clawfort/openspec/changes/archive/2026-02-13-p14-bugs/proposal.md

Why

Several regressions and UX defects slipped in after recent enhancements, affecting modal behavior, sharing visibility, footer/header usability, and image relevance. Fixing these together will restore trust, readability, and navigation quality without introducing new product scope.

What Changes

• Fix permalink-to-hero modal behavior so image rendering and keyboard close (Escape) work consistently.
• Restore footer contact email visibility and ensure env-driven contact link rendering is reliable.
• Fix light-theme contrast for social share icons and add a copy-to-clipboard action alongside X, WhatsApp, and LinkedIn.
• Replace inline footer "Back to Top" text button with a floating island-style control.
• Make footer persistently sticky and compact while preserving reading comfort.
• Make header persistently sticky with subtle shrink, elevation, and glass effect on scroll.
• Tighten article-image relevance to avoid clearly unrelated images for finance/market stories.
• Remove unnecessary per-card "Link" affordance from feed cards.

Capabilities

New Capabilities

• None.

Modified Capabilities

• article-permalinks-and-deep-link-modal: Correct deep-link modal open-state parity for hero/feed targets and keyboard close behavior.
• share-and-contact-microinteractions: Fix share-icon visibility in light mode, add copy-link action, and restore contact-email presence.
• footer-policy-links: Update footer interaction model for sticky compact layout and floating back-to-top control.
• responsive-device-agnostic-layout: Apply sticky header/footer behavior and ensure readability is not degraded.
• news-image-relevance-and-fallbacks: Improve relevance guardrails to reduce obviously mismatched fallback/provider image outcomes.
• hero-display: Remove redundant card-level permalink text affordance where it harms clarity.

Impact

• Frontend UI: frontend/index.html modal behaviors, keyboard handling, share controls, footer/header interactions, and card affordances.
• Backend config/data: contact link exposure verification through /config payload and env handling.
• Image pipeline: backend relevance and fallback heuristics in image selection paths.
• UX quality: stronger consistency across themes and navigation paths, especially for permalink and sharing flows.