Codex Archive System V3.4 Image Experience Notes

v3.4 extends Codex Archive System v3.3 Modest Table Notes. Use v3.3 as specimen-stage context and v3.4 for current gallery continuity and mobile reading behavior.

v3.4 is the image-experience release.

Operator value prop:

• Multi-image objects now read like one continuous viewing session instead of a stack of separate image interruptions.

Work chunks and wins:

1. Card lightbox now understands the whole object Value prop: A multi-image fieldlog can be inspected from the feed without repeated open-close cycles.

   • Feed and related cards now pass the full image set into the lightbox, not just the primary image.
   • Multi-image cards mark the table with a quiet 1 / n cue.
   • The table remains the inspection zone while the rest of the card stays the canonical post link.

2. Object-page image viewing now behaves like a gallery Value prop: Once inside the object, inspection can continue without breaking concentration.

   • Object-page media now opens into a navigable gallery session.
   • Desktop supports arrow-key movement.
   • Mobile supports swipe and split tap zones directly inside the lightbox frame.

3. Mobile lightbox chrome was reduced on purpose Value prop: The image gets the majority of the viewport instead of competing with controls.

   • Explicit mobile previous/next button rows were removed.
   • Gallery state is now signaled by a quieter count and faint directional cues.
   • Left-side tap reverses and right-side tap advances inside the lightbox image field.

4. Gallery motion was softened Value prop: Navigation feels like handling material, not operating a carousel.

   • Image changes now use a restrained fade-slide handoff.
   • Travel distance was reduced so movement reads as continuity, not spectacle.
   • Reduced-motion preferences still disable the effect.

5. Mobile reading rhythm was loosened Value prop: Titles and supporting copy can breathe before the image arrives.

   • Feed and related card stacks now use larger mobile headings and more vertical separation.
   • Object-page mobile headers now open with more title scale and clearer body entry spacing.
   • Related and object surfaces now feel less signal-dense on phones.

No schema expansion is proposed in v3.4. No new object type is proposed in v3.4.