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Inline Subreddit Color Popover — Design, Plan & Implementation

Date: 2026-08-26 Task: Design, plan, and implement an inline color-override popover for subreddit badges, allowing users to set per-subreddit colors directly on the page.

Changes Made

Commits (6bf7935..210676e)

1. af7afde — feat: mode-aware subreddit color overrides with v1→v2 migration

   • lib/settings.js: migration logic for subredditColors schema
   • content/tweaks/badges.js: mode-aware applyColorsToContainer(), data-rt-subreddit attribute, exported isDarkMode/getColorPrefix

2. 1da061f — feat: gear icon on subreddit badges and popover CSS

   • content/tweaks/badges.js: gear icon injection in processPost()
   • content/styles/badges.css: full replacement with gear styles, popover styles, filter: brightness() hover

3. 4385cc1 — feat: inline color popover with mode toggle, live preview, and save/reset

   • content/tweaks/color-popover.js: new file — all popover logic
   • manifest.json: added color-popover.js to content scripts

4. 565f039 — feat: popup per-subreddit overrides with mode-aware light/dark toggle

   • popup/popup.html, popup/popup.js, popup/popup.css: mode-aware override UI

5. dd92ce8 — fix: subreddit entry flex layout for stacked mode-aware structure

   • popup/popup.css: flex-direction: column on .subreddit-entry

6. 210676e — fix: only persist edited/existing mode overrides, refresh popover theme on dark mode toggle

   • Dirty-mode tracking in popover and popup
   • Popover theme refresh on dark mode toggle
   • Popup partial override corruption fix

Docs

• Design spec: docs/superpowers/specs/2026-08-26-inline-color-popover-design.md
• Implementation plan: docs/superpowers/plans/2026-08-26-inline-color-popover.md

Follow-up

• Manual testing via about:debugging against the 20-item test checklist in the spec
• Known minor items: popover arrow doesn't flip, gear is mouse-only, no async error handling on save/reset