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
parent 9458fd0506
commit 4ebbc6dacf
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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-50/80 backdrop-blur-xl">
<div className="mx-auto max-w-5xl px-6 py-20">
{/* Back navigation skeleton */}
<div className="mb-10 animate-pulse">
<div className="h-5 w-32 rounded bg-stone-200" />
</div>
{/* Stop header skeleton */}
<div className="mb-12 animate-pulse rounded-3xl bg-white/60 border border-white/50 p-8">
<div className="h-3 w-32 rounded bg-blue-100 mb-4" />
<div className="h-16 w-80 rounded-lg bg-stone-200 mb-4" />
<div className="h-5 w-full max-w-md rounded bg-stone-200 mb-4" />
<div className="h-px w-12 bg-blue-100" />
</div>
{/* Stop info skeleton */}
<div className="mb-14 rounded-3xl bg-white/80 border border-white/50 p-8 shadow-xl">
<div className="grid gap-4 md:grid-cols-3">
{[0, 1, 2].map((i) => (
<motion.div
key={i}
initial={{ opacity: 0, y: 10 }}
animate={{ opacity: 1, y: 0 }}
transition={{ delay: i * 0.1 }}
className="flex items-start gap-4 py-4 px-5 rounded-2xl bg-stone-50"
>
<div className="h-10 w-10 rounded-xl bg-blue-50" />
<div className="flex-1">
<div className="h-3 w-12 rounded bg-stone-200 mb-2" />
<div className="h-5 w-24 rounded bg-stone-200" />
</div>
</motion.div>
))}
</div>
</div>
{/* Products section skeleton */}
<div className="animate-pulse">
<div className="h-4 w-20 rounded bg-blue-100 mb-4" />
<div className="h-10 w-48 rounded bg-stone-200 mb-4" />
<div className="h-4 w-64 rounded bg-stone-200 mb-10" />
<div className="grid gap-8 md:grid-cols-3">
{[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="rounded-3xl bg-white overflow-hidden shadow-lg"
>
<div className="h-48 bg-gradient-to-br from-blue-50 to-white" />
<div className="p-6 space-y-3">
<div className="h-6 w-3/4 rounded bg-stone-200" />
<div className="h-4 w-full rounded bg-stone-100" />
<div className="h-4 w-2/3 rounded bg-stone-100" />
</div>
</motion.div>
))}
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
);
}
return <LoadingFade />;
}