feat: Implement dramatic ANSI art terminal redesign - Phase 1-3

This commit implements the complete HTML restructuring with nested ASCII box-drawing architecture, providing heavy decorations, elaborate framing, and visual hierarchy through box-drawing characters (╔╗╚╝ ═══ ├┤ ┌┐└┘).

## Phase 1: CSS Foundation
- Added comprehensive nested ASCII frame system to dashboard.css
- Created .ascii-frame-outer class with heavy double borders (╔╗╚╝)
- Created .ascii-frame-inner class with single borders (┌┐)
- Added .ascii-section-header with ╠═══ decoration
- Added .ascii-subsection-header with ├─── decoration
- Added .ascii-divider with ╞═══╡ connectors
- Added .ascii-content wrapper class
- Implemented priority-based color variants (P1-P5) for all frames

## Phase 2: Dashboard Restructuring
- Wrapped entire dashboard in nested ASCII frames (ascii-frame-outer)
- Created 5 major vertical sections with elaborate headers:
  * Dashboard Control Center (header + new ticket button)
  * Search & Filter (search form + results)
  * Table Controls (count + pagination + settings)
  * Bulk Operations (admin-only, conditional)
  * Ticket List (main table)
- Added ASCII dividers (╞═══╡) between all sections
- Nested each section in ascii-content > ascii-frame-inner
- Added ╚╝ bottom corner characters as separate elements
- Maintained all existing functionality (search, sort, filter, bulk ops)

## Phase 3: Ticket View Restructuring
- Wrapped ticket-container in nested ASCII frames
- Created 3 major vertical sections:
  * Ticket Information (header + metadata)
  * Content Sections (tab navigation)
  * Content Display (tab content area)
- Added subsection headers (├───) for Description, Comments, Activity
- Nested comment form and comment list in separate sub-frames
- Added ASCII dividers between sections
- Updated ticket.css for nested frame compatibility:
  * Removed border from .comments-section (frame handles it)
  * Added corner decorations (┌┐) to individual comments
  * Fixed padding/margin conflicts with nested structure

## Visual Impact
- Every major section now has elaborate ASCII box frames
- Section headers display as: ╠═══ SECTION NAME ═══╣
- Dividers show as: ╞═══════════════════════════╡
- 3+ levels of nesting creates strong visual hierarchy
- Heavy decorations (╔╗╚╝) for outer containers
- Light decorations (┌┐└┘) for inner sections
- All priority colors preserved and applied to frames

## Technical Details
- 229 lines added to dashboard.css (frame system)
- DashboardView.php: Complete HTML restructuring (lines 104-316)
- TicketView.php: Complete HTML restructuring (lines 148-334)
- ticket.css: Added 34 lines of compatibility rules
- All existing JavaScript event handlers preserved
- All PHP backend logic unchanged
- Zero breaking changes to functionality

## Files Modified
- assets/css/dashboard.css: +229 lines (frame system + priority variants)
- assets/css/ticket.css: +34 lines (compatibility rules)
- views/DashboardView.php: Restructured with nested frames
- views/TicketView.php: Restructured with nested frames

## Next Steps
- Phase 4: Restructure CreateTicketView.php
- Phase 5: Update hamburger menu & modals JavaScript
- Phase 6: Add responsive design breakpoints

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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2026-01-07 10:34:56 -05:00
parent 8aa5c39ed8
commit aff2b92bea
4 changed files with 560 additions and 227 deletions

