@kerfjs/ui 5.0.0-beta.45 → 5.0.0-beta.47

package/dist/index.d.ts

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export { StateBanner, StateBannerProps, StateBannerTone, StateBannerUrgency } fr
 export { SunkenPanel, SunkenPanelProps, SunkenPanelShape } from './sunken-panel.js';
 export { DialogSurface, DialogSurfacePresentation, DialogSurfaceProps, DialogSurfaceSize, PopupSurface, PopupSurfaceInset, PopupSurfaceProps, SurfaceInset } from './surface-scaffold.js';
 export { TabActivation, TabBar, TabBarAllocation, TabBarPresentation, TabBarProps, TabBarTrailingPlacement } from './tab-bar.js';
-export { Text, TextContent, TextProps, TextVariant } from './text.js';
+export { Text, TextContent, TextFont, TextProps, TextSize, TextTone, TextVariant } from './text.js';
 export { TokenSearchEditorAttributes, TokenSearchField, TokenSearchFieldProps, TokenSearchFieldValue, TokenSearchToken, placeTokenSearchCaret, readTokenSearchField } from './token-search-field.js';
 export { Toolbar, ToolbarProps } from './toolbar.js';
 export { ToolbarControlGroup, ToolbarControlGroupAppearance, ToolbarControlGroupButtonAppearance, ToolbarControlGroupContent, ToolbarControlGroupDensity, ToolbarControlGroupProps, ToolbarControlGroupSelectedChrome, ToolbarControlGroupSelectedTone, ToolbarControlGroupShape, ToolbarControlGroupSize, ToolbarControlGroupTone } from './toolbar-control-group.js';

package/dist/index.js

@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ export { AppTab } from './chunk-OMSRSL3B.js';
 export { ToolbarControlGroup } from './chunk-B6JYRX3P.js';
 export { Toolbar } from './chunk-VXFGMDA7.js';
 export { Pane } from './chunk-I4V3UDSA.js';
-export { ListHeader } from './chunk-SE7MQMW7.js';
-export { Text } from './chunk-QM4GQ7W3.js';
+export { ListHeader } from './chunk-GYGM363P.js';
+export { Text } from './chunk-XKFRMGMW.js';
 export { ListItem } from './chunk-I45QO2IZ.js';
 export { List } from './chunk-WVLMZ5SG.js';
 

package/dist/list-header.js

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-export { ListHeader } from './chunk-SE7MQMW7.js';
+export { ListHeader } from './chunk-GYGM363P.js';
 
 
 

package/dist/styles/catalog.css

@@ -184,12 +184,14 @@
   width: auto;
 }
 
-.kui-catalog-example__note {
+.kui-catalog-example__note.kui-text {
   /* Align the note text with the label above and a content-item specimen below:
-     all land at 8px margin + 1px border + 8px padding from the example's edge. */
+     all land at 8px margin + 1px border + 8px padding from the example's edge.
+     Include Text's public class so this component-owned inset wins even when a
+     subpath bundler emits text.css after catalog.css. */
   margin: 0;
   padding-inline: calc(
-    var(--kui-layout-inline-margin, 0.5rem) + 1px +
+    var(--kui-layout-inline-margin, 0.5rem) +
       var(--kui-layout-item-padding, 0.5rem)
   );
   color: var(--kui-color-text-quiet);

package/dist/styles/list.css

@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 .kui-list {
   --kui-list-divider-color: var(--kui-color-border);
   --kui-list-gap: var(--kui-layout-item-gap, 0.5rem);
+  --_kui-list-inset-top: 0;
+  --_kui-list-inset-right: 0;
+  --_kui-list-inset-bottom: 0;
+  --_kui-list-inset-left: 0;
   --_kui-list-divider-top: transparent;
   --_kui-list-divider-right: transparent;
   --_kui-list-divider-bottom: transparent;

package/dist/styles/row.css

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 .kui-row {
   --kui-row-gap: var(--kui-layout-item-gap, 0.5rem);
+  --_kui-row-inset-top: 0;
+  --_kui-row-inset-right: 0;
+  --_kui-row-inset-bottom: 0;
+  --_kui-row-inset-left: 0;
 
   display: flex;
   min-width: 0;

package/dist/styles/text.css

@@ -4,3 +4,19 @@
   border: 1px solid transparent;
   margin: 0;
 }
+
+.kui-text[data-tone="quiet"] {
+  color: var(--kui-color-text-quiet);
+}
+
+.kui-text[data-tone="danger"] {
+  color: var(--kui-color-danger-text);
+}
+
+.kui-text[data-size="compact"] {
+  font-size: var(--kui-font-xs);
+}
+
+.kui-text[data-font="monospace"] {
+  font-family: var(--kui-font-mono);
+}

package/dist/styles/webawesome.css

@@ -228,6 +228,36 @@
     color-scheme: dark;
   }
 
+  /* Web Awesome's filled badge appearances pair each variant's normal fill
+     with its normal foreground. Several combinations miss 4.5:1 at the
+     badge's 12px text size. Keep the variant's quiet tint, but use normal text
+     by default; filled-outlined retains its normal border. */
+  wa-badge:is([appearance="filled"], [appearance="filled-outlined"]) {
+    --wa-color-fill-normal: var(
+      --kui-wa-badge-filled-background,
+      var(--wa-color-fill-quiet)
+    ) !important;
+    --wa-color-on-normal: var(
+      --kui-wa-badge-filled-foreground,
+      var(--wa-color-text-normal)
+    ) !important;
+  }
+
+  /* The fixed brand/success/danger loud fills need a dark foreground in both
+     color schemes at badge text size. Neutral and warning already select an
+     AA-safe on-loud token, so preserve their variant-specific treatment. */
+  wa-badge[appearance="accent"]:is(
+      :not([variant]),
+      [variant="brand"],
+      [variant="success"],
+      [variant="danger"]
+    ) {
+    --wa-color-on-loud: var(
+      --kui-wa-badge-accent-foreground,
+      #1d1d1f
+    ) !important;
+  }
+
   wa-carousel::part(navigation-button) {
     box-sizing: border-box;
     width: var(--kui-wa-carousel-control-size);
@@ -275,6 +305,37 @@
     margin-inline: var(--kui-wa-surface-margin);
   }
 
+  /* Kerf's sunken appearance is a shared extension for content surfaces. It
+     deliberately uses the lowered semantic surface and rounded-rectangle
+     geometry without the raised Card shadow. Details keeps its visible shell
+     inside the exported `details` part, while Accordion and Card paint their
+     host directly. */
+  :is(wa-accordion, wa-card)[appearance="sunken"] {
+    background-color: var(
+      --kui-wa-sunken-background,
+      var(--kui-color-surface-lowered, var(--wa-color-surface-lowered))
+    );
+    border-color: transparent;
+    border-radius: var(
+      --kui-wa-sunken-radius,
+      var(--kui-layout-rounded-radius, calc(1px + 0.6875rem))
+    );
+    box-shadow: none;
+  }
+
+  wa-details[appearance="sunken"]::part(details) {
+    background-color: var(
+      --kui-wa-sunken-background,
+      var(--kui-color-surface-lowered, var(--wa-color-surface-lowered))
+    );
+    border-color: transparent;
+    border-radius: var(
+      --kui-wa-sunken-radius,
+      var(--kui-layout-rounded-radius, calc(1px + 0.6875rem))
+    );
+    box-shadow: none;
+  }
+
   wa-card,
   wa-details,
   wa-accordion-item {

package/dist/text.d.ts

@@ -3,10 +3,19 @@ import { KerfBaseAttrs } from 'kerfjs/jsx-runtime';
 import { K as KerfUiContent } from './semantic-content-BbzjvSu9.js';
 
