--- id: "codex://object/codex-archive-system-v3-4-image-experience-notes" archive_id: "codex-archive-system-v3-4-image-experience-notes" slug: "codex-archive-system-v3-4-image-experience-notes" url: "https://ndcodex.com/objects/codex-archive-system-v3-4-image-experience-notes/" type: "codex" title: "Codex Archive System V3.4 Image Experience Notes" summary: "v3.4 extends image handling from simple expansion to full gallery continuity, gentler mobile inspection, and roomier reading rhythm." date_published: "2026-03-08T23:16:07.000Z" date_modified: "2026-03-08T23:16:07.000Z" status: "published" visibility: "public" language: "en-US" axes: {} themes: - "systems" - "architecture" - "methodology" - "signal" - "observation" constellations: - "Cascade Psalms" tags: - "systems" - "architecture" - "methodology" - "signal" - "observation" keywords: - "Codex" - "systems" - "architecture" - "methodology" - "signal" - "observation" - "Cascade Psalms" author: id: "nathan-davis" name: "Nathan Davis" designation: "Archive Operator" role: "Archive Operator" handle: "@nathandavis" avatar: "/media/people/nathan-davis.jpg" bio: "Designer, builder, and curator of the Codex Archive." contributors: - id: "nathan-davis" name: "Nathan Davis" designation: "Archive Operator" role: "Archive Operator" handle: "@nathandavis" avatar: "/media/people/nathan-davis.jpg" bio: "Designer, builder, and curator of the Codex Archive." relations: - kind: "related" target: "codex://object/codex-archive-system-v3-3-modest-table-notes" slug: "codex-archive-system-v3-3-modest-table-notes" url: "https://ndcodex.com/objects/codex-archive-system-v3-3-modest-table-notes/" - kind: "related" target: "codex://object/codex-archive-system-v3-2-fragment-feed-notes" slug: "codex-archive-system-v3-2-fragment-feed-notes" url: "https://ndcodex.com/objects/codex-archive-system-v3-2-fragment-feed-notes/" - kind: "related" target: "codex://object/codex-archive-system-v3-1-build-notes" slug: "codex-archive-system-v3-1-build-notes" url: "https://ndcodex.com/objects/codex-archive-system-v3-1-build-notes/" - kind: "related" target: "codex://object/codex-archive-system-v3-plus-notes" slug: "codex-archive-system-v3-plus-notes" url: "https://ndcodex.com/objects/codex-archive-system-v3-plus-notes/" - kind: "related" target: "codex://object/jsa-collage-evolution-003" slug: "jsa-collage-evolution-003" url: "https://ndcodex.com/objects/jsa-collage-evolution-003/" - kind: "related" target: "codex://object/artifact-jsa-collage-001" slug: "artifact-jsa-collage-001" url: "https://ndcodex.com/objects/artifact-jsa-collage-001/" - kind: "related" target: "codex://object/cities-built-on-ruin" slug: "cities-built-on-ruin" url: "https://ndcodex.com/objects/cities-built-on-ruin/" - kind: "related" target: "codex://object/when-the-commit-leaves-your-hands" slug: "when-the-commit-leaves-your-hands" url: "https://ndcodex.com/objects/when-the-commit-leaves-your-hands/" - kind: "related" target: "codex://object/on-object-oriented-archives" slug: "on-object-oriented-archives" url: "https://ndcodex.com/objects/on-object-oriented-archives/" - kind: "dependency" target: "codex://object/codex-archive-system-v3-3-modest-table-notes" slug: "codex-archive-system-v3-3-modest-table-notes" url: "https://ndcodex.com/objects/codex-archive-system-v3-3-modest-table-notes/" - kind: "dependency" target: "codex://object/codex-archive-system-v3-plus-notes" slug: "codex-archive-system-v3-plus-notes" url: "https://ndcodex.com/objects/codex-archive-system-v3-plus-notes/" - kind: "connection" target: "codex://object/codex-archive-system-v3-3-modest-table-notes" slug: "codex-archive-system-v3-3-modest-table-notes" url: "https://ndcodex.com/objects/codex-archive-system-v3-3-modest-table-notes/" role: "previous version" display: "feature" - kind: "connection" target: "codex://object/codex-archive-system-v3-5-control-surface-notes" slug: "codex-archive-system-v3-5-control-surface-notes" url: "https://ndcodex.com/objects/codex-archive-system-v3-5-control-surface-notes/" role: "next update" display: "inline" media: [] --- v3.4 extends [Codex Archive System v3.3 Modest Table Notes](/objects/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.