From c01022aeb20a4bfb0d13b8b1901771420d9fb2b0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: neon <18559658+neonsolstice@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 23:23:13 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] chore(client): default new users to Nostalgia and teal

Give users without stored appearance choices the Nostalgia style and teal accent while preserving saved selections and BookOrbit styling on standalone pages.
---
 client/public/theme-init.js               |  4 ++--
 client/src/lib/theme-accent-meta.ts       |  2 +-
 client/src/stores/__tests__/theme.spec.ts | 17 +++++++++++------
 client/src/stores/theme.ts                |  2 +-
 packages/types/src/theme.ts               |  4 ++--
 5 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/client/public/theme-init.js b/client/public/theme-init.js
index 1a19a57c3..c46e00580 100644
--- a/client/public/theme-init.js
+++ b/client/public/theme-init.js
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
 
   var root = document.documentElement
   var theme = readStoredValue('theme', 'system')
-  var accent = readStoredValue('accent', 'blue')
+  var accent = readStoredValue('accent', 'teal')
   var radius = readStoredValue('radius', 'default')
-  var style = readStoredValue('style', 'bookorbit')
+  var style = readStoredValue('style', 'nostalgia')
   var surfacePalette = readStoredValue('surfacePalette', 'steel')
   var rawReach = localStorage.getItem('glowReach')
   var storedReach = rawReach === null ? 50 : Number(rawReach)
diff --git a/client/src/lib/theme-accent-meta.ts b/client/src/lib/theme-accent-meta.ts
index bf26d5fbe..9000e8982 100644
--- a/client/src/lib/theme-accent-meta.ts
+++ b/client/src/lib/theme-accent-meta.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ const ACCENT_META_BY_ID: Record<Accent, AccentMetaDefinition> = {
   blush: { label: 'Blush', tone: 'pastel', hue: 328, primary: [0.68, 0.13, 0.81, 0.12] },
 }
 
-export const DEFAULT_ACCENT: Accent = 'blue'
+export const DEFAULT_ACCENT: Accent = 'teal'
 
 export function resolveAccent(accent: string | null | undefined): Accent {
   if (!accent) return DEFAULT_ACCENT
diff --git a/client/src/stores/__tests__/theme.spec.ts b/client/src/stores/__tests__/theme.spec.ts
index e47288060..e72fe5480 100644
--- a/client/src/stores/__tests__/theme.spec.ts
+++ b/client/src/stores/__tests__/theme.spec.ts
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ describe('useThemeStore', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       const colorScheme = createColorSchemeQuery(false)
       stubColorScheme(colorScheme.query)
+      localStorage.setItem('style', '"bookorbit"')
       document.documentElement.style.removeProperty('--shell-surface-opacity')
     })
 
@@ -229,13 +230,14 @@ describe('useThemeStore', () => {
       document.documentElement.removeAttribute('data-surface')
     })
 
-    it('starts on the BookOrbit style with the steel palette', () => {
+    it('starts on the Nostalgia style with the teal accent and steel palette', () => {
       setActivePinia(createPinia())
       const store = useThemeStore()
 
-      expect(store.style).toBe('bookorbit')
+      expect(store.style).toBe('nostalgia')
+      expect(store.accent).toBe('teal')
       expect(store.surfacePalette).toBe('steel')
-      expect(document.documentElement.getAttribute('data-style')).toBe('bookorbit')
+      expect(document.documentElement.getAttribute('data-style')).toBe('nostalgia')
       expect(document.documentElement.getAttribute('data-surface')).toBe('steel')
     })
 
@@ -259,7 +261,7 @@ describe('useThemeStore', () => {
       setActivePinia(createPinia())
       const store = useThemeStore()
 
-      expect(store.style).toBe('bookorbit')
+      expect(store.style).toBe('nostalgia')
       expect(store.surfacePalette).toBe('steel')
     })
 
@@ -296,12 +298,13 @@ describe('useThemeStore', () => {
       setActivePinia(createPinia())
       const store = useThemeStore()
 
-      expect(store.styleDefinition.controls.surfacePalette).toBe(false)
-      store.setStyle('nostalgia')
       expect(store.styleDefinition.controls.surfacePalette).toBe(true)
+      store.setStyle('bookorbit')
+      expect(store.styleDefinition.controls.surfacePalette).toBe(false)
     })
 
     it('changes the appearance key only for settings that change token values', () => {
+      localStorage.setItem('style', '"bookorbit"')
       setActivePinia(createPinia())
       const store = useThemeStore()
       const initial = store.appearanceKey
@@ -322,6 +325,7 @@ describe('useThemeStore', () => {
     })
 
     it('paints the pinned brightness and opacity under Nostalgia and keeps the stored ones', async () => {
+      localStorage.setItem('style', '"bookorbit"')
       localStorage.setItem('brightness', '80')
       localStorage.setItem('surfaceOpacity', '85')
       setActivePinia(createPinia())
@@ -362,6 +366,7 @@ describe('useThemeStore', () => {
     })
 
     it('drops the background pattern under Nostalgia and restores the stored one after', () => {
+      localStorage.setItem('style', '"bookorbit"')
       localStorage.setItem('background', '"aurora"')
       setActivePinia(createPinia())
       const store = useThemeStore()
diff --git a/client/src/stores/theme.ts b/client/src/stores/theme.ts
index 7ac587e04..af5ab5b25 100644
--- a/client/src/stores/theme.ts
+++ b/client/src/stores/theme.ts
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ export const useThemeStore = defineStore('theme', () => {
 
   /** A style dresses the app shell only; sign-in pages and readers always paint as BookOrbit. */
   const styleScopeActive = ref(isAppShellPath(window.location.pathname))
-  const appliedStyle = computed<Style>(() => (styleScopeActive.value ? style.value : DEFAULT_STYLE))
+  const appliedStyle = computed<Style>(() => (styleScopeActive.value ? style.value : 'bookorbit'))
   const appliedStyleDefinition = computed(() => getThemeStyle(appliedStyle.value))
   const styleDefinition = computed(() => getThemeStyle(style.value))
   const appearanceControls = computed(() => getAppearanceControls(style.value))
diff --git a/packages/types/src/theme.ts b/packages/types/src/theme.ts
index 688f902b5..ae8a1a730 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/theme.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/theme.ts
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export const GLOW_REACH_DEFAULT = 50;
  *  mode, accent, radius and background, which keep their values when the style changes. */
 export const STYLE_IDS = ["bookorbit", "nostalgia"] as const;
 export type Style = (typeof STYLE_IDS)[number];
-export const DEFAULT_STYLE: Style = "bookorbit";
+export const DEFAULT_STYLE: Style = "nostalgia";
 
 /** Neutral ground palettes. Only styles that declare a surface palette control read them. */
 export const SURFACE_PALETTE_IDS = [
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ export interface ThemePreferences {
   brightness: number;
   /** Optional so a client that sends it stays valid against a server that predates it. */
   surfaceOpacity?: number;
-  /** Optional for the same reason; absent means the BookOrbit style. */
+  /** Optional for the same reason; absent keeps the client's local or default style. */
   style?: Style;
   /** Optional for the same reason; absent means steel. */
   surfacePalette?: SurfacePalette;