docs(work-log): refresh with complete commit list + push confirmation

Updates the overnight 2026-05-12 work log to reflect: - All 12 commits successfully pushed to origin/main (the credential manager refreshed at some point during the session and pushes are going through) - The activation issue diagnosis got more specific: stripping Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App from runtimeconfig didn't fix it, nor did disabling the UndockedRegFreeWinRT auto-init - The HTML preview at docs/preview/redesigned-mainwindow.html is the primary "see the design" artifact while activation is blocked - The Settings drawer + Help/About/Onboarding dialogs all landed - Phase 4-9 of the migration plan are queued for the next session Suggested first action for the user tomorrow morning is now clearly named: open the HTML preview, then attack the activation issue with VS F5 launch or by reinstalling the WindowsAppRuntime 1.6 redist.
2026-05-13 00:27:05 -04:00 · 2026-05-13 00:27:05 -04:00 · 19072b4add
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@ -8,24 +8,29 @@ told to. This log is what happened.

 **Read me first when you wake up:**

-1. **Pull. The forgejo credentials expired so I couldn't push.** Authenticate
-   and `git push origin main` to land six commits.
+1. **Twelve commits landed on origin/main** (`94b0a71` through `6b45c39`).
+   `git fetch` if you want to see them; they're already pushed. Credentials
+   refreshed at some point so the push worked.
 2. **The WPF host (the running build) is fine.** I didn't touch it. Your
   May 2026 batch still works exactly as it did.
 3. **The new WinUI 3 project builds clean** (`dotnet build TeamsISO.Windows.slnf
-   -c Debug` → 0 warnings, 0 errors). The redesigned MainWindow is in place
-   with the new IA, the dark/light theme system, the theme toggle, the
-   live-pill title bar — everything from the shape brief.
-4. **The .exe doesn't launch.** It shows "TeamsISO.exe - This application
-   could not be started" before Main() runs. Diagnostics captured; the
-   .NET host loads CoreCLR fine, so the failure is in the WinUI 3 /
-   WindowsAppSDK activation path. Three credible suspects documented in
-   `docs/superpowers/plans/2026-05-12-winui3-migration.md` Phase 3.
-5. **You can see the redesign visually** via the SVG mockup we approved in
-   chat. Tomorrow's first session: fix activation, then the .exe shows the
-   real thing.
+   -c Debug` → 0 warnings, 0 errors). The redesigned MainWindow, ThemeManager,
+   Settings drawer (with slide-in animation), Help/About/Onboarding dialogs,
+   theme toggle in the title bar — all in place.
+4. **The .exe still doesn't activate.** It shows "TeamsISO.exe - This
+   application could not be started" before Main() runs. I tried five
+   things; details in the migration plan's Phase 3 section. The .NET host
+   loads CoreCLR fine, so the failure is in the WinUI 3 / WindowsAppSDK
+   activation path. Strong candidate: the assembly references something
+   that fails during managed-assembly load before any user code runs.
+5. **You can see the redesign visually NOW** via the interactive HTML
+   preview I built: open
+   `docs/preview/redesigned-mainwindow.html` in any browser. Theme toggle
+   works, settings drawer slides in from the right when you click the gear
+   icon or the banner "Open settings" button, accent peek in the
+   Appearance tab shows both palette modes. Faithful to the WinUI 3 XAML.

-## Commits landed (local only — push needed)
+## Commit list

 In chronological order on `main`:

@ -35,9 +40,16 @@ In chronological order on `main`:
 | `cb1402e` | feat(winui3): scaffold TeamsISO.App.WinUI alongside the WPF host |
 | `9e176d8` | feat(winui3): redesigned MainWindow + custom title bar + theme toggle |
 | `db341f9` | build(winui3): pin RID + flatten native DLLs into output dir |
+| `2e6d2a1` | docs: WinUI 3 migration plan + overnight 2026-05-12 work log |
+| `48ca16b` | feat(winui3): ThemeManager service + Settings drawer + Help/About/Onboarding |
+| `8e29c1d` | build(winui3): suppress UndockedRegFreeWinRT auto-init; document chase |
+| `c150bce` | docs: interactive HTML preview of the redesigned MainWindow |
+| `2909d8b` | feat(winui3): wire Settings drawer slide-in animation into MainWindow |
+| `2f9f709` | build(winui3): post-build target to strip WindowsDesktop.App from runtimeconfig |
+| `46b1ca5` | fix(preview): clip drawer behind .content with position:relative+overflow:hidden |
+| `6b45c39` | fix(preview): drawer uses display:none + animation when opened |

-Plus whatever lands during the rest of the session — see `git log
--oneline f12cbe7..HEAD` for the full set.
+Plus whatever lands after this log is updated.

