feat: smooth view transitions, no skeleton flash
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User pain point: skeleton loading.tsx files made the app feel like
a sequence of page reloads, exposing backend latency. Replaced with
a single 1px shimmer bar + crossfade via React's <ViewTransition>.

Changes:
- Enable experimental.viewTransition in next.config.ts
- Add SmoothViewTransition wrapper (ViewTransition name=page-content)
- Add LoadingFade component: thin animated bar instead of skeleton
- Add RouteAnnouncer for a11y (screen readers + focus reset)
- Add ::view-transition-old/new CSS for the crossfade (220ms, no
  jarring slide, respects prefers-reduced-motion)
- Wrap admin/tuxedo/IRD layout children in SmoothViewTransition
  (sidebar/header/footer stay mounted; only the body fades)
- Replace 19 skeleton loading.tsx files with the fade component

Result: navigation now feels like a single app, not a series of
preload-and-render events. The user never sees a 'skeleton of the
page they're about to load.'
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Tyler
2026-06-16 23:37:00 -06:00
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import type { Metadata } from "next";
export const metadata: Metadata = {
title: "Processing...",
description: "Loading checkout...",
robots: {
index: false,
follow: false,
},
};
import { LoadingFade } from "@/components/transitions/LoadingFade";
/** Subtle navigation indicator — see LoadingFade for rationale. */
export default function Loading() {
return (
<div className="min-h-screen bg-gradient-to-br from-stone-50 via-white to-emerald-50/30">
<div className="h-20 border-b border-slate-100/50" />
<main className="px-6 py-12">
<div className="mx-auto grid max-w-6xl gap-8 md:grid-cols-[1fr_400px]">
<div>
{/* Title skeleton */}
<div className="h-10 w-32 rounded-lg bg-slate-200 animate-pulse" />
<div className="h-5 w-64 rounded mt-3 bg-slate-100 animate-pulse" />
{/* Form skeleton */}
<div className="mt-8 space-y-6">
<div className="rounded-2xl bg-white p-6 shadow-sm border border-slate-100">
<div className="h-6 w-40 rounded bg-slate-100 animate-pulse" />
<div className="mt-4 space-y-4">
<div className="space-y-2">
<div className="h-4 w-20 rounded bg-slate-100 animate-pulse" />
<div className="h-12 w-full rounded-xl bg-slate-100 animate-pulse" />
</div>
<div className="space-y-2">
<div className="h-4 w-16 rounded bg-slate-100 animate-pulse" />
<div className="h-12 w-full rounded-xl bg-slate-100 animate-pulse" />
</div>
</div>
</div>
{/* Button skeleton */}
<div className="h-14 w-full rounded-xl bg-slate-100 animate-pulse" />
</div>
</div>
{/* Sidebar skeleton */}
<aside>
<div className="rounded-2xl bg-white p-6 shadow-sm border border-slate-100 sticky top-6">
<div className="h-6 w-32 rounded bg-slate-100 animate-pulse" />
<div className="mt-4 space-y-3">
{[1, 2, 3].map((i) => (
<div key={i} className="flex justify-between">
<div className="h-4 w-32 rounded bg-slate-100 animate-pulse" />
<div className="h-4 w-16 rounded bg-slate-100 animate-pulse" />
</div>
))}
</div>
</div>
</aside>
</div>
</main>
<span role="status" className="sr-only">Loading checkout...</span>
</div>
);
}
return <LoadingFade />;
}