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@@ -126,6 +126,235 @@ h1 {
.ascii-box[data-priority="4"] { border-color: var(--priority-4); } .ascii-box[data-priority="4"] { border-color: var(--priority-4); }
.ascii-box[data-priority="5"] { border-color: var(--priority-5); } .ascii-box[data-priority="5"] { border-color: var(--priority-5); }
/* ===== NESTED ASCII FRAME SYSTEM ===== */
/* Main outer container - Heavy double border */
.ascii-frame-outer {
position: relative;
border: 3px double var(--terminal-green);
padding: 0;
background: var(--bg-primary);
margin-bottom: 2rem;
}
.ascii-frame-outer::before {
content: '╔';
position: absolute;
top: -3px;
left: -3px;
font-size: 1.5rem;
color: var(--terminal-green);
line-height: 1;
z-index: 10;
}
.ascii-frame-outer::after {
content: '╗';
position: absolute;
top: -3px;
right: -3px;
font-size: 1.5rem;
color: var(--terminal-green);
line-height: 1;
z-index: 10;
}
/* Bottom corners as separate elements */
.bottom-left-corner,
.bottom-right-corner {
position: absolute;
bottom: -3px;
font-size: 1.5rem;
color: var(--terminal-green);
line-height: 1;
z-index: 10;
}
.bottom-left-corner {
left: -3px;
}
.bottom-right-corner {
right: -3px;
}
/* Inner section frame - Single border */
.ascii-frame-inner {
position: relative;
border: 2px solid var(--terminal-green);
padding: 1rem;
background: var(--bg-secondary);
margin: 1rem;
}
.ascii-frame-inner::before {
content: '┌';
position: absolute;
top: -2px;
left: -2px;
font-size: 1.2rem;
color: var(--terminal-green);
line-height: 1;
}
.ascii-frame-inner::after {
content: '┐';
position: absolute;
top: -2px;
right: -2px;
font-size: 1.2rem;
color: var(--terminal-green);
line-height: 1;
}
/* Section headers with ASCII decoration */
.ascii-section-header {
position: relative;
padding: 0.75rem 1.5rem;
background: var(--bg-primary);
border-bottom: 2px solid var(--terminal-green);
font-family: var(--font-mono);
font-weight: bold;
color: var(--terminal-amber);
text-shadow: var(--glow-amber);
text-transform: uppercase;
letter-spacing: 0.1em;
}
.ascii-section-header::before {
content: '╠═══ ';
color: var(--terminal-green);
margin-right: 0.5rem;
}
.ascii-section-header::after {
content: ' ═══╣';
color: var(--terminal-green);
margin-left: 0.5rem;
}
/* Subsection headers for nested areas */
.ascii-subsection-header {
position: relative;
padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
background: var(--bg-secondary);
border-bottom: 1px solid var(--terminal-green);
font-family: var(--font-mono);
font-weight: bold;
color: var(--terminal-green);
text-transform: uppercase;
font-size: 0.9em;
}
.ascii-subsection-header::before {
content: '├─── ';
color: var(--terminal-green);
}
.ascii-subsection-header::after {
content: ' ───┤';
color: var(--terminal-green);
}
/* Section dividers */
.ascii-divider {
height: 2px;
background: linear-gradient(90deg,
var(--terminal-green) 0%,
var(--terminal-green) 48%,
transparent 48%,
transparent 52%,
var(--terminal-green) 52%,
var(--terminal-green) 100%);
margin: 1.5rem 0;
position: relative;
}
.ascii-divider::before {
content: '╞';
position: absolute;
left: -2px;
top: -11px;
color: var(--terminal-green);
font-size: 1.2rem;
}
.ascii-divider::after {
content: '╡';
position: absolute;
right: -2px;
top: -11px;
color: var(--terminal-green);
font-size: 1.2rem;
}
/* Content wrapper inside frames */
.ascii-content {
padding: 1rem;
background: var(--bg-secondary);
}
/* Priority-based color variants for outer frames */
.ascii-frame-outer[data-priority="1"],
.ascii-frame-outer[data-priority="1"]::before,
.ascii-frame-outer[data-priority="1"]::after {
border-color: var(--priority-1);
color: var(--priority-1);
}
.ascii-frame-outer[data-priority="1"] .bottom-left-corner,
.ascii-frame-outer[data-priority="1"] .bottom-right-corner {
color: var(--priority-1);
}
.ascii-frame-outer[data-priority="2"],
.ascii-frame-outer[data-priority="2"]::before,
.ascii-frame-outer[data-priority="2"]::after {
border-color: var(--priority-2);
color: var(--priority-2);
}
.ascii-frame-outer[data-priority="2"] .bottom-left-corner,
.ascii-frame-outer[data-priority="2"] .bottom-right-corner {
color: var(--priority-2);
}
.ascii-frame-outer[data-priority="3"],
.ascii-frame-outer[data-priority="3"]::before,
.ascii-frame-outer[data-priority="3"]::after {
border-color: var(--priority-3);
color: var(--priority-3);
}
.ascii-frame-outer[data-priority="3"] .bottom-left-corner,
.ascii-frame-outer[data-priority="3"] .bottom-right-corner {
color: var(--priority-3);
}
.ascii-frame-outer[data-priority="4"],
.ascii-frame-outer[data-priority="4"]::before,
.ascii-frame-outer[data-priority="4"]::after {
border-color: var(--priority-4);
color: var(--priority-4);
}
.ascii-frame-outer[data-priority="4"] .bottom-left-corner,
.ascii-frame-outer[data-priority="4"] .bottom-right-corner {
color: var(--priority-4);
}
.ascii-frame-outer[data-priority="5"],
.ascii-frame-outer[data-priority="5"]::before,
.ascii-frame-outer[data-priority="5"]::after {
border-color: var(--priority-5);
color: var(--priority-5);
}
.ascii-frame-outer[data-priority="5"] .bottom-left-corner,
.ascii-frame-outer[data-priority="5"] .bottom-right-corner {
color: var(--priority-5);
}
/* ===== TERMINAL PROMPT STYLES ===== */ /* ===== TERMINAL PROMPT STYLES ===== */
.terminal-prompt::before { .terminal-prompt::before {
content: '> '; content: '> ';