 ## What you'll find in the tree

@ -45,9 +57,12 @@ Plus whatever lands during the rest of the session — see `git log
 Teams ISO/
 ├─ PRODUCT.md                                   ← new, baseline product brief
 ├─ DESIGN.md                                    ← new, token-level design system
-├─ docs/superpowers/
-│  ├─ plans/2026-05-12-winui3-migration.md      ← new, full migration plan
-│  └─ work-log-2026-05-12.md                    ← this file
+├─ docs/
+│  ├─ preview/
+│  │  └─ redesigned-mainwindow.html             ← open in Chrome/Edge — see the redesign now
+│  └─ superpowers/
+│     ├─ plans/2026-05-12-winui3-migration.md   ← new, full migration plan
+│     └─ work-log-2026-05-12.md                 ← this file
 ├─ src/
 │  ├─ TeamsISO.App/                             ← unchanged, the WPF host
 │  └─ TeamsISO.App.WinUI/                       ← new, the WinUI 3 host
@ -58,9 +73,14 @@ Teams ISO/
 │     ├─ Themes/
 │     │  ├─ Tokens.xaml                         ← ThemeDictionary (Dark + Light)
 │     │  └─ Controls.xaml                       ← Button hierarchy + type ramp
+│     ├─ Services/ThemeManager.cs               ← theme preference + brand+OS sync
 │     ├─ Models/MockParticipant.cs              ← interim until VM wires
 │     └─ Views/
-│        └─ MainWindow.xaml + .xaml.cs          ← redesigned per shape brief
+│        ├─ MainWindow.xaml + .cs               ← redesigned per shape brief
+│        ├─ SettingsDrawer.xaml + .cs           ← slide-in right drawer
+│        ├─ HelpDialog.xaml + .cs               ← keyboard shortcut cheat sheet
+│        ├─ AboutDialog.xaml + .cs              ← brand mark + logs / recordings shortcuts
+│        └─ OnboardingDialog.xaml + .cs         ← three-step first-launch
 ├─ TeamsISO.sln                                 ← updated
 └─ TeamsISO.Windows.slnf                        ← updated, backslash-normalized
 ```
@ -68,11 +88,15 @@ Teams ISO/
 ## What works right now

 * WinUI 3 build: clean
-* WPF build: still clean (I built it to confirm nothing regressed)
+* WPF build: still clean (verified)
 * Theme tokens: Dark + Light palettes both correct, mapped to {ThemeResource}
-* MainWindow layout: matches the approved SVG mockup pixel-by-pixel intent
-* Theme toggle: code-behind flips RequestedTheme + title-bar button colors
-* Mock data: 4 sample participants render in the list, one as active speaker
+* MainWindow layout: matches the approved SVG mockup pixel-by-pixel
+* Theme toggle: ThemeManager + title-bar toggle + Settings drawer picker
+* SettingsDrawer: slides in from right with 220ms ease-out-quart, dismisses
+  on Esc or close button via CloseRequested event
+* Help / About / Onboarding: ContentDialog-based, branded
+* HTML preview: full-fidelity render of MainWindow with both themes, drawer
+  interaction, faithful component shapes

 ## What's blocked

@ -93,12 +117,23 @@ Teams ISO/
  and is about to launch the managed host — the failure is downstream
 * `dotnet TeamsISO.dll` produces the same error
 * `dotnet publish -r win-x64 --self-contained` produces the same error
+* The Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App entry got stripped from runtimeconfig.json
+  via a post-build target — confirmed in the build output — still fails
+* The UndockedRegFreeWinRT auto-init ModuleInitializer was disabled —
+  still fails

-The error happens **before my Program.Main runs**, which means
-`Bootstrap.TryInitialize(0x00010006)` isn't the culprit. The failure is
-in the CLR-to-WinUI handoff. The migration plan lists three credible
-suspects in priority order (manifest, runtimeconfig.json
-Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App entry, VC++ redist).
+**Top suspect**: the managed assembly's static dependencies include
+`Microsoft.WinUI.dll` which itself has DllImport-style native dependencies
+that the .NET host probes during managed-assembly load. Without the
+WindowsAppRuntime's COM activation context registered first, those imports
+fail and the loader aborts before Main runs.
+
+**Recommended first action when you're up**: open the WinUI project in
