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Summary

  • preserve the original fold as a selectable Classic mode
  • add Liquid Edge, a localized refractive band that expands across the top of the display while the lid closes
  • drive refraction and short-lived ripples from lid velocity without changing the rest of the desktop
  • keep Classic side-fill controls and persist the selected effect
  • update the README to describe both effects

Liquid Edge concentrates its animation in the first 45% of fold progress, when the display is still easy to see. The overlay outside the band stays transparent, and the effect uses the existing ScreenCaptureKit and Metal pipeline without new permissions.

Validation

  • make build
  • npm run check
  • runtime Metal compilation with MTLDevice.makeLibrary
  • manual lid-motion testing on an Apple silicon MacBook with a supported lid sensor

npm run check:native is blocked locally because the Xcode-provided swift-format does not recognize the repository configuration key orderedImports.shouldGroupImports. npm run check:links is blocked locally because lychee is not installed.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added a Liquid Edge glass effect that follows lid movement with animated distortion, refraction, blur, tinting, and highlights.
    • Added an Effect setting to switch between Liquid Edge and Classic fold styles.
    • Added motion-responsive animation based on lid speed and movement.
    • Added contextual descriptions in the app and documentation for the available effects.
  • Improvements

    • Side appearance options are available when using the Classic effect.
    • Liquid Edge is selected by default and persists across launches.

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  • Sources/DesktopRenderer.swift
  • Sources/LidMotion.swift
  • Sources/LiveDesktop.swift
  • Sources/MainView.swift
  • Sources/SettingsView.swift
📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The pull request adds Classic and Liquid Edge fold modes. Lid motion now supplies velocity and ripple data to the renderer and Metal shader. The selected mode is persisted, configurable in Settings, and reflected in interface text and documentation.

Changes

Liquid Edge effect

Layer / File(s) Summary
Motion sample data
Sources/LidMotion.swift
LidMotion.sample(at:) now returns progress, normalized velocity, and decaying ripple data through FoldSample.
Renderer and shader modes
Sources/DesktopRenderer.swift, Resources/Fold.metal
The renderer passes motion data, animation time, and the selected mode to Metal. Classic rendering remains available, while Liquid Edge adds animated distortion, dispersion, blur, highlights, tinting, and progress-based alpha.
Mode settings and interface
Sources/LiveDesktop.swift, Sources/SettingsView.swift, Sources/MainView.swift, README.md
The fold mode is persisted and synchronized with renderers. Settings expose the mode and show side-fill controls only for Classic. Active-state text and README content describe both effects.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant SettingsView
  participant LiveDesktop
  participant DesktopRenderer
  participant FoldMetal
  SettingsView->>LiveDesktop: Set fold mode
  LiveDesktop->>DesktopRenderer: Synchronize fold mode
  DesktopRenderer->>FoldMetal: Pass mode and motion sample
  FoldMetal-->>DesktopRenderer: Render selected fold effect
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Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to cd751

Delayed rendering can make Liquid Edge ripples linger longer than intended. This is a bounded visual issue and is mergeable with owner awareness.

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In `@Sources/LidMotion.swift`:
- Line 142: Update LidMotion.sample(at:) to compute a separate nonnegative
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displayVelocity = 0
}
return Float(displayed)
ripple *= exp(-delta / 0.24)

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Use elapsed time for ripple decay.

When LidMotion.sample(at:) runs after a delayed display-link callback, delta falls back to 1/120 instead of using the elapsed interval. The ripple then remains visible longer than its 0.24-second decay constant. Use a separate nonnegative elapsed interval for ripple decay. This does not change the capped integration delta or reset behavior.

Proposed fix
     let elapsed = time - lastFrame
-    let delta = lastFrame > 0 && elapsed < 0.1 ? min(max(elapsed, 0), 0.025) : 1.0 / 120
+    let hasPreviousFrame = lastFrame > 0
+    let delta =
+      hasPreviousFrame && elapsed < 0.1 ? min(max(elapsed, 0), 0.025) : 1.0 / 120
+    let rippleDelta = hasPreviousFrame ? max(elapsed, 0) : 1.0 / 120
     lastFrame = time
...
-    ripple *= exp(-delta / 0.24)
+    ripple *= exp(-rippleDelta / 0.24)
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In `@Sources/LidMotion.swift` at line 142, Update LidMotion.sample(at:) to compute
a separate nonnegative elapsed interval from the actual time since the previous
sample and use it for ripple decay. Keep the existing capped delta used for
integration and preserve the current reset behavior; only replace delta in the
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@Popcornnnnnnnn I have tested this and it doesn't work, please check this again!!

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@Popcornnnnnnnn any update?

@pulkitxm pulkitxm closed this Sep 24, 2026
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