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Sliding Pill
A 3-segment Day/Week/Month toggle where a glowing translucent pill slides between options with a spring bounce on a dark rounded bar.
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When to use it
Calendar views, date-range pickers, or any 2-4 option segmented control on dark UI surfaces.
When not to
Light backgrounds (colors hardcoded for dark surface). More than 4-5 options — pill width math gets cramped.
Working with an AI agent
Every component ships agent-ready metadata. An example instruction for this one:
Change the three labels to 'Hours', 'Days', 'Weeks' and update the accent glow color from emerald to amber by replacing rgba(43,171,107,0.5) with rgba(251,191,36,0.5). Theme: dark tokens live in :root, the light variant in :root[data-theme="light"]; ?theme=light or a {type:'forever:theme'} postMessage switches at runtime.
Safe to edit
- button labels (Day/Week/Month text)
- spring easing curve (--ease-spring cubic-bezier)
- glide transition duration (440ms)
- accent glow color (--glow-cyan / --border-glow)
- auto-cycle interval (1700ms)
- padding and font size
- theme tokens (:root dark defaults + [data-theme=light] overrides)
Keep intact
- requestAnimationFrame initial move() call (sizes glide on load)
- visibilitychange stop/loop pause pattern
- prefers-reduced-motion guard on auto-cycle loop
- theme hook (?theme= bootstrap + forever:theme message listener + theme tokens)
Known limitations
- Auto-cycles by default — remove loop() call and stop() handler before shipping in production
- Background and colors hardcoded for dark surfaces only
- No aria-pressed or role=tablist semantics for screen readers
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