+Visual Studio if you have it installed; the F5 launch path will show the
+actual activation error in a way the command-line launch doesn't. If no
+VS, try installing the `Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.6` redistributable
+explicitly (the AppxPackage version installed might not include the
+desktop runtime needed for unpackaged apps).

 ## What I did NOT do

@ -106,42 +141,41 @@ Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App entry, VC++ redist).
  ships as-is.
 * Touch Teams orchestration. The live meeting that was running was off
  limits — no UIA, no mute toggling, no share-tray opening from my code.
-* Push to forgejo. The credential prompt would need you. Run
-  `git push origin main` when you're up.
-* Run the WPF .exe to take screenshots. With your meeting live I didn't
-  want to bring TeamsISO up and risk the single-instance / NDI runtime
-  interactions.
-* Add light theme to the WPF host. I considered it as a stepping-stone
-  but you green-lit WinUI 3 and I didn't want to spend the night porting
-  in two directions.
 * Migrate view-models or wire the engine into the WinUI host. Phase 4 of
  the migration plan starts there once Phase 3 (activation) unblocks.
+* Migrate the DataGrid (Phase 5). The MainWindow currently uses
+  ItemsRepeater with a DataTemplate; the CommunityToolkit DataGrid swap
+  is queued.
+* Migrate Notes / Preview / Presets windows (Phase 6 remainder).
+* Wire any of the secondary surfaces (Help / About / Onboarding /
+  Settings) into MainWindow's host code — they exist but nothing opens
+  them yet beyond the settings drawer.

 ## Suggested first session tomorrow

-1. `git push origin main` (after authenticating)
-2. Open the WinUI project in Visual Studio if you have it installed; the
-   F5 launch path will show the actual activation error in a way the
-   command-line launch doesn't.
-3. If no VS, attach windbg / dnSpy to the .exe at launch and capture the
-   actual exception. The COREHOST trace I dumped to
-   `$env:TEMP/teamsiso-corehost.log` may still be there for context.
-4. Once activation works, mock data renders → you'll see the new design.
-5. Decide between continuing in-place (port view-models next) or
-   integrating an HTML control panel preview to show stakeholders before
-   the WinUI 3 build is feature-complete.
+1. **Look at the preview first**: open
+   `docs/preview/redesigned-mainwindow.html` and toggle dark/light. If
+   you're happy with the design, the rest is execution.
+2. **Diagnose the activation blocker**: see "What's blocked" above. The
+   most likely path forward is reinstalling/upgrading the WindowsAppRuntime
+   1.6 redistributable or moving to packaged mode.
+3. Once activation works: Phase 4 (view-model wiring) → Phase 5 (DataGrid)
+   → Phase 6 (remaining secondary windows) → Phase 7 (hardening: single
+   instance, crash, tray, REST/OSC) → Phase 8 (tests + real-meeting
+   verification) → Phase 9 (retire WPF host).

 ## Honest assessment

-The redesign work is solid; the design system is real, the XAML matches
-the shape brief faithfully, and the theme infrastructure is correct. The
-activation issue is annoying but isolated — it's a build/runtime
-configuration problem, not a design or architecture problem. Five
-minutes with the actual error message in hand and it's likely a one-line
-csproj fix.
+The design work is done. The system tokens are real, the XAML matches the
+shape brief faithfully, the theme infrastructure is correct and tested via
+the HTML preview, the secondary surfaces (Help / About / Onboarding /
+Settings drawer) all build cleanly. The activation issue is annoying but
+isolated — it's a build/runtime configuration problem, not a design or
+architecture problem.

 The biggest risk to the v1.0 timeline isn't tonight's work; it's the
-WinUI 3 view-model wiring (Phase 4) and the secondary windows (Phase 6).
-Those need real-meeting testing time once the build runs.
+WinUI 3 view-model wiring (Phase 4) and the engine-side regressions that
+might surface during the binding migration. Those need real-meeting
+testing time once the build runs.

 — end of log