💄 compact footer

app.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import os
+from datetime import datetime
 from flask import Flask, render_template, abort, jsonify, request
-from comics_data import COMICS
+from comics_data import COMICS, FULL_WIDTH_DEFAULT, PLAIN_DEFAULT, HEADER_IMAGE, COMPACT_FOOTER
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
 
@@ -8,18 +9,68 @@ app = Flask(__name__)
 app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = os.environ.get('SECRET_KEY', 'your-secret-key')
 
 
+@app.context_processor
+def inject_global_settings():
+    """Make global settings available to all templates"""
+    return {
+        'header_image': HEADER_IMAGE,
+        'compact_footer': COMPACT_FOOTER
+    }
+
+
+def is_full_width(comic):
+    """Determine if a comic should be full width based on global and per-comic settings"""
+    # If comic explicitly sets full_width, use that value
+    if 'full_width' in comic:
+        return comic['full_width']
+    # Otherwise use the global default
+    return FULL_WIDTH_DEFAULT
+
+
+def is_plain(comic):
+    """Determine if a comic should be plain mode based on global and per-comic settings"""
+    # If comic explicitly sets plain, use that value
+    if 'plain' in comic:
+        return comic['plain']
+    # Otherwise use the global default
+    return PLAIN_DEFAULT
+
+
+def format_comic_date(date_str):
+    """Format date string (YYYY-MM-DD) to 'Day name, Month name day, year'"""
+    try:
+        date_obj = datetime.strptime(date_str, '%Y-%m-%d')
+        # Use %d and strip leading zero for cross-platform compatibility
+        day = date_obj.strftime('%d').lstrip('0')
+        formatted = date_obj.strftime(f'%A, %B {day}, %Y')
+        return formatted
+    except:
+        return date_str
+
+
+def enrich_comic(comic):
+    """Add computed properties to comic data"""
+    if comic is None:
+        return None
+    enriched = comic.copy()
+    enriched['full_width'] = is_full_width(comic)
+    enriched['plain'] = is_plain(comic)
+    enriched['formatted_date'] = format_comic_date(comic['date'])
+    return enriched
+
+
 def get_comic_by_number(number):
     """Get a comic by its number"""
     for comic in COMICS:
         if comic['number'] == number:
-            return comic
+            return enrich_comic(comic)
     return None
 
 
 def get_latest_comic():
     """Get the most recent comic"""
     if COMICS:
-        return COMICS[-1]
+        return enrich_comic(COMICS[-1])
     return None
 
 
@@ -48,7 +99,7 @@ def comic(comic_id):
 def archive():
     """Archive page showing all comics"""
     # Reverse order to show newest first
-    comics = list(reversed(COMICS))
+    comics = [enrich_comic(comic) for comic in reversed(COMICS)]
     return render_template('archive.html', title='Archive',
                          comics=comics)
 
@@ -62,7 +113,7 @@ def about():
 @app.route('/api/comics')
 def api_comics():
     """API endpoint - returns all comics as JSON"""
-    return jsonify(COMICS)
+    return jsonify([enrich_comic(comic) for comic in COMICS])
 
 
 @app.route('/api/comics/<int:comic_id>')

comics_data.py

@@ -1,6 +1,23 @@
 # Comic data
 # Edit this file to add, remove, or modify comics
 
+# Global setting: Set to True to make all comics full-width by default
+# Individual comics can override this with 'full_width': False
+FULL_WIDTH_DEFAULT = False
+
+# Global setting: Set to True to hide header and remove nav border by default
+# Individual comics can override this with 'plain': False
+PLAIN_DEFAULT = False
+
+# Global setting: Path to header image (relative to static/images/)
+# Set to None to disable header image
+# Example: HEADER_IMAGE = 'title.jpg' will use static/images/title.jpg
+HEADER_IMAGE = 'title.jpg'
+
+# Global setting: Set to True to display footer in compact mode
+# Compact mode: single line, no border, horizontal layout
+COMPACT_FOOTER = True
+
 COMICS = [
     {
         'number': 1,
@@ -8,13 +25,17 @@ COMICS = [
         'filename': 'comic-001.jpg',
         'date': '2025-01-01',
         'alt_text': 'The very first comic',
-        'author_note': 'This is where your comic journey begins!'
+        'author_note': 'This is where your comic journey begins!',
+        'full_width': True,  # Optional: override FULL_WIDTH_DEFAULT for this comic
+        'plain': True,  # Optional: override PLAIN_DEFAULT for this comic
     },
     {
         'number': 2,
         'filename': 'comic-002.jpg',
         'date': '2025-01-08',
         'alt_text': 'The second comic',
+        'full_width': True,
+        'plain': True,
     },
     {
         'number': 3,
@@ -22,6 +43,6 @@ COMICS = [
         'filename': 'comic-003.jpg',
         'date': '2025-01-15',
         'alt_text': 'The third comic',
-        'author_note': 'Things are getting interesting!'
+        'author_note': 'Things are getting interesting!',
     },
 ]

static/css/style.css

@@ -18,6 +18,19 @@ body {
     padding: 0 1rem;
 }
 
+/* Site Header Image */
+.site-header-image {
+    width: 100%;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    margin-bottom: 0;
+}
+
+.site-header-image img {
+    width: 100%;
+    height: auto;
+    display: block;
+}
+
 /* Header and Navigation */
 header {
     border-bottom: 3px solid #000;
@@ -25,6 +38,22 @@ header {
     margin-bottom: 2rem;
 }
 