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@@ -127,27 +127,16 @@
font-family: var(--font-mono); font-family: var(--font-mono);
} }
/* ASCII corner decorations */ /* Compatibility with ascii-frame-outer - remove duplicate corners */
.ticket-container::before { .ticket-container.ascii-frame-outer {
content: '╔'; padding: 0;
position: absolute;
top: -3px;
left: -3px;
font-size: 1.5rem;
color: var(--terminal-green);
line-height: 1;
z-index: 10;
} }
.ticket-container::after { /* Remove old corner styles when using ascii-frame-outer (new frame system handles this) */
content: '╗'; .ticket-container.ascii-frame-outer::before,
position: absolute; .ticket-container.ascii-frame-outer::after {
top: -3px; content: '╔' !important;
right: -3px; content: '╗' !important;
font-size: 1.5rem;
color: var(--terminal-green);
line-height: 1;
z-index: 10;
} }
/* Priority-based border colors */ /* Priority-based border colors */
@@ -403,6 +392,13 @@ textarea.editable {
border-radius: 0; border-radius: 0;
} }
/* Nested frame compatibility - remove border since ascii-frame-inner handles it */
.ascii-frame-inner .comments-section {
border: none;
padding: 0;
margin-top: 0;
}
.comments-section h2 { .comments-section h2 {
font-family: var(--font-mono); font-family: var(--font-mono);
color: var(--terminal-amber); color: var(--terminal-amber);
@@ -442,13 +438,34 @@ textarea.editable {
.comment { .comment {
background: var(--bg-primary); background: var(--bg-primary);
padding: 15px; padding: 15px;
border: 2px solid var(--terminal-green); border: 1px solid var(--terminal-green);
border-radius: 0; border-radius: 0;
margin-bottom: 15px; margin-bottom: 1rem;
position: relative; position: relative;
box-shadow: none; box-shadow: none;
} }
/* Add corner decorations to individual comments */
.comment::before {
content: '┌─';
position: absolute;
top: -1px;
left: -1px;
color: var(--terminal-green);
font-size: 1rem;
line-height: 1;
}
.comment::after {
content: '┐';
position: absolute;
top: -1px;
right: -1px;
color: var(--terminal-green);
font-size: 1rem;
line-height: 1;
}
.comment-header { .comment-header {
display: flex; display: flex;
justify-content: space-between; justify-content: space-between;

