap, robots.txt, canonical URLs
  • Sub-second loads — minified CSS/JS, content-hashed filenames, immutable caching

Added

  • Getting Started guide — quick start, token overview, dark mode setup, project structure
  • Elevation tokens page — interactive scale, multi-layer anatomy, component hierarchy map
  • Changelog page — this page
  • 404 page — branded error page with integrated search and quick navigation
  • Skip-to-content link — keyboard-accessible bypass navigation (WCAG 2.4.1)
  • Live region announcer — screen reader announcements for theme changes, search results, copy actions
  • Focus trap utility — modal and overlay focus management
  • Print stylesheet — comprehensive print styles for all components and code blocks
  • robots.txt and sitemap.xml — auto-generated from build pipeline
  • Web manifest — basic PWA support with branded icons
  • Favicon set — SVG, ICO, Apple Touch Icon, Android Chrome icons (7 files)
  • OG image — branded 1200×630 social sharing card
  • Page transitions — View Transitions API with fallback fade/slide animation
  • Entry stagger animation — cascading content reveal on page load

Changed

  • Dark mode expanded from 6 CSS rules to 83 rules covering all 32 components
  • Fonts self-hosted — eliminated Google Fonts dependency, added font-display: swap and <link rel="preload">
  • All CDN dependencies vendored — normalize.css, Fuse.js, Prism.js, Phosphor Icons now served locally
  • CSS minified — 123KB → 79KB (36% reduction) via esbuild
  • JS minified — 24KB → 10KB (57% reduction) via esbuild
  • Content-hashed filenames — automatic cache busting on every deploy
  • Immutable caching — 1-year Cache-Control for hashed assets, fonts, and vendor files
  • Shadow system upgraded — single-layer → dual-layer composites for natural depth
  • Typography scale tokenized — all 96 hardcoded font-size values replaced with 16 scale tokens
  • Spacing grid enforced — all hardcoded px values replaced with --space-* tokens, 5 off-grid values snapped to 4px grid
  • Transitions audited — eliminated all 26 transition: all instances, replaced with explicit property lists
  • Navigation active states — accent glow, keyboard focus styles, aria-current attributes, label slide animation
  • Preview containers — elevation, header differentiation, smart auto-centering, responsive controls
  • Code blocks — language labels, refined syntax theme, copy button UX, dark mode tokens, scrollbar styling
  • Mobile responsive — full-screen search overlay, table scroll wrappers, stacking layouts, compact modals/drawers
  • Icon consistency — fixed missing ph-fill stylesheet (affected 75 elements), enforced weight conventions

Fixed

  • 12 WCAG AA color contrast failures — added contrast-safe --*-text status tokens, fixed inline code, code comments, warning toast, dark mode --fg-4
  • Phosphor fill icons not rendering — ph-fill stylesheet was never loaded in template
  • Mobile search completely broken — fnav search toggle tried to focus hidden desktop input; replaced with full-screen overlay
  • Code copy button invisible in light mode — hardcoded white overlay replaced with theme-aware tokens
  • Preview borders invisible in dark mode — switched from --bd-w to --bd
  • Checkered background invisible in dark mode — same fix
  • Root URL returning 404 — Caddy try_files missing /index.html fallback
  • System dark mode preference not detected — added prefers-color-scheme: dark auto-detection in CSS and JS
  • Focus styles missing on interactive elements — added focus-visible styles to all buttons, tabs, pagination, rating, code copy, file upload
  • Decorative icons announced by screen readers — added aria-hidden="true" to all icon elements

Security

  • Security headers added — X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff, X-Frame-Options: DENY, Referrer-Policy, Permissions-Policy
  • carbon.operator.onl — permanent 301 redirect to standard.operator.onl

v0.3 — Documentation Framework

Released: February 2026

Initial documentation site with component previews and search.

Added

  • 37 pages of documentation (32 components, 3 token pages, 2 patterns)
  • Static HTML build pipeline (Markdown → HTML)
  • Floating pill navigation with glassmorphism
  • Full-text search via Fuse.js
  • Live component previews with background/viewport controls
  • Code syntax highlighting via Prism.js
  • API reference tables for every component
  • Do / Don’t usage guidelines
  • Playwright visual regression tests (68 snapshots)

Foundation

  • OKLCH color tokens with semantic mapping
  • 4px spacing scale (8 tokens)
  • 24-column grid system
  • 3-font type system (Instrument Serif, Outfit, JetBrains Mono)
  • Zero runtime dependencies — pure CSS components

v0.2 — Component Library

Released: January 2026

Added

  • 32 CSS components with full API surface
  • Enhanced Preview component with tab switching, viewport simulation, background options
  • Dark mode toggle (basic — 6 CSS rules)
  • BEM-inspired class naming convention

v0.1 — Token Foundation

Released: December 2025

Added

  • OKLCH color palette (grayscale, accent, status)
  • Spacing tokens on 4px grid
  • Typography scale with 3 font families
  • Border radius tokens (5 levels)
  • Initial component prototypes