 type TextVariant = 'h1' | 'h2' | 'h3' | 'h4' | 'h5' | 'h6' | 'p';
+type TextTone = 'default' | 'quiet' | 'danger';
+type TextSize = 'default' | 'compact';
+type TextFont = 'default' | 'monospace';
 type TextContent = KerfUiContent | string | number | readonly TextContent[];
 type TextProps = Omit<KerfBaseAttrs, 'children' | 'class' | 'className'> & {
     /** Native heading or paragraph element to render. Defaults to `p`. */
     variant?: TextVariant;
+    /** Semantic foreground treatment. Defaults to the inherited foreground. */
+    tone?: TextTone;
+    /** Text sizing independent of the native semantic element. */
+    size?: TextSize;
+    /** Font family independent of the native semantic element. */
+    font?: TextFont;
     children: TextContent;
     class?: string;
     className?: string;
@@ -15,6 +24,6 @@ type TextProps = Omit<KerfBaseAttrs, 'children' | 'class' | 'className'> & {
  * Semantic heading or paragraph text with the standard content-item padding.
  * All ordinary native heading/paragraph attributes pass through to the element.
  */
-declare function Text({ variant: Variant, children, class: classValue, className, ...attributes }: TextProps): kerfjs.SafeHtml;
+declare function Text({ variant: Variant, tone, size, font, children, class: classValue, className, ...attributes }: TextProps): kerfjs.SafeHtml;
 
-export { Text, type TextContent, type TextProps, type TextVariant };
+export { Text, type TextContent, type TextFont, type TextProps, type TextSize, type TextTone, type TextVariant };

package/dist/text.js

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-export { Text } from './chunk-QM4GQ7W3.js';
+export { Text } from './chunk-XKFRMGMW.js';
 
 //# sourceMappingURL=text.js.map

package/docs/component-selection.md

@@ -116,42 +116,42 @@ an upstream component or recipe request.
 
