Pipeline redesign: a per-person "Try the new look" switch during the transition #1196

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opened 2026-11-01 14:17:38 +00:00 by tiagoagueda · 0 comments

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Part of #1191.

While the milestone is open, the new shell and screens land behind a per-person setting. That way main never shows anyone a half-old, half-new interface.

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The setting: a boolean on the person's settings, Try the new look, off by default. An administrator default can come from an environment variable, per #1186's naming rules.
Where it's read: base.html and each redesigned screen choose old or new on it.
Tests: the browser suite runs the new look for the files the redesign touches, and the old look elsewhere until they are migrated.
Removal: when the milestone closes, the switch, the old shell and the old screens are deleted in one PR, including the setting and its migration. Not a permanent second theme.

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Part of #1191. While the milestone is open, the new shell and screens land behind a per-person setting. That way `main` never shows anyone a half-old, half-new interface. ## What - **The setting:** a boolean on the person's settings, *Try the new look*, off by default. An administrator default can come from an environment variable, per #1186's naming rules. - **Where it's read:** `base.html` and each redesigned screen choose old or new on it. - **Tests:** the browser suite runs the new look for the files the redesign touches, and the old look elsewhere until they are migrated. - **Removal:** when the milestone closes, the switch, the old shell and the old screens are deleted in one PR, including the setting and its migration. **Not a permanent second theme.** 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)

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Pipeline redesign: the side rail shell #1197

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Pipeline redesign (0.7.0): plan and tracking #1191