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@@ -101,10 +101,29 @@
}); });
</script> </script>
<!-- OUTER FRAME: Dashboard Container -->
<div class="ascii-frame-outer">
<span class="bottom-left-corner">╚</span>
<span class="bottom-right-corner">╝</span>
<!-- SECTION 1: Dashboard Header & Actions -->
<div class="ascii-section-header">Dashboard Control Center</div>
<div class="ascii-content">
<div class="ascii-frame-inner">
<div class="dashboard-header"> <div class="dashboard-header">
<h1>Ticket Dashboard</h1> <h1>Ticket Dashboard</h1>
<button onclick="window.location.href='<?php echo $GLOBALS['config']['BASE_URL']; ?>/ticket/create'" class="btn create-ticket">New Ticket</button> </div> <button onclick="window.location.href='<?php echo $GLOBALS['config']['BASE_URL']; ?>/ticket/create'" class="btn create-ticket">New Ticket</button>
<div class="search-container"> </div>
</div>
</div>
<!-- DIVIDER -->
<div class="ascii-divider"></div>
<!-- SECTION 2: Search & Filter -->
<div class="ascii-section-header">Search & Filter</div>
<div class="ascii-content">
<div class="ascii-frame-inner">
<form method="GET" action="" class="search-form"> <form method="GET" action="" class="search-form">
<!-- Preserve existing parameters --> <!-- Preserve existing parameters -->
<?php if (isset($_GET['status'])): ?> <?php if (isset($_GET['status'])): ?>
@@ -136,13 +155,22 @@
<a href="?" class="clear-search-btn">Clear</a> <a href="?" class="clear-search-btn">Clear</a>
<?php endif; ?> <?php endif; ?>
</form> </form>
</div>
<?php if (isset($_GET['search']) && !empty($_GET['search'])): ?> <?php if (isset($_GET['search']) && !empty($_GET['search'])): ?>
<div class="search-results-info"> <div class="search-results-info">
Showing results for: "<strong><?php echo htmlspecialchars($_GET['search']); ?></strong>" Showing results for: "<strong><?php echo htmlspecialchars($_GET['search']); ?></strong>"
(<?php echo $totalTickets; ?> ticket<?php echo $totalTickets != 1 ? 's' : ''; ?> found) (<?php echo $totalTickets; ?> ticket<?php echo $totalTickets != 1 ? 's' : ''; ?> found)
</div> </div>
<?php endif; ?> <?php endif; ?>
</div>
</div>
<!-- DIVIDER -->
<div class="ascii-divider"></div>
<!-- SECTION 3: Table Controls -->
<div class="ascii-section-header">Table Controls</div>
<div class="ascii-content">
<div class="ascii-frame-inner">
<div class="table-controls"> <div class="table-controls">
<div class="ticket-count"> <div class="ticket-count">
Total Tickets: <?php echo $totalTickets; ?> Total Tickets: <?php echo $totalTickets; ?>
@@ -183,8 +211,17 @@
</div> </div>
</div> </div>
</div> </div>
</div>
</div>
<!-- DIVIDER -->
<div class="ascii-divider"></div>
<!-- SECTION 4: Bulk Actions (if admin) -->
<?php if ($GLOBALS['currentUser']['is_admin'] ?? false): ?> <?php if ($GLOBALS['currentUser']['is_admin'] ?? false): ?>
<div class="ascii-section-header">Bulk Operations</div>
<div class="ascii-content">
<div class="ascii-frame-inner">
<div class="bulk-actions-toolbar" style="display: none;"> <div class="bulk-actions-toolbar" style="display: none;">
<div class="bulk-actions-info"> <div class="bulk-actions-info">
<span id="selected-count">0</span> tickets selected <span id="selected-count">0</span> tickets selected
@@ -196,8 +233,17 @@
<button onclick="clearSelection()" class="btn btn-secondary">Clear Selection</button> <button onclick="clearSelection()" class="btn btn-secondary">Clear Selection</button>
</div> </div>
</div> </div>
</div>
</div>
<!-- DIVIDER -->
<div class="ascii-divider"></div>
<?php endif; ?> <?php endif; ?>
<!-- SECTION 5: Ticket Table -->
<div class="ascii-section-header">Ticket List</div>
<div class="ascii-content">
<div class="ascii-frame-inner">
<table> <table>
<thead> <thead>
<tr> <tr>
@@ -264,5 +310,9 @@
?> ?>
</tbody> </tbody>
</table> </table>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<!-- END OUTER FRAME -->
</body> </body>
</html> </html>

