From d9c121daaaa330b6612aedd09c10aeaf384e29ed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Amruth Pillai <im.amruth@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2026 07:36:40 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix(web): improve landing page motion and feedback

---
 apps/web/src/features/homepage/check.tsx    |  4 ++--
 apps/web/src/features/homepage/design.tsx   |  4 ++--
 apps/web/src/features/homepage/landing.css  | 10 +++++++++
 apps/web/src/features/homepage/scroll.ts    |  5 ++++-
 apps/web/src/features/homepage/sections.tsx | 23 +++++++++++++--------
 apps/web/src/features/homepage/share.tsx    |  5 ++++-
 apps/web/src/features/homepage/ui.tsx       |  2 +-
 7 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/web/src/features/homepage/check.tsx b/apps/web/src/features/homepage/check.tsx
index 992fd68c8..155e2b0a2 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/features/homepage/check.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/features/homepage/check.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { Link } from "@tanstack/react-router";
 import { useRef } from "react";
 import { Icon } from "@reactive-resume/ui/components/icon";
 import { cn } from "@reactive-resume/utils/style";
-import { SCENE, useLanding } from "./scroll";
+import { prefersReducedMotion, SCENE, useLanding } from "./scroll";
 import { designSystemBullet, ProfileSummary, Sheet } from "./sheet";
 import { Doodle, labelClass, SceneCaption } from "./ui";
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export function Check() {
 	// The pointer steers the lens while it's over the page; on leaving, the scroll engine takes it back.
 	const moveLens = (event: PointerEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
 		const section = sectionRef.current;
-		if (!section || event.pointerType !== "mouse") return;
+		if (!section || event.pointerType !== "mouse" || prefersReducedMotion()) return;
 		const rect = event.currentTarget.getBoundingClientRect();
 		section.dataset.lensHover = "";
 		section.style.setProperty("--lx", `${(((event.clientX - rect.left) / rect.width) * 100).toFixed(2)}%`);
diff --git a/apps/web/src/features/homepage/design.tsx b/apps/web/src/features/homepage/design.tsx
index ff6997008..f81f7eeda 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/features/homepage/design.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/features/homepage/design.tsx
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ export function Design() {
 
 				<div
 					aria-hidden="true"
-					className="absolute top-[calc(var(--dpt)-var(--z)*4vh)] left-1/2 grid [transform:translate(-50%,-50%)_scale(calc(1-var(--z)*(1-var(--smin,.5))))] grid-cols-[repeat(5,var(--pw))] gap-[calc(var(--pw)*.12)] opacity-(--z) will-change-[transform,opacity] [transition:transform_.35s_var(--ease)]"
+					className="absolute top-(--dpt) left-1/2 grid [transform:translate(-50%,calc(-50%-var(--z)*4vh))_scale(calc(1-var(--z)*(1-var(--smin,.5))))] grid-cols-[repeat(5,var(--pw))] gap-[calc(var(--pw)*.12)] opacity-(--z) will-change-[transform,opacity] [transition:transform_.35s_var(--ease)]"
 				>
 					{minis.map((mini) => (
 						<div
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ export function Design() {
 
 				<div
 					data-stack
-					className="absolute top-[calc(var(--dpt)-var(--z)*4vh)] left-1/2 aspect-[612/792] w-(--pw) [transform:translate(-50%,-50%)_scale(calc(1-var(--z)*(1-var(--smin,.5))))] will-change-transform [transition:transform_.35s_var(--ease)]"
+					className="absolute top-(--dpt) left-1/2 aspect-[612/792] w-(--pw) [transform:translate(-50%,calc(-50%-var(--z)*4vh))_scale(calc(1-var(--z)*(1-var(--smin,.5))))] will-change-transform [transition:transform_.35s_var(--ease)]"
 				>
 					<div className="absolute inset-0 rounded-[2px] shadow-paper" />
 					{sheetTemplates.map((template, index) => (
diff --git a/apps/web/src/features/homepage/landing.css b/apps/web/src/features/homepage/landing.css
index 9b7c5c152..6637416f4 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/features/homepage/landing.css
+++ b/apps/web/src/features/homepage/landing.css
@@ -16,6 +16,16 @@
 	--animate-mote: landing-mote var(--mote-duration) linear var(--mote-delay) infinite;
 	--animate-swing: landing-swing 7s ease-in-out 2s infinite;
 	--animate-flicker: landing-flicker 0.6s ease-out 1;
+	--animate-language-turn: landing-language-turn 0.9s var(--ease-in-out-strong) backwards;
+
+	@keyframes landing-language-turn {
+		from {
+			transform: translateY(0);
+		}
+		to {
+			transform: translateY(-1.25em);
+		}
+	}
 
 	@keyframes landing-breathe {
 		from {
diff --git a/apps/web/src/features/homepage/scroll.ts b/apps/web/src/features/homepage/scroll.ts
index aeb27e726..94aa4ec93 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/features/homepage/scroll.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/features/homepage/scroll.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export const SCENE = {
  */
 type LandingState = {
 	activeScene: number;
+	reducedMotion: boolean;
 	scrolled: boolean;
 	/** Write: 0 while the line is typed, 1 while the assistant's comment is up, 2 once the suggestion is accepted. */
 	writeStep: 0 | 1 | 2;
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ type LandingState = {
 
 export const useLanding = create<LandingState>()(() => ({
 	activeScene: SCENE.hero,
+	reducedMotion: false,
 	scrolled: false,
 	writeStep: 0,
 	designStep: 0,
@@ -171,7 +173,7 @@ export function useScrollScenes(root: RefObject<HTMLElement | null>) {
 