 ## Problem-to-component matrix
 
-| Interface need                                                                                                          | Use when                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Do not use when; nearest alternative                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Required wiring                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Application owns                                                                                                                                         | Import                                               | Recipe                                                                              |
-| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| Icon — `LucideIcon`                                                                                                     | A decorative or explicitly labeled Lucide-compatible icon belongs in app UI.                                                                                                                                            | Do not use an icon as the only name of an unfamiliar action; add visible or accessible text. Prefer it over Web Awesome `wa-icon`.                                                                                                                                                                                                         | None.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Icon choice and meaningful label.                                                                                                                        | `@kerfjs/ui/lucide-icon`                             | [Accessibility](./accessibility.md#shared-rules)                                    |
-| Disclosure indicator — `DisclosureArrow`                                                                                | A control needs one animated 18px root-scaled visual for open and closed state, including configurable directions or a replacement icon.                                                                                | Do not use it as the interactive control or accessible name; place it inside the button or control that exposes expanded state.                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Pass the controlled `open` state, render it inside the owning control, author replacement icon content facing right before transforms, and override `--kui-disclosure-arrow-size` only when another visual size is required. Direction changes use the shortest rotation path, with counterclockwise chosen for a 180-degree closed-to-open tie.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Open state, interaction, accessible name, size override, replacement glyph, direction choices, and shortest-path rotation.                               | `@kerfjs/ui/disclosure-arrow`                        | [Component ownership](./component-contract.md#ownership-boundaries)                 |
-| Application toolbar or heading — `Toolbar`                                                                              | Leading identity, optional centered content, and trailing controls form one horizontal app bar or a page/panel/dialog heading.                                                                                          | Do not add bespoke heading geometry or a private wrapper; use the same zone contract everywhere.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Put identity/title text directly in a zone as `ToolbarText`; group controls and icon tiles in `ToolbarControlGroup`.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Actions, command availability, responsive relocation, state, and supporting copy below a heading.                                                        | `@kerfjs/ui/toolbar`                                 | [Toolbar composition](../README.md#component-subpaths)                              |
-| Toolbar control cluster — `ToolbarControlGroup`                                                                         | Related toolbar controls need contained/borderless chrome, compact/tight geometry, icon/text/mixed/avatar anatomy, selected treatment, or nested dropdown sizing.                                                       | Do not use it merely to align unrelated buttons; use Toolbar's named `SafeHtml` prop slots or ordinary layout. Web Awesome `wa-button-group` is only for an exceptional grouped-action contract.                                                                                                                                           | Delegate child actions; declare typed content and appearance instead of overriding descendants or `::part(base)`; use `avatarImage` instead of inserting an `img` (single groups paint the outer group; multi-button groups paint the pressed highlight); use `SegmentedControl` for an exclusive choice.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Actions, pressed/expanded state, content, and policy.                                                                                                    | `@kerfjs/ui/toolbar-control-group`                   | [Component ownership](./component-contract.md#ownership-boundaries)                 |
-| Floating controls over content — `FloatingToolbar`                                                                      | A small cluster of controls (e.g. a drawer restore) must float over scrolling content — distinct and forced-dark — inside a positioned container.                                                                       | Do not use it for a primary page or panel toolbar (use `Toolbar`), or for anything that must sit above dialogs/overlays — it is not top-layer.                                                                                                                                                                                             | Compose `ToolbarControlGroup`s and delegate their actions; the app owns visibility and position.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Controls, visibility, and position.                                                                                                                      | `@kerfjs/ui/floating-toolbar`                        | [Component subpaths](../README.md#component-subpaths)                               |
-| Toolbar identity text — `ToolbarText`                                                                                   | A toolbar needs extra-large (page/panel title), large, default, or compact textual identity.                                                                                                                            | Plain text is not a heading by default; when a title needs heading semantics pass `headingLevel`.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Optional `headingLevel` for `role="heading"` + `aria-level`. Defaults to one line, ellipsized when it does not fit; `wrap` flows onto multiple lines, `ellipsis` toggles the trailing …, and `maxLines` caps a wrap.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Text, heading level, overflow behavior, and responsive priority.                                                                                         | `@kerfjs/ui/toolbar-text`                            | [Toolbar composition](../README.md#component-subpaths)                              |
-| Semantic heading or paragraph — `Text`                                                                                  | Ordinary application copy needs native `h1`–`h6` or `p` semantics plus the standard transparent border and content padding.                                                                                             | Do not choose heading levels for appearance alone. Use `ToolbarText` for toolbar identity/title content and `ListInsetText` when list-aligned prose needs full margin/border/padding geometry.                                                                                                                                             | Omit `variant` for the default `p`, or choose `h1`–`h6` from the document outline; ordinary native global, `data-*`, and `aria-*` attributes pass through to the rendered element.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Copy, localization, semantic variant, and document heading hierarchy.                                                                                    | `@kerfjs/ui/text`                                    | [Text](./layout.md#text)                                                            |
-| Vertical stack — `List`                                                                                                 | Rows, sections, or arbitrary components need a consistent vertical stretch layout, optional standard/custom gap, flex growth, one vertical scroll owner, or edge dividers.                                              | It is layout-only and does not provide `ul`/`ol` semantics. Do not nest scroll owners or use it when a horizontal layout is required.                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Choose `gap`, `flex`, `scrollable`, and canonical `dividerSides` (`t`, `r`, `b`, `l` combinations in that order); bound the block size when scrolling.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Child semantics/content, containing height, and which optional layout behaviors apply.                                                                   | `@kerfjs/ui/list`                                    | [Pane geometry](../README.md#pane-and-content-geometry)                             |
-| Navigation row — `ListItem`                                                                                             | A pane or navigation area needs a selectable, disabled, dormant-trailing, or multiline action row.                                                                                                                      | Do not put a control in `trailing`; use `ListActionRow` when the trailing region must be independently interactive. Use an `<a>` for navigation that must retain link behavior, a native `<button>` for an ordinary action, or implement the complete ARIA menu widget.                                                                    | Delegate its `data-action`; compose inside a `.kui-content` section. Put domain event/drop metadata in `rootAttributes` rather than adding wrapper markup. The rounded root clips overflowing descendants; set `multiline` when the primary label should wrap.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Routing, selection, permissions, copy, action handling, and domain `data-*` values.                                                                      | `@kerfjs/ui/list-item`                               | [Pane geometry](../README.md#pane-and-content-geometry)                             |
-| Navigation row with trailing action — `ListActionRow`                                                                   | A full-width row needs a selectable primary action and an independently focusable trailing action.                                                                                                                      | Use `ListItem` when trailing content is dormant metadata. Do not put controls inside the row's `label`, `icon`, or `trailingActionIcon` SafeHtml slots. Do not use `AppTab` outside tablist semantics or `ToolbarControlGroup` outside a toolbar.                                                                                          | Delegate both action strings; update controlled selection and any popover/context-menu state in the app.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Routing, selection, both action policies, domain metadata, and popover/context-menu behavior.                                                            | `@kerfjs/ui/list-action-row`                         | [Accessibility](./accessibility.md#listactionrow)                                   |
-| Navigation section heading — `ListHeader`                                                                               | A menu section needs a full-width label, semantic count, non-count badge, logical-end action, or real disclosure state.                                                                                                 | Do not concatenate counts into `label` or put numeric content in `badge`; use `count` with the localized full phrase in `countLabel`. Do not add a disclosure arrow to navigation that reveals nothing. Do not shrink its 44px action target to the 18px visual. Do not use it as a page, panel, or dialog title; use a heading `Toolbar`. | Delegate its optional action; the app controls expanded state and revealed content. Toggle mode supplies `DisclosureArrow` unless `actionIcon` replaces it. Use `triggerAttributes` only for domain `data-*` or a native popover relationship.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Section organization, valid count and localized count label, disclosure state and content, non-count badge content, popover target behavior, and policy. | `@kerfjs/ui/list-header`                             | [Pane geometry](../README.md#pane-and-content-geometry)                             |
-| Inset self-bordered control — `ListInsetControl`                                                                        | A control that owns its own border and padding but no outer margin (a search input, a `SegmentedControl`) must line up inside a `.kui-content` list with the standard 8px inline margins and stretch to fill the row.   | Do not wrap a `.kui-content-item` or a `ListItem`/`ListHeader` that already owns its inline margin — that double-insets it. Do not add ad-hoc `margin`/`padding` around a bare control to align it; use this instead.                                                                                                                      | Place the self-bordered control(s) as children; they stretch to fill. It applies only the inline margin, flex stretch, and 8px gap — the child owns its own border and padding.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | The control(s), their state, and action wiring.                                                                                                          | `@kerfjs/ui/list-inset-control`                      | [Pane geometry](../README.md#component-subpaths)                                    |
-| Inset bare text — `ListInsetText`                                                                                       | A plain string or inline content with no margin, border, or padding of its own must sit in a `.kui-content` list with its text edge aligned to the bordered items around it.                                            | Do not use it to wrap a component that already owns content-item geometry (`ListItem`, `StateBanner`, a `.kui-content-item`) — that double-insets it. Do not hand-roll the 8px margin / 1px border / 8px padding.                                                                                                                          | Pass the text or inline `SafeHtml` as children; it supplies the 8px inline margin, 1px transparent border, and 8px padding so the text edge lands at the standard 17px inset. Pass `horizontalOnly` to keep that horizontal inset but drop the vertical margin, border, and padding for tight text layout.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | The text, copy, and localization.                                                                                                                        | `@kerfjs/ui/list-inset-text`                         | [Pane geometry](../README.md#component-subpaths)                                    |