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@@ -145,7 +145,14 @@ function formatDetails($details, $actionType) {
} }
} }
</style> </style>
<div class="ticket-container" data-priority="<?php echo $ticket["priority"]; ?>"> <div class="ticket-container ascii-frame-outer" data-priority="<?php echo $ticket["priority"]; ?>">
<span class="bottom-left-corner">╚</span>
<span class="bottom-right-corner">╝</span>
<!-- SECTION 1: Ticket Header & Metadata -->
<div class="ascii-section-header">Ticket Information</div>
<div class="ascii-content">
<div class="ascii-frame-inner">
<div class="ticket-header"> <div class="ticket-header">
<h2><input type="text" class="editable title-input" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($ticket["title"]); ?>" data-field="title" disabled></h2> <h2><input type="text" class="editable title-input" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($ticket["title"]); ?>" data-field="title" disabled></h2>
<div class="ticket-subheader"> <div class="ticket-subheader">
@@ -202,14 +209,32 @@ function formatDetails($details, $actionType) {
</div> </div>
</div> </div>
</div> </div>
<div class="ticket-details"> </div>
</div>
<!-- DIVIDER -->
<div class="ascii-divider"></div>
<!-- SECTION 2: Tab Navigation -->
<div class="ascii-section-header">Content Sections</div>
<div class="ascii-content">
<div class="ticket-tabs"> <div class="ticket-tabs">
<button class="tab-btn active" onclick="showTab('description')">Description</button> <button class="tab-btn active" onclick="showTab('description')">Description</button>
<button class="tab-btn" onclick="showTab('comments')">Comments</button> <button class="tab-btn" onclick="showTab('comments')">Comments</button>
<button class="tab-btn" onclick="showTab('activity')">Activity</button> <button class="tab-btn" onclick="showTab('activity')">Activity</button>
</div> </div>
</div>
<!-- DIVIDER -->
<div class="ascii-divider"></div>
<!-- SECTION 3: Tab Content Area -->
<div class="ascii-section-header">Content Display</div>
<div class="ascii-content">
<div class="ascii-frame-inner">
<div class="ticket-details">
<div id="description-tab" class="tab-content active"> <div id="description-tab" class="tab-content active">
<div class="ascii-subsection-header">Description</div>
<div class="detail-group full-width"> <div class="detail-group full-width">
<label>Description</label> <label>Description</label>
<textarea class="editable" data-field="description" disabled><?php echo $ticket["description"]; ?></textarea> <textarea class="editable" data-field="description" disabled><?php echo $ticket["description"]; ?></textarea>
@@ -217,8 +242,10 @@ function formatDetails($details, $actionType) {
</div> </div>
<div id="comments-tab" class="tab-content"> <div id="comments-tab" class="tab-content">
<div class="ascii-subsection-header">Comments Section</div>
<div class="comments-section"> <div class="comments-section">
<h2>Comments</h2> <div class="ascii-frame-inner">
<h2>Add Comment</h2>
<div class="comment-form"> <div class="comment-form">
<textarea id="newComment" placeholder="Add a comment..."></textarea> <textarea id="newComment" placeholder="Add a comment..."></textarea>
<div class="comment-controls"> <div class="comment-controls">
@@ -243,6 +270,10 @@ function formatDetails($details, $actionType) {
<div id="markdownPreview" class="markdown-preview" style="display: none;"></div> <div id="markdownPreview" class="markdown-preview" style="display: none;"></div>
</div> </div>
</div> </div>
<!-- Comment List in separate sub-frame -->
<div class="ascii-frame-inner">
<h2>Comment History</h2>
<div class="comments-list"> <div class="comments-list">
<?php <?php
foreach ($comments as $comment) { foreach ($comments as $comment) {
@@ -267,8 +298,11 @@ function formatDetails($details, $actionType) {
?> ?>
</div> </div>
</div> </div>
</div>
</div>
<div id="activity-tab" class="tab-content"> <div id="activity-tab" class="tab-content">
<div class="ascii-subsection-header">Activity Timeline</div>
<div class="timeline-container"> <div class="timeline-container">
<?php if (empty($timeline)): ?> <?php if (empty($timeline)): ?>
<p>No activity recorded yet.</p> <p>No activity recorded yet.</p>
@@ -295,6 +329,9 @@ function formatDetails($details, $actionType) {
</div> </div>
</div> </div>
</div> </div>
</div>
</div>
<!-- END OUTER FRAME -->
<script> <script>
// Initialize the ticket view // Initialize the ticket view
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() { document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {