Checkpoint: glass theme look

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-# Checkpoint — Glass theme fix (2026-08-24)
+# Checkpoint — Glass theme look (2026-08-24)
+
+A stopping point you can return to if this session is closed. Everything below was
+verified green at the moment this file was written.
+
+## Where things are
+
+- Project: `/home/avi/Projects/Nostr_Keynctr`
+- Git repo: `master` @ `ecb666b` ("Glass theme: real frosted-glass look").
+  Before it: `bfe14f0` (glass fix — broken Default impl), `1aae81c`
+  (checkpoint), `db2d22f` (glass added), `a01f258` (system removed).
+- Working tree: clean apart from this checkpoint update. `concept3.svg` deleted
+  and `KeynectrAppIconPossibility02.jpeg` untracked remain as the user had them.
+
+## What was completed
+
+1. **Glass now looks like glass (`ecb666b`).** The first pass was only a flat
+   dark palette; the user said "it looks nothing like glass". Redone as real
+   glassmorphism, scoped 100% to `html[data-theme='glass']`:
+   - Aurora backdrop on `<body>` (cyan/violet/blue radial glows over
+     `#0a0d13`); `.app-shell`/`.main` made transparent so it shows through.
+   - Translucent surfaces (`--surface` etc. as rgba) + `backdrop-filter:
+     blur(18px) saturate(160%)` on cards, sidebar, modals, empty states,
+     profile cards, compose preview.
+   - Hairline light borders, softened translucent accent tints, frosted modal
+     scrim (blur 6px), inputs at low-alpha white, sidebar logo inverted like
+     dark/neon.
+2. Earlier this session (`bfe14f0`, see next checkpoint): root cause of "glass
+   does nothing" was a repo that hadn't compiled since `a01f258`.
+
+## Commits added most recently
+
+- `ecb666b` Glass theme: real frosted-glass look
+
+## Verification commands run (all green)
+
+Rust (repo root): `cargo test` 113 passed; `cargo fmt --check` clean.
+Frontend (`frontend/`): `npm test` 92 passed; typecheck, lint,
+format:check clean; `npm run build` rebuilt `dist/` (so plain `npm start`
+serves the new look).
+
+## How to use / reproduce
+
+```bash
+cd ~/Projects/Nostr_Keynctr/frontend && npm start
+```
+
+Settings → Appearance → Theme → **Glass**: frosted translucent panels over a
+glowing deep-blue backdrop with cyan accents.
+
+## Notes & next steps
+
+- Blur strength lives in the `backdrop-filter` rules and glow colors in the
+  `html[data-theme='glass'] body` gradient — both near the top of
+  `frontend/src/styles.css`.
+- Electron GPU/Wayland warnings on this laptop are environmental noise.
+
+---
+
+# Older checkpoint — Glass theme fix (2026-08-24)
 
 A stopping point you can return to if this session is closed. Everything below was
 verified green at the moment this file was written.