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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"use client";
import { motion } from "framer-motion";
import { LoadingFade } from "@/components/transitions/LoadingFade";
/** Subtle navigation indicator — see LoadingFade for rationale. */
export default function Loading() {
return (
<div className="min-h-screen bg-stone-50">
<div className="mx-auto max-w-4xl px-6 py-20">
{/* Hero skeleton */}
<div className="mb-20 animate-pulse text-center">
<div className="h-3 w-24 rounded bg-blue-100 mx-auto mb-5" />
<div className="h-20 w-full max-w-xl mx-auto rounded-lg bg-blue-50 mb-5" />
<div className="h-8 w-full max-w-2xl mx-auto rounded bg-blue-50" />
</div>
{/* Content sections skeleton */}
<div className="space-y-20">
{[0, 1, 2].map((i) => (
<motion.div
key={i}
initial={{ opacity: 0, y: 20 }}
animate={{ opacity: 1, y: 0 }}
transition={{ delay: i * 0.1 }}
className="grid md:grid-cols-2 gap-12 items-center"
>
<div className="animate-pulse space-y-4">
<div className="h-4 w-20 rounded bg-blue-100" />
<div className="h-8 w-3/4 rounded bg-stone-200" />
<div className="h-4 w-full rounded bg-stone-100" />
<div className="h-4 w-full rounded bg-stone-100" />
<div className="h-4 w-2/3 rounded bg-stone-100" />
</div>
<div className="h-64 rounded-3xl bg-gradient-to-br from-blue-50 to-white border-2 border-blue-100" />
</motion.div>
))}
</div>
</div>
</div>
);
}
return <LoadingFade />;
}