-| Application column — `Pane`                                                                                             | A sidebar, main area, inspector, or dialog needs shared vertical header/content/footer organization, one scroll owner, and optional edge separators.                                                                    | Do not pad the pane shell, wrap child-owned geometry in competing insets, invent unrelated centered measures, or leave an icon-only rail for a hidden pane.                                                                                                                                                                                | Import `Pane`, use `children` for its homogeneous primary content and the named `SafeHtml` prop slots `header`/`footer` for optional fixed chrome, then opt into only the needed logical-edge separators; add `.kui-content-item` as needed. A visible pane owns collapse in its toolbar; move a hidden inline-start pane's restore control to the main toolbar leading edge and an inline-end pane's restore control to its trailing edge.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Layout hierarchy, reading width, responsive relocation, pane visibility state, slot semantics, labels, and separator placement.                          | `@kerfjs/ui/pane`                                    | [Pane anatomy](./layout.md#anatomy)                                                 |
-| One-pane navigation — `NavStack`                                                                                        | A compact flow pushes into details while keeping earlier views mounted, or a single-pane screen needs the same stable layout contract.                                                                                  | Do not use it when list and detail should remain visible together; use `SplitView`. Do not use it alone for co-equal top-level destinations; use one stack per `TabScaffold` tab.                                                                                                                                                          | Keep the ordered view array controlled, put view-specific bottom chrome on each view (or use the component fallback), import its CSS explicitly, and call `wireNavStack` for back delegation, content-slide/chrome-cross-fade transitions, and focus move/restore. Mark a preferred initial target with `data-nav-focus` when DOM order is insufficient.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | View keys/content/titles, push and pop actions, preferred initial focus targets, and per-view or persistent bottom toolbar content.                      | `@kerfjs/ui/nav-stack`                               | [App-layout decision matrix](./app-layouts.md#decision-matrix)                      |
-| Responsive list-detail — `SplitView`                                                                                    | A primary list and related detail belong together on roomy devices but become a one-pane drill-down on compact devices.                                                                                                 | Do not use it for a single linear flow or a multi-panel editor shell.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Provide controlled selection/detail state and device class; opt into resize wiring only when the separator is user adjustable.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Selection, detail content, compact back action, device policy, and optional persisted width.                                                             | `@kerfjs/ui/split-view`                              | [App-layout decision matrix](./app-layouts.md#decision-matrix)                      |
-| Compact top-level destinations — `TabScaffold`                                                                          | A handset or portrait-tablet app has two to five co-equal destinations whose scenes and nested navigation must remain mounted across switches.                                                                          | Do not use it for document tabs, reorderable work items, or a desktop navigation rail.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Keep the active id controlled, import its CSS explicitly, and call `wireTabScaffold`; commonly place one `NavStack` in each tab scene.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Destination definitions, active id, routing, persistence, and roomy-device replacement.                                                                  | `@kerfjs/ui/tab-scaffold`                            | [App-layout decision matrix](./app-layouts.md#decision-matrix)                      |
-| Desktop multi-panel workspace — `Workbench`                                                                             | A desktop-class tool needs a central work area plus independently collapsible navigator, inspector, or console regions.                                                                                                 | Do not shrink the full shell onto compact devices or use it for one standalone panel.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Render only the required rails/drawer, keep collapse state controlled, and replace peripheral regions with stacks or overlays below desktop sizes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Panel presence/content, collapsed states, sizes, persistence, responsive replacement, and controls.                                                      | `@kerfjs/ui/workbench`                               | [Workbench](./workbench.md)                                                         |
-| Standalone rail or drawer — `CollapsiblePanel`                                                                          | One left/right rail or bottom drawer needs controlled collapse without adopting the complete `Workbench` shell.                                                                                                         | Do not use it for several coordinated workspace panels or retain an empty icon-only rail while collapsed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Pair it with `CollapsiblePanelToggle`; call `wireSidebar` for focus transfer, Escape/backdrop dismissal, compact overlay trapping, and persistence integration.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Panel content/size, collapsed state, toggle placement, persistence, and compact policy.                                                                  | `@kerfjs/ui/collapsible-panel`                       | [App-layout decision matrix](./app-layouts.md#decision-matrix)                      |
-| Lowered content surface — `SunkenPanel`                                                                                 | A main work area or nested content group needs one visually lowered surface with a compact inset and vertical stack.                                                                                                    | Do not use it merely to add padding, as a replacement for `Pane` anatomy, or around children that already own the same outer surface.                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Compose the application-owned content as children, choose the default `rounded` shape or `square` for a flush edge-to-edge area, and pass `ariaLabel` only when the surface is a distinct named region.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Region semantics, accessible name, shape, scroll ownership, child ordering, and content.                                                                 | `@kerfjs/ui/sunken-panel`                            | [SunkenPanel](./sunken-panel.md)                                                    |
-| Menu composition                                                                                                        | Navigation sections need full-size rows and the same content-item geometry as every other pane.                                                                                                                         | Do not add sidebar-specific wrapper padding, shrink targets to icon size, nest an interactive trailing control in `ListItem`, or use a chevron on a row that does not disclose content. Use ordinary links for a different navigation contract.                                                                                            | Compose `ListHeader`, `ListItem`, and `ListActionRow` in `.kui-content`; use `ListHeader` toggle mode with real controlled content, and use `.kui-content-item` for other surfaces plus a pane footer for toolbar actions.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Information architecture, disclosure content and state, responsive drawer/shell behavior, and token overrides.                                           | `@kerfjs/ui/layout.css`                              | [Pane geometry](../README.md#pane-and-content-geometry)                             |
-| Resizable application pane — `ResizableRegion`, `clampRegionSize`, `resizeRegionFromPointer`                            | A controlled split pane needs the Kerf separator, collapse state, pointer plus keyboard resizing, or a product-specific decorative grip.                                                                                | Do not use it for a static two-column layout; use CSS grid. Prefer it over Web Awesome `wa-split-panel` unless that component's distinct API is required. Keep `handleIcon` noninteractive.                                                                                                                                                | Call `wireResizableRegions` from `@kerfjs/ui/wire-resizable-regions` once and retain its disposer.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Size signal, min/max policy, collapse policy, persistence, and optional decorative handle icon.                                                          | `@kerfjs/ui/resizable-region`                        | [ResizableRegion contract](./accessibility.md#resizableregion)                      |
-| One application tab — `AppTab`                                                                                          | A controlled app tab needs selection, close, drag, leading/trailing anatomy, compact/segmented/icon-only presentation, label truncation, safe domain metadata, or a product-specific close glyph.                       | Do not render it alone or use it for a small settings choice; compose in `TabBar`, or use `SegmentedControl`. Keep `closeIcon` noninteractive.                                                                                                                                                                                             | Compose in `TabBar`; let `wireTabBars` manage interaction. Put only domain `data-*` values in `rootAttributes`; use typed appearance props instead of descendant CSS.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Tab identity, order, selection, close policy, content, domain metadata values, and outer placement.                                                      | `@kerfjs/ui/app-tab`                                 | [Tabs contract](./accessibility.md#tabs)                                            |
-| Application tab strip — `TabBar`, `wireTabBars`, `reorderTabs`                                                          | Tabs switch page regions and may overflow, close, reorder, fill a segmented inspector strip, or sit beside a trailing action.                                                                                           | Do not use it for a compact local view toggle; use `SegmentedControl`. Do not use it for a long choice list; use `Select`. Prefer it over Web Awesome `wa-tab-group`, `wa-tab`, and `wa-tab-panel` for Kerf app tabs.                                                                                                                      | Call `wireTabBars` once, retain the disposer, and apply `onReorder` synchronously; `reorderTabs` is the default array helper. Choose typed presentation/allocation props while the parent owns outer placement.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Ordered tabs, selection, panels, routing, closing, persistence, and outer placement.                                                                     | `@kerfjs/ui/tab-bar` plus `@kerfjs/ui/wire-tab-bars` | [Tabs contract](./accessibility.md#tabs)                                            |
-| Panel, dialog, or page heading — `Toolbar` + `ToolbarText`                                                              | A panel, dialog, or page needs an extra-large title, optional icon, grouped trailing actions, and optional supporting copy.                                                                                             | Do not add a private heading wrapper or bespoke layout. The toolbar supplies structure, not modal behavior; use an application overlay or Web Awesome `wa-dialog` for that behavior.                                                                                                                                                       | Connect title/supporting-copy ids to the host, group controls, and delegate actions. **For a page or view title set `headingLevel` (usually `1`)** on `ToolbarText`; omit it for a dialog title referenced by `aria-labelledby`.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Open state, focus lifecycle, dismissal, controls, ids, copy, and heading level.                                                                          | `@kerfjs/ui/toolbar` + `@kerfjs/ui/toolbar-text`     | [Toolbar headings](./accessibility.md#toolbar-headings)                             |
-| Dialog or popup geometry — `DialogSurface`, `PopupSurface`                                                              | Recurring Web Awesome dialogs need standard sizes/presentations/body/footer insets, or dropdown menus need list-compatible inset ownership.                                                                             | Do not use these wrappers as generic layout or to replace native dialog/dropdown behavior. Avoid consumer `::part()` overrides and do not stack a dialog body inset around list-owned child geometry.                                                                                                                                      | Wrap one `wa-dialog` or `wa-dropdown`; choose the typed geometry while retaining native labeling, open state, focus, dismissal, and menu semantics. Compose a dialog body as a `List` by default, use `bodyInset="none"` when its children own list geometry, and wrap bare prose in `ListInsetText`.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | State, focus lifecycle, dismissal, labels, content, and outer placement.                                                                                 | `@kerfjs/ui/surface-scaffold`                        | [Surface scaffolds](./surface-scaffold.md)                                          |
-| Key/value facts — `ValueTable`, `ValueTableRow`                                                                         | Read-only labels and values form a semantic definition list, optionally with a leading icon.                                                                                                                            | Do not use it for editable form fields or a row/column data grid; use native form or table semantics.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Compose typed `ValueTableRow` entries; pass `icon` when a 24px leading icon adds useful context.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Values, formatting, icon meaning, and empty/loading policy.                                                                                              | `@kerfjs/ui/value-table`                             | [Component ownership](./component-contract.md#ownership-boundaries)                 |
-| Indeterminate activity — `LoadingSpinner`                                                                               | A Kerf surface needs compact, labeled or decorative indeterminate progress.                                                                                                                                             | Do not use it for known progress; use Web Awesome `wa-progress-bar` or `wa-progress-ring`. Direct Web Awesome UI may use `wa-spinner`; do not mix spinner systems within one surface.                                                                                                                                                      | None; pass a label when the spinner conveys status.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Loading lifecycle and adjacent status copy.                                                                                                              | `@kerfjs/ui/loading-spinner`                         | [Accessibility](./accessibility.md#shared-rules)                                    |