 			// Check's lens follows a Lissajous path down the page, unless the pointer is steering it.
 			const checkSection = sectionAt(SCENE.check);
-			if (checkSection && checkSection.dataset.lensHover === undefined) {
+			if (checkSection && (reduced || checkSection.dataset.lensHover === undefined)) {
 				checkSection.style.setProperty("--lx", `${(50 + 30 * Math.sin(scan * Math.PI * 2.5)).toFixed(2)}%`);
 				checkSection.style.setProperty("--ly", `${(14 + 72 * scan).toFixed(2)}%`);
 			}
@@ -187,6 +189,7 @@ export function useScrollScenes(root: RefObject<HTMLElement | null>) {
 			const state = useLanding.getState();
 			const next: Partial<LandingState> = {
 				activeScene,
+				reducedMotion: reduced,
 				scrolled: window.scrollY > 8,
 				writeStep: write1 >= 0.84 ? 2 : write1 >= 0.4 ? 1 : 0,
 				designStep: stepsPassed(design, [0.15, 0.31, 0.47, 0.63]),
diff --git a/apps/web/src/features/homepage/sections.tsx b/apps/web/src/features/homepage/sections.tsx
index 5af37600f..b75101b2d 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/features/homepage/sections.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/features/homepage/sections.tsx
@@ -130,15 +130,17 @@ const words = [
 /** 07 Languages. The word turns over every 1.9s while the section is near; it can be paused. */
 export function Languages() {
 	const near = useLanding((state) => state.activeScene >= SCENE.numbers && state.activeScene <= SCENE.support);
+	const reducedMotion = useLanding((state) => state.reducedMotion);
 	const [index, setIndex] = useState(0);
 	const [paused, setPaused] = useState(false);
-	const current = words[index] ?? words[0];
+	const current = words[index % words.length] ?? words[0];
+	const previous = words[(index - 1) % words.length];
 
 	useEffect(() => {
 		if (!near || paused || prefersReducedMotion()) return;
-		const timer = window.setInterval(() => setIndex((value) => (value + 1) % words.length), 1900);
+		const timer = window.setInterval(() => setIndex((value) => value + 1), 1900);
 		return () => window.clearInterval(timer);
-	}, [near, paused]);
+	}, [near, paused, reducedMotion]);
 
 	return (
 		<section
@@ -159,14 +161,17 @@ export function Languages() {
 				className="font-anybody h-[1.25em] w-full overflow-hidden text-[clamp(48px,7.5vw,140px)] leading-[1.25] font-light tracking-[-.03em] text-ink"
 			>
 				<div
-					className="transition-transform duration-[.9s] ease-[cubic-bezier(.7,0,.2,1)]"
-					style={{ transform: `translateY(${index * -1.25}em)` }}
+					key={index}
+					className={cn(index > 0 && "motion-safe:animate-language-turn [transform:translateY(-1.25em)]")}
 				>
-					{words.map((item) => (
-						<div key={item.lang} lang={item.lang} dir={item.dir} className="h-[1.25em] whitespace-nowrap">
-							{item.word}
+					{previous && (
+						<div lang={previous.lang} dir={previous.dir} className="h-[1.25em] whitespace-nowrap">
+							{previous.word}
 						</div>
-					))}
+					)}
+					<div lang={current?.lang} dir={current?.dir} className="h-[1.25em] whitespace-nowrap">
+						{current?.word}
+					</div>
 				</div>
 			</div>
 			<div className="flex items-center gap-2">
diff --git a/apps/web/src/features/homepage/share.tsx b/apps/web/src/features/homepage/share.tsx
index 0f3ba6602..acd96f238 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/features/homepage/share.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/features/homepage/share.tsx
@@ -189,7 +189,10 @@ export function Share() {
 						<button
 							type="button"
 							onClick={copy}
-							className="flex h-11 items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full bg-(--night-ink) px-[18px] font-ui text-sm font-semibold text-(--night-on-ink)"
+							className={cn(
+								"flex h-11 items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full px-[18px] font-ui text-sm font-semibold text-(--night-on-ink) transition-colors duration-standard",
+								copied ? "bg-(--night-accent)" : "bg-(--night-ink)",
+							)}
 						>
 							<Icon name={copied ? "check" : "link"} size={18} />
 							{copied ? t`Copied` : t`Copy link`}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/features/homepage/ui.tsx b/apps/web/src/features/homepage/ui.tsx
index 8c437a4e2..10b4385d3 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/features/homepage/ui.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/features/homepage/ui.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export function CtaLink({ size, className }: CtaLinkProps) {
 		<Link
 			to="/dashboard"
 			className={cn(
-				"inline-flex shrink-0 items-center rounded-full bg-accent font-ui font-semibold text-on-accent transition-colors hover:bg-accent-hover",
+				"inline-flex shrink-0 items-center rounded-full bg-accent font-ui font-semibold text-on-accent transition-[background-color,transform] duration-[160ms] ease-out-strong hover:bg-accent-hover motion-safe:active:[transform:scale(.97)]",
 				size === "header" && "h-[38px] px-4 text-sm",
 				size === "hero" && "h-[54px] gap-2.5 px-6 text-base shadow-e2",
 				size === "closing" && "h-14 gap-2.5 px-7 text-[17px] shadow-e2",