[03] backplate

[02] // stratum.midline

// luminary :: a person whose presence inspires illumination.

// reframed :: a cursor that lights only what matters.

[01] front.signal

luminary.dev▮

a precise cursor in the dark. nothing decorative. everything tracked.

read.manifest → trace.signal

// section.01

manifest

four operating principles. nothing soft. nothing optional.

[01]

cursor.first

every layer responds to the pointer. depth, tilt, and luminance are functions of position. the cursor is the protagonist, not a decoration.

[02]

edge.sharp

chamfered polygons. zero rounded corners. every clipped corner is a deliberate cut, a knife-edge contract between you and the layout.

[03]

frost.translucent

panels are blurred glass over a faint scan-grid void. depth is composed of overlapping translucencies, never of decorative shadow.

[04]

type.condensed

barlow condensed for editorial body. jetbrains mono for technical annotations. lowercase as default. tightness as posture.

// section.02

trace

live cursor diagnostics. move the pointer. read the signal.

:: cursor.coords

x 0000

y 0000

nx +0.000

ny +0.000

:: velocity.vector

// velocity decays exponentially. spike on motion.

:: panel.parallax.matrix

frontoffset 0.0,0.0 :: rot 0.00deg

midoffset 0.0,0.0 :: rot 0.00deg

backoffset 0.0,0.0 :: rot 0.00deg

// section.03

index

a small index of frost-clipped slabs. content as forensic evidence.

// 0x01

composited depth

three translucent strata. depth factors 1.00 / 0.40 / 0.15. each rotates against the pointer with knife-edge clipping. nothing is rounded. nothing is soft.

stratum 3 / 3

// 0x02

cursor trail

a 2px cyan thread tracks the pointer with 90ms latency, fading via opacity over 600ms. evidence of motion, then nothing.

// 0x03

scan grid

a 40px scan-grid in #1A1F25 underlays the void, offering structure without weight.

// 0x04

hairline threads

thin svg lines wire the collage together, drawn on intersection. they connect strata the way wire connects circuits.

// 0x05

terminal log

a monospace ticker prints fictitious system events at 220ms intervals, character-typed at 15ms/char, anchored by a blinking cursor.

[ok] cursor :: tracked
[ok] panel.frost :: composited
[ok] grid :: underlaid

// 0x06

chamfered notches

section breaks are not rules. they are full-width diagonal wedges, cut at 6deg, severing one stratum from the next.

// section.04

log

a live terminal tail. fictitious events. real cadence.

tail -f /var/log/luminary.signal --follow _