From d4258d2ff185ebcfc8adbab3d96c8e1bf090956c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bryan Van Deusen <bryan.vandeusen@fabledsword.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2026 08:35:42 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] feat: replace showcase tag overlays with ghost count badge,
 refine nav hint

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 app/static/js/showcase.js | 13 ++++++-------
 app/static/style.css      | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/app/static/js/showcase.js b/app/static/js/showcase.js
index 00d8753..0d422fe 100644
--- a/app/static/js/showcase.js
+++ b/app/static/js/showcase.js
@@ -156,14 +156,13 @@
     }
     item.appendChild(imgEl);
 
-    // Filter out archive tags from display (they're still visible in modal)
-    const visibleTags = (img.tags || []).filter(t => t.kind !== 'archive');
+    // Filter out archive and source tags from display (they're still visible in modal)
+    const visibleTags = (img.tags || []).filter(t => t.kind !== 'archive' && t.kind !== 'source');
     if (visibleTags.length > 0) {
-      const overlay = document.createElement('div');
-      overlay.className = 'tag-overlay';
-      // Use shared utility to create tag chips
-      overlay.innerHTML = visibleTags.map(t => createTagChipHtml(t)).join('');
-      item.appendChild(overlay);
+      const badge = document.createElement('span');
+      badge.className = 'tag-count-badge';
+      badge.textContent = `#${visibleTags.length}`;
+      item.appendChild(badge);
     }
 
     if (img.is_video) {
diff --git a/app/static/style.css b/app/static/style.css
index 63cb4ef..7fc6fb6 100644
--- a/app/static/style.css
+++ b/app/static/style.css
@@ -1291,12 +1291,18 @@ header {
 }
 
 .showcase-nav .nav-hint {
-  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.4);
+  opacity: 0;
+  transition: opacity 0.2s ease;
   font-size: 0.8rem;
+  color: var(--text-muted);
   margin-top: 0.25rem;
   pointer-events: none;
 }
 
+.showcase-nav:hover .nav-hint {
+  opacity: 1;
+}
+
 /* Masonry container - JS-managed columns */
 .masonry-container {
   display: flex;
@@ -1349,6 +1355,35 @@ header {
   z-index: 2;
 }
 
+/* Ghost tag count badge on showcase items */
+.tag-count-badge {
+  position: absolute;
+  bottom: 8px;
+  right: 8px;
+  padding: 2px 7px;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45);
+  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
+  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55);
+  font-size: 0.7rem;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  z-index: 2;
+  pointer-events: none;
+  opacity: 0;
+  transition: opacity 0.2s ease;
+}
+
+.masonry-item:hover .tag-count-badge {
+  opacity: 1;
+}
+
+/* Touch devices: always show badge */
+@media (hover: none) {
+  .tag-count-badge {
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
+}
+
 /* Loading state for shuffle */
 .masonry-container.loading {
   opacity: 0.5;