-| Loading placeholder — `Skeleton` + a component's `placeholder` prop                                                     | A value or a whole component is still loading and should hold its space as a subtle, unanimated block, keeping the layout stable — an inspector or detail view rendering its real chrome with per-record values absent. | Do not use it for known progress (use `LoadingSpinner`), do not animate it, and do not hand-rebuild a component's empty state — set `placeholder` on the component instead. Prefer it over `wa-skeleton`, which the pure-Kerf primitives avoid to stay Web-Awesome-free.                                                                   | Set `placeholder` on a value-bearing component (`Select`, `ListHeader`, `ListItem`, `ValueTableRow`, `SegmentedControl`, `StateBanner`, `AppTab`, `ToolbarText`, `ListActionRow`) to render skeletons in its value slots with interactivity disabled; use the standalone `Skeleton` for a custom slot.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Loading lifecycle, which slots are unknown, and announcing the loading region.                                                                           | `@kerfjs/ui/skeleton`                                | [Accessibility](./accessibility.md#shared-rules)                                    |
-| Value selection — `Select`                                                                                              | A controlled form, toolbar, or compact navigation value comes from a moderate or long choice list, possibly grouped, icon-bearing, icon-only when closed, or truncating.                                                | Do not use it for commands; use a real action menu. Do not use it for a small visible choice set; use `SegmentedControl`. Prefer it over direct `wa-select`, `wa-option`, or value-like `wa-dropdown`/`wa-dropdown-item` composition.                                                                                                      | Import `@kerfjs/ui/select/register` once for registration and current-request animation ownership; listen for standard input/change events. Do not add consumer popup timing or positioning repairs. Use typed presentation props rather than consumer `::part()` overrides; let the parent own placement.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Controlled value, validation, choices, domain mapping, and outer placement.                                                                              | `@kerfjs/ui/select`                                  | [Web Awesome integration](../README.md#web-awesome-theme)                           |
-| Small exclusive choice — `SegmentedControl`                                                                             | A few visible choices switch a compact view or setting, with toolbar, rounded, or pill presentation.                                                                                                                    | Do not use it for tabpanel semantics; use `TabBar`. Do not use it for many choices; use `Select`. Prefer it over `wa-button-group` when the controls select one value.                                                                                                                                                                     | Delegate its action, read `data-segment-value`, update `value`, and rerender.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Controlled value, labels, action, and persistence.                                                                                                       | `@kerfjs/ui/segmented-control`                       | [SegmentedControl contract](./accessibility.md#segmentedcontrol)                    |
-| Structured search editor — `TokenSearchField`, `readTokenSearchField`, `placeTokenSearchCaret`, `wireTokenSearchFields` | Free text and ordered, editable, removable filter tokens share one searchbox; enable `collapsible` when an empty, unfocused field should reduce to one iconic action, standalone or in a toolbar group.                 | Do not use it for ordinary text entry; use a native input or Web Awesome `wa-input`. Do not use it when filters belong in separate form controls.                                                                                                                                                                                          | Read DOM-owned text on input, empty `textContent` on clear, and use `placeTokenSearchCaret` after explicit controlled focus changes. Call `wireTokenSearchFields` from `@kerfjs/ui/wire-token-search-fields` once so Enter submits without adding a line break and keyboard chip deletion restores focus plus the text-relative caret after controlled replacement. In `collapsible` mode it also manages the transient expand/collapse/focus by default (activate to reveal + focus, Escape or empty blur to collapse); bind the field's `expanded` to the signal on the returned handle (`handle.expanded(id)`) or adopt your own via `collapsible.signals`, and opt out per behavior only when the app must own it. | Parsing, suggestions, tokens, query execution, results, announcements, and — only if overriding the default — the collapsible `expanded` signal.         | `@kerfjs/ui/token-search-field`                      | [TokenSearchField contract](./accessibility.md#tokensearchfield)                    |
-| Persistent inline status — `StateBanner`                                                                                | A neutral, info, pop, success, warning, or danger message belongs next to the affected work; pop highlights featured or novel content without implying status.                                                          | Do not use pop as a success, warning, or danger substitute. Do not use StateBanner for a no-content screen; use `EmptyState`. Do not use it for transient confirmation; use a toast. Web Awesome `wa-callout` is the ecosystem alternative for Web Awesome-owned content.                                                                  | Delegate an optional action; choose alert urgency only for attention-requiring failure. Use the optional tone-tinted `badge` for a terse count or status beside the title, not as the only expression of meaning.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | State mapping, message lifetime, retry/action behavior, badge content, and copy.                                                                         | `@kerfjs/ui/state-banner`                            | [Feedback accessibility](./accessibility.md#shared-rules)                           |
-| Empty or busy content area — `EmptyState`                                                                               | A content region has no items, cannot proceed, or is loading and needs explanation plus an optional action.                                                                                                             | Do not use it for an inline status update; use `StateBanner`. Do not use it for transient success; use `wa-toast`/`wa-toast-item` or the application's toast system.                                                                                                                                                                       | Delegate its optional action; it composes `LoadingSpinner` when busy.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Empty/busy policy, recovery action, illustration, and copy.                                                                                              | `@kerfjs/ui/empty-state`                             | [Feedback ownership](./component-contract.md#extracted-versus-application-specific) |
+| Interface need                                                                                                          | Use when                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Do not use when; nearest alternative                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Required wiring                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Application owns                                                                                                                                         | Import                                                                                    | Recipe                                                                              |
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+| Icon — `LucideIcon`                                                                                                     | A decorative or explicitly labeled Lucide-compatible icon belongs in app UI.                                                                                                                                            | Do not use an icon as the only name of an unfamiliar action; add visible or accessible text. Prefer it over Web Awesome `wa-icon`.                                                                                                                                                                                                         | None.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Icon choice and meaningful label.                                                                                                                        | `@kerfjs/ui/lucide-icon`                                                                  | [Accessibility](./accessibility.md#shared-rules)                                    |
+| Disclosure indicator — `DisclosureArrow`                                                                                | A control needs one animated 18px root-scaled visual for open and closed state, including configurable directions or a replacement icon.                                                                                | Do not use it as the interactive control or accessible name; place it inside the button or control that exposes expanded state.                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Pass the controlled `open` state, render it inside the owning control, author replacement icon content facing right before transforms, and override `--kui-disclosure-arrow-size` only when another visual size is required. Direction changes use the shortest rotation path, with counterclockwise chosen for a 180-degree closed-to-open tie.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Open state, interaction, accessible name, size override, replacement glyph, direction choices, and shortest-path rotation.                               | `@kerfjs/ui/disclosure-arrow`                                                             | [Component ownership](./component-contract.md#ownership-boundaries)                 |
+| Application toolbar or heading — `Toolbar`                                                                              | Leading identity, optional centered content, and trailing controls form one horizontal app bar or a page/panel/dialog heading.                                                                                          | Do not add bespoke heading geometry or a private wrapper; use the same zone contract everywhere.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Put identity/title text directly in a zone as `ToolbarText`; group controls and icon tiles in `ToolbarControlGroup`.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Actions, command availability, responsive relocation, state, and supporting copy below a heading.                                                        | `@kerfjs/ui/toolbar`                                                                      | [Toolbar composition](../README.md#component-subpaths)                              |
+| Toolbar control cluster — `ToolbarControlGroup`                                                                         | Related toolbar controls need contained/borderless chrome, compact/tight geometry, icon/text/mixed/avatar anatomy, selected treatment, or nested dropdown sizing.                                                       | Do not use it merely to align unrelated buttons; use Toolbar's named `SafeHtml` prop slots or ordinary layout. Web Awesome `wa-button-group` is only for an exceptional grouped-action contract.                                                                                                                                           | Delegate child actions; declare typed content and appearance instead of overriding descendants or `::part(base)`; use `avatarImage` instead of inserting an `img` (single groups paint the outer group; multi-button groups paint the pressed highlight); use `SegmentedControl` for an exclusive choice.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Actions, pressed/expanded state, content, and policy.                                                                                                    | `@kerfjs/ui/toolbar-control-group`                                                        | [Component ownership](./component-contract.md#ownership-boundaries)                 |
+| Floating controls over content — `FloatingToolbar`                                                                      | A small cluster of controls (e.g. a drawer restore) must float over scrolling content — distinct and forced-dark — inside a positioned container.                                                                       | Do not use it for a primary page or panel toolbar (use `Toolbar`), or for anything that must sit above dialogs/overlays — it is not top-layer.                                                                                                                                                                                             | Compose `ToolbarControlGroup`s and delegate their actions; the app owns visibility and position.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Controls, visibility, and position.                                                                                                                      | `@kerfjs/ui/floating-toolbar`                                                             | [Component subpaths](../README.md#component-subpaths)                               |
+| Toolbar identity text — `ToolbarText`                                                                                   | A toolbar needs extra-large (page/panel title), large, default, or compact textual identity.                                                                                                                            | Plain text is not a heading by default; when a title needs heading semantics pass `headingLevel`.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Optional `headingLevel` for `role="heading"` + `aria-level`. Defaults to one line, ellipsized when it does not fit; `wrap` flows onto multiple lines, `ellipsis` toggles the trailing …, and `maxLines` caps a wrap.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Text, heading level, overflow behavior, and responsive priority.                                                                                         | `@kerfjs/ui/toolbar-text`                                                                 | [Toolbar composition](../README.md#component-subpaths)                              |
+| Semantic heading or paragraph — `Text`                                                                                  | Ordinary application copy needs native `h1`–`h6` or `p` semantics plus standard geometry, or a semantic quiet/danger tone, compact size, or monospace font.                                                             | Do not choose heading levels for appearance alone or recreate muted, error, small, or code utility classes. Use `ToolbarText` for toolbar identity/title content and `ListInsetText` when list-aligned prose needs full margin/border/padding geometry.                                                                                    | Omit `variant` for the default `p`, or choose `h1`–`h6` from the document outline. Independently compose `tone="quiet                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | danger"`, `size="compact"`, and `font="monospace"`; ordinary native global, `data-_`, and `aria-_` attributes pass through.                              | Copy, localization, semantic variant, presentation roles, and document heading hierarchy. | `@kerfjs/ui/text`                                                                   | [Text](./layout.md#text) |
+| Vertical stack — `List`                                                                                                 | Rows, sections, or arbitrary components need a consistent vertical stretch layout, optional standard/custom gap, flex growth, one vertical scroll owner, or edge dividers.                                              | It is layout-only and does not provide `ul`/`ol` semantics. Do not nest scroll owners or use it when a horizontal layout is required.                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Choose `gap`, `flex`, `scrollable`, and canonical `dividerSides` (`t`, `r`, `b`, `l` combinations in that order); bound the block size when scrolling.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Child semantics/content, containing height, and which optional layout behaviors apply.                                                                   | `@kerfjs/ui/list`                                                                         | [Pane geometry](../README.md#pane-and-content-geometry)                             |
+| Navigation row — `ListItem`                                                                                             | A pane or navigation area needs a selectable, disabled, dormant-trailing, or multiline action row.                                                                                                                      | Do not put a control in `trailing`; use `ListActionRow` when the trailing region must be independently interactive. Use an `<a>` for navigation that must retain link behavior, a native `<button>` for an ordinary action, or implement the complete ARIA menu widget.                                                                    | Delegate its `data-action`; compose inside a `.kui-content` section. Put domain event/drop metadata in `rootAttributes` rather than adding wrapper markup. The rounded root clips overflowing descendants; set `multiline` when the primary label should wrap.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Routing, selection, permissions, copy, action handling, and domain `data-*` values.                                                                      | `@kerfjs/ui/list-item`                                                                    | [Pane geometry](../README.md#pane-and-content-geometry)                             |
+| Navigation row with trailing action — `ListActionRow`                                                                   | A full-width row needs a selectable primary action and an independently focusable trailing action.                                                                                                                      | Use `ListItem` when trailing content is dormant metadata. Do not put controls inside the row's `label`, `icon`, or `trailingActionIcon` SafeHtml slots. Do not use `AppTab` outside tablist semantics or `ToolbarControlGroup` outside a toolbar.                                                                                          | Delegate both action strings; update controlled selection and any popover/context-menu state in the app.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Routing, selection, both action policies, domain metadata, and popover/context-menu behavior.                                                            | `@kerfjs/ui/list-action-row`                                                              | [Accessibility](./accessibility.md#listactionrow)                                   |
+| Navigation section heading — `ListHeader`                                                                               | A menu section needs a full-width label, semantic count, non-count badge, logical-end action, or real disclosure state.                                                                                                 | Do not concatenate counts into `label` or put numeric content in `badge`; use `count` with the localized full phrase in `countLabel`. Do not add a disclosure arrow to navigation that reveals nothing. Do not shrink its 44px action target to the 18px visual. Do not use it as a page, panel, or dialog title; use a heading `Toolbar`. | Delegate its optional action; the app controls expanded state and revealed content. Toggle mode supplies `DisclosureArrow` unless `actionIcon` replaces it. Use `triggerAttributes` only for domain `data-*` or a native popover relationship.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Section organization, valid count and localized count label, disclosure state and content, non-count badge content, popover target behavior, and policy. | `@kerfjs/ui/list-header`                                                                  | [Pane geometry](../README.md#pane-and-content-geometry)                             |
+| Inset self-bordered control — `ListInsetControl`                                                                        | A control that owns its own border and padding but no outer margin (a search input, a `SegmentedControl`) must line up inside a `.kui-content` list with the standard 8px inline margins and stretch to fill the row.   | Do not wrap a `.kui-content-item` or a `ListItem`/`ListHeader` that already owns its inline margin — that double-insets it. Do not add ad-hoc `margin`/`padding` around a bare control to align it; use this instead.                                                                                                                      | Place the self-bordered control(s) as children; they stretch to fill. It applies only the inline margin, flex stretch, and 8px gap — the child owns its own border and padding.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | The control(s), their state, and action wiring.                                                                                                          | `@kerfjs/ui/list-inset-control`                                                           | [Pane geometry](../README.md#component-subpaths)                                    |
+| Inset bare text — `ListInsetText`                                                                                       | A plain string or inline content with no margin, border, or padding of its own must sit in a `.kui-content` list with its text edge aligned to the bordered items around it.                                            | Do not use it to wrap a component that already owns content-item geometry (`ListItem`, `StateBanner`, a `.kui-content-item`) — that double-insets it. Do not hand-roll the 8px margin / 1px border / 8px padding.                                                                                                                          | Pass the text or inline `SafeHtml` as children; it supplies the 8px inline margin, 1px transparent border, and 8px padding so the text edge lands at the standard 17px inset. Pass `horizontalOnly` to keep that horizontal inset but drop the vertical margin, border, and padding for tight text layout.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | The text, copy, and localization.                                                                                                                        | `@kerfjs/ui/list-inset-text`                                                              | [Pane geometry](../README.md#component-subpaths)                                    |
+| Application column — `Pane`                                                                                             | A sidebar, main area, inspector, or dialog needs shared vertical header/content/footer organization, one scroll owner, and optional edge separators.                                                                    | Do not pad the pane shell, wrap child-owned geometry in competing insets, invent unrelated centered measures, or leave an icon-only rail for a hidden pane.                                                                                                                                                                                | Import `Pane`, use `children` for its homogeneous primary content and the named `SafeHtml` prop slots `header`/`footer` for optional fixed chrome, then opt into only the needed logical-edge separators; add `.kui-content-item` as needed. A visible pane owns collapse in its toolbar; move a hidden inline-start pane's restore control to the main toolbar leading edge and an inline-end pane's restore control to its trailing edge.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Layout hierarchy, reading width, responsive relocation, pane visibility state, slot semantics, labels, and separator placement.                          | `@kerfjs/ui/pane`                                                                         | [Pane anatomy](./layout.md#anatomy)                                                 |
+| One-pane navigation — `NavStack`                                                                                        | A compact flow pushes into details while keeping earlier views mounted, or a single-pane screen needs the same stable layout contract.                                                                                  | Do not use it when list and detail should remain visible together; use `SplitView`. Do not use it alone for co-equal top-level destinations; use one stack per `TabScaffold` tab.                                                                                                                                                          | Keep the ordered view array controlled, put view-specific bottom chrome on each view (or use the component fallback), import its CSS explicitly, and call `wireNavStack` for back delegation, content-slide/chrome-cross-fade transitions, and focus move/restore. Mark a preferred initial target with `data-nav-focus` when DOM order is insufficient.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | View keys/content/titles, push and pop actions, preferred initial focus targets, and per-view or persistent bottom toolbar content.                      | `@kerfjs/ui/nav-stack`                                                                    | [App-layout decision matrix](./app-layouts.md#decision-matrix)                      |
+| Responsive list-detail — `SplitView`                                                                                    | A primary list and related detail belong together on roomy devices but become a one-pane drill-down on compact devices.                                                                                                 | Do not use it for a single linear flow or a multi-panel editor shell.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Provide controlled selection/detail state and device class; opt into resize wiring only when the separator is user adjustable.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Selection, detail content, compact back action, device policy, and optional persisted width.                                                             | `@kerfjs/ui/split-view`                                                                   | [App-layout decision matrix](./app-layouts.md#decision-matrix)                      |
+| Compact top-level destinations — `TabScaffold`                                                                          | A handset or portrait-tablet app has two to five co-equal destinations whose scenes and nested navigation must remain mounted across switches.                                                                          | Do not use it for document tabs, reorderable work items, or a desktop navigation rail.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Keep the active id controlled, import its CSS explicitly, and call `wireTabScaffold`; commonly place one `NavStack` in each tab scene.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Destination definitions, active id, routing, persistence, and roomy-device replacement.                                                                  | `@kerfjs/ui/tab-scaffold`                                                                 | [App-layout decision matrix](./app-layouts.md#decision-matrix)                      |
+| Desktop multi-panel workspace — `Workbench`                                                                             | A desktop-class tool needs a central work area plus independently collapsible navigator, inspector, or console regions.                                                                                                 | Do not shrink the full shell onto compact devices or use it for one standalone panel.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Render only the required rails/drawer, keep collapse state controlled, and replace peripheral regions with stacks or overlays below desktop sizes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Panel presence/content, collapsed states, sizes, persistence, responsive replacement, and controls.                                                      | `@kerfjs/ui/workbench`                                                                    | [Workbench](./workbench.md)                                                         |
+| Standalone rail or drawer — `CollapsiblePanel`                                                                          | One left/right rail or bottom drawer needs controlled collapse without adopting the complete `Workbench` shell.                                                                                                         | Do not use it for several coordinated workspace panels or retain an empty icon-only rail while collapsed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Pair it with `CollapsiblePanelToggle`; call `wireSidebar` for focus transfer, Escape/backdrop dismissal, compact overlay trapping, and persistence integration.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Panel content/size, collapsed state, toggle placement, persistence, and compact policy.                                                                  | `@kerfjs/ui/collapsible-panel`                                                            | [App-layout decision matrix](./app-layouts.md#decision-matrix)                      |
+| Lowered content surface — `SunkenPanel`                                                                                 | A main work area or nested content group needs one visually lowered surface with a compact inset and vertical stack.                                                                                                    | Do not use it merely to add padding, as a replacement for `Pane` anatomy, or around children that already own the same outer surface.                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Compose the application-owned content as children, choose the default `rounded` shape or `square` for a flush edge-to-edge area, and pass `ariaLabel` only when the surface is a distinct named region.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Region semantics, accessible name, shape, scroll ownership, child ordering, and content.                                                                 | `@kerfjs/ui/sunken-panel`                                                                 | [SunkenPanel](./sunken-panel.md)                                                    |
+| Menu composition                                                                                                        | Navigation sections need full-size rows and the same content-item geometry as every other pane.                                                                                                                         | Do not add sidebar-specific wrapper padding, shrink targets to icon size, nest an interactive trailing control in `ListItem`, or use a chevron on a row that does not disclose content. Use ordinary links for a different navigation contract.                                                                                            | Compose `ListHeader`, `ListItem`, and `ListActionRow` in `.kui-content`; use `ListHeader` toggle mode with real controlled content, and use `.kui-content-item` for other surfaces plus a pane footer for toolbar actions.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Information architecture, disclosure content and state, responsive drawer/shell behavior, and token overrides.                                           | `@kerfjs/ui/layout.css`                                                                   | [Pane geometry](../README.md#pane-and-content-geometry)                             |
+| Resizable application pane — `ResizableRegion`, `clampRegionSize`, `resizeRegionFromPointer`                            | A controlled split pane needs the Kerf separator, collapse state, pointer plus keyboard resizing, or a product-specific decorative grip.                                                                                | Do not use it for a static two-column layout; use CSS grid. Prefer it over Web Awesome `wa-split-panel` unless that component's distinct API is required. Keep `handleIcon` noninteractive.                                                                                                                                                | Call `wireResizableRegions` from `@kerfjs/ui/wire-resizable-regions` once and retain its disposer.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Size signal, min/max policy, collapse policy, persistence, and optional decorative handle icon.                                                          | `@kerfjs/ui/resizable-region`                                                             | [ResizableRegion contract](./accessibility.md#resizableregion)                      |
+| One application tab — `AppTab`                                                                                          | A controlled app tab needs selection, close, drag, leading/trailing anatomy, compact/segmented/icon-only presentation, label truncation, safe domain metadata, or a product-specific close glyph.                       | Do not render it alone or use it for a small settings choice; compose in `TabBar`, or use `SegmentedControl`. Keep `closeIcon` noninteractive.                                                                                                                                                                                             | Compose in `TabBar`; let `wireTabBars` manage interaction. Put only domain `data-*` values in `rootAttributes`; use typed appearance props instead of descendant CSS.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Tab identity, order, selection, close policy, content, domain metadata values, and outer placement.                                                      | `@kerfjs/ui/app-tab`                                                                      | [Tabs contract](./accessibility.md#tabs)                                            |
+| Application tab strip — `TabBar`, `wireTabBars`, `reorderTabs`                                                          | Tabs switch page regions and may overflow, close, reorder, fill a segmented inspector strip, or sit beside a trailing action.                                                                                           | Do not use it for a compact local view toggle; use `SegmentedControl`. Do not use it for a long choice list; use `Select`. Prefer it over Web Awesome `wa-tab-group`, `wa-tab`, and `wa-tab-panel` for Kerf app tabs.                                                                                                                      | Call `wireTabBars` once, retain the disposer, and apply `onReorder` synchronously; `reorderTabs` is the default array helper. Choose typed presentation/allocation props while the parent owns outer placement.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Ordered tabs, selection, panels, routing, closing, persistence, and outer placement.                                                                     | `@kerfjs/ui/tab-bar` plus `@kerfjs/ui/wire-tab-bars`                                      | [Tabs contract](./accessibility.md#tabs)                                            |
+| Panel, dialog, or page heading — `Toolbar` + `ToolbarText`                                                              | A panel, dialog, or page needs an extra-large title, optional icon, grouped trailing actions, and optional supporting copy.                                                                                             | Do not add a private heading wrapper or bespoke layout. The toolbar supplies structure, not modal behavior; use an application overlay or Web Awesome `wa-dialog` for that behavior.                                                                                                                                                       | Connect title/supporting-copy ids to the host, group controls, and delegate actions. **For a page or view title set `headingLevel` (usually `1`)** on `ToolbarText`; omit it for a dialog title referenced by `aria-labelledby`.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Open state, focus lifecycle, dismissal, controls, ids, copy, and heading level.                                                                          | `@kerfjs/ui/toolbar` + `@kerfjs/ui/toolbar-text`                                          | [Toolbar headings](./accessibility.md#toolbar-headings)                             |
+| Dialog or popup geometry — `DialogSurface`, `PopupSurface`                                                              | Recurring Web Awesome dialogs need standard sizes/presentations/body/footer insets, or dropdown menus need list-compatible inset ownership.                                                                             | Do not use these wrappers as generic layout or to replace native dialog/dropdown behavior. Avoid consumer `::part()` overrides and do not stack a dialog body inset around list-owned child geometry.                                                                                                                                      | Wrap one `wa-dialog` or `wa-dropdown`; choose the typed geometry while retaining native labeling, open state, focus, dismissal, and menu semantics. Compose a dialog body as a `List` by default, use `bodyInset="none"` when its children own list geometry, and wrap bare prose in `ListInsetText`.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | State, focus lifecycle, dismissal, labels, content, and outer placement.                                                                                 | `@kerfjs/ui/surface-scaffold`                                                             | [Surface scaffolds](./surface-scaffold.md)                                          |
+| Key/value facts — `ValueTable`, `ValueTableRow`                                                                         | Read-only labels and values form a semantic definition list, optionally with a leading icon.                                                                                                                            | Do not use it for editable form fields or a row/column data grid; use native form or table semantics.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Compose typed `ValueTableRow` entries; pass `icon` when a 24px leading icon adds useful context.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Values, formatting, icon meaning, and empty/loading policy.                                                                                              | `@kerfjs/ui/value-table`                                                                  | [Component ownership](./component-contract.md#ownership-boundaries)                 |
+| Indeterminate activity — `LoadingSpinner`                                                                               | A Kerf surface needs compact, labeled or decorative indeterminate progress.                                                                                                                                             | Do not use it for known progress; use Web Awesome `wa-progress-bar` or `wa-progress-ring`. Direct Web Awesome UI may use `wa-spinner`; do not mix spinner systems within one surface.                                                                                                                                                      | None; pass a label when the spinner conveys status.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Loading lifecycle and adjacent status copy.                                                                                                              | `@kerfjs/ui/loading-spinner`                                                              | [Accessibility](./accessibility.md#shared-rules)                                    |
+| Loading placeholder — `Skeleton` + a component's `placeholder` prop                                                     | A value or a whole component is still loading and should hold its space as a subtle, unanimated block, keeping the layout stable — an inspector or detail view rendering its real chrome with per-record values absent. | Do not use it for known progress (use `LoadingSpinner`), do not animate it, and do not hand-rebuild a component's empty state — set `placeholder` on the component instead. Prefer it over `wa-skeleton`, which the pure-Kerf primitives avoid to stay Web-Awesome-free.                                                                   | Set `placeholder` on a value-bearing component (`Select`, `ListHeader`, `ListItem`, `ValueTableRow`, `SegmentedControl`, `StateBanner`, `AppTab`, `ToolbarText`, `ListActionRow`) to render skeletons in its value slots with interactivity disabled; use the standalone `Skeleton` for a custom slot.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Loading lifecycle, which slots are unknown, and announcing the loading region.                                                                           | `@kerfjs/ui/skeleton`                                                                     | [Accessibility](./accessibility.md#shared-rules)                                    |
+| Value selection — `Select`                                                                                              | A controlled form, toolbar, or compact navigation value comes from a moderate or long choice list, possibly grouped, icon-bearing, icon-only when closed, or truncating.                                                | Do not use it for commands; use a real action menu. Do not use it for a small visible choice set; use `SegmentedControl`. Prefer it over direct `wa-select`, `wa-option`, or value-like `wa-dropdown`/`wa-dropdown-item` composition.                                                                                                      | Import `@kerfjs/ui/select/register` once for registration and current-request animation ownership; listen for standard input/change events. Do not add consumer popup timing or positioning repairs. Use typed presentation props rather than consumer `::part()` overrides; let the parent own placement.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Controlled value, validation, choices, domain mapping, and outer placement.                                                                              | `@kerfjs/ui/select`                                                                       | [Web Awesome integration](../README.md#web-awesome-theme)                           |
+| Small exclusive choice — `SegmentedControl`                                                                             | A few visible choices switch a compact view or setting, with toolbar, rounded, or pill presentation.                                                                                                                    | Do not use it for tabpanel semantics; use `TabBar`. Do not use it for many choices; use `Select`. Prefer it over `wa-button-group` when the controls select one value.                                                                                                                                                                     | Delegate its action, read `data-segment-value`, update `value`, and rerender.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Controlled value, labels, action, and persistence.                                                                                                       | `@kerfjs/ui/segmented-control`                                                            | [SegmentedControl contract](./accessibility.md#segmentedcontrol)                    |
+| Structured search editor — `TokenSearchField`, `readTokenSearchField`, `placeTokenSearchCaret`, `wireTokenSearchFields` | Free text and ordered, editable, removable filter tokens share one searchbox; enable `collapsible` when an empty, unfocused field should reduce to one iconic action, standalone or in a toolbar group.                 | Do not use it for ordinary text entry; use a native input or Web Awesome `wa-input`. Do not use it when filters belong in separate form controls.                                                                                                                                                                                          | Read DOM-owned text on input, empty `textContent` on clear, and use `placeTokenSearchCaret` after explicit controlled focus changes. Call `wireTokenSearchFields` from `@kerfjs/ui/wire-token-search-fields` once so Enter submits without adding a line break and keyboard chip deletion restores focus plus the text-relative caret after controlled replacement. In `collapsible` mode it also manages the transient expand/collapse/focus by default (activate to reveal + focus, Escape or empty blur to collapse); bind the field's `expanded` to the signal on the returned handle (`handle.expanded(id)`) or adopt your own via `collapsible.signals`, and opt out per behavior only when the app must own it. | Parsing, suggestions, tokens, query execution, results, announcements, and — only if overriding the default — the collapsible `expanded` signal.         | `@kerfjs/ui/token-search-field`                                                           | [TokenSearchField contract](./accessibility.md#tokensearchfield)                    |
+| Persistent inline status — `StateBanner`                                                                                | A neutral, info, pop, success, warning, or danger message belongs next to the affected work; pop highlights featured or novel content without implying status.                                                          | Do not use pop as a success, warning, or danger substitute. Do not use StateBanner for a no-content screen; use `EmptyState`. Do not use it for transient confirmation; use a toast. Web Awesome `wa-callout` is the ecosystem alternative for Web Awesome-owned content.                                                                  | Delegate an optional action; choose alert urgency only for attention-requiring failure. Use the optional tone-tinted `badge` for a terse count or status beside the title, not as the only expression of meaning.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | State mapping, message lifetime, retry/action behavior, badge content, and copy.                                                                         | `@kerfjs/ui/state-banner`                                                                 | [Feedback accessibility](./accessibility.md#shared-rules)                           |
+| Empty or busy content area — `EmptyState`                                                                               | A content region has no items, cannot proceed, or is loading and needs explanation plus an optional action.                                                                                                             | Do not use it for an inline status update; use `StateBanner`. Do not use it for transient success; use `wa-toast`/`wa-toast-item` or the application's toast system.                                                                                                                                                                       | Delegate its optional action; it composes `LoadingSpinner` when busy.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Empty/busy policy, recovery action, illustration, and copy.                                                                                              | `@kerfjs/ui/empty-state`                                                                  | [Feedback ownership](./component-contract.md#extracted-versus-application-specific) |
 
 ## Ambiguous choices
 

package/docs/layout.md

@@ -129,11 +129,19 @@ typography remains available to the surrounding composition. Choose heading
 levels from the document outline, not for visual size. Toolbar identity and
 page-heading compositions continue to use `ToolbarText`.
 
+Presentation is independent of the native element: use `tone="quiet"` for
+supporting copy, `tone="danger"` for error or validation copy, `size="compact"`
+for compact metadata, and `font="monospace"` for code or identifiers. These
+finite props compose with each other and with every semantic `variant`; omit
+them to inherit the surrounding color, size, and font.
+
 ```tsx
 import { Text } from "@kerfjs/ui/text";
 
 <Text variant="h2" id="details-title">Details</Text>;
 <Text aria-describedby="details-title">Supporting copy</Text>;
+<Text tone="quiet" size="compact">Updated yesterday</Text>;
+<Text tone="danger" font="monospace">ERR_INVALID_ID</Text>;
 ```
 
 ## Spacer
@@ -196,6 +204,8 @@ physical `Sides` union. Values follow canonical top/right/bottom/left order
 padding. A selected text side adds the complete content-item alignment inset —
 8px outer margin + 1px border + 8px inner padding, represented as 17px of
 container padding. When both props select the same side, the text inset wins.
+Each nested `Row` or `List` resolves its own four inset sides; unselected sides
+reset to zero instead of inheriting a same-type parent's inset selection.
 
 `ListInsetText` and `ListInsetControl` use the same `sides` vocabulary and
 default to `trbl`. The text wrapper applies its complete 8/1/8 geometry only on