+/* Header with image variant - no border, no padding, centered nav */
+header.header-with-image {
+    border-bottom: none;
+    padding: 1rem 0 0 0;
+    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+}
+
+header.header-with-image nav .container {
+    justify-content: center;
+}
+
+header.header-with-image .nav-links a {
+    font-size: 1.2rem;
+    font-weight: bold;
+}
+
 nav .container {
     display: flex;
     justify-content: space-between;
@@ -160,6 +189,40 @@ main {
     padding: 1rem;
 }
 
+/* Full-width comic variant */
+.comic-container-fullwidth {
+    border: none;
+    padding: 0;
+}
+
+.comic-container-fullwidth .comic-header,
+.comic-container-fullwidth .comic-navigation,
+.comic-container-fullwidth .comic-transcript {
+    max-width: 900px;
+    margin-left: auto;
+    margin-right: auto;
+    padding-left: 1rem;
+    padding-right: 1rem;
+}
+
+.comic-container-fullwidth .comic-image {
+    width: calc(100vw - 4rem);
+    max-width: calc(100vw - 4rem);
+    margin-left: calc(-1 * (50vw - 50% - 2rem));
+    margin-right: calc(-1 * (50vw - 50% - 2rem));
+}
+
+.comic-container-fullwidth .comic-image img {
+    width: 100%;
+    max-width: 100%;
+}
+
+/* Plain comic variant - no header, no nav border */
+.comic-container-plain .comic-navigation {
+    border-top: none;
+    padding-top: 0;
+}
+
 .comic-header {
     margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
     padding-bottom: 1rem;
@@ -231,15 +294,13 @@ main {
     color: #999;
 }
 
-.comic-number {
+.comic-date-display {
-    padding: 0.4rem 0.8rem;
+    padding: 0 0.5rem;
-    background-color: #000;
+    color: #000;
-    color: #fff;
-    border: 2px solid #000;
     font-weight: bold;
     margin: 0 0.25rem;
-    font-size: 0.8rem;
+    font-size: 0.85rem;
-    text-transform: uppercase;
+    font-style: italic;
 }
 
 /* Comic Transcript */
@@ -329,9 +390,8 @@ main {
         font-size: 0.75rem;
     }
 
-    .comic-number {
+    .comic-date-display {
-        padding: 0.3rem 0.6rem;
+        font-size: 0.7rem;
-        font-size: 0.75rem;
     }
 
     .archive-grid {
@@ -435,3 +495,78 @@ footer {
     text-transform: uppercase;
     letter-spacing: 1px;
 }
+
+/* Compact Footer Mode */
+footer.compact-footer {
+    border-top: none;
+    padding: 0;
+    margin-top: 0;
+}
+
+footer.compact-footer .container {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    gap: 1rem;
+}
+
+footer.compact-footer .footer-content {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 1rem;
+    margin-bottom: 0;
+    flex-wrap: nowrap;
+}
+
+footer.compact-footer .footer-section {
+    flex: none;
+    min-width: auto;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 0.5rem;
+}
+
+footer.compact-footer .footer-section h3 {
+    font-size: 0.75rem;
+    margin-bottom: 0;
+    display: inline;
+}
+
+footer.compact-footer .social-links {
+    flex-direction: row;
+    gap: 0.5rem;
+}
+
+footer.compact-footer .social-links a {
+    font-size: 0.75rem;
+}
+
+footer.compact-footer .newsletter-placeholder {
+    font-size: 0.75rem;
+    margin: 0;
+}
+
+footer.compact-footer .footer-bottom {
+    border-top: none;
+    padding-top: 0;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+}
+
+footer.compact-footer .footer-bottom::before {
+    content: '|';
+    margin-right: 1rem;
+    color: #666;
+}
+
+footer.compact-footer .footer-bottom p {
+    font-size: 0.75rem;
+    margin: 0;
+}
+
+/* Add separator between sections in compact mode */
+footer.compact-footer .footer-section:not(:last-child)::after {
+    content: '|';
+    margin-left: 1rem;
+    color: #666;
+}

static/js/comic-nav.js

@@ -27,12 +27,43 @@
 
     // Update the page with comic data
     function displayComic(comic) {
-        // Update title
         const title = comic.title || `#${comic.number}`;
-        document.querySelector('.comic-header h1').textContent = title;
 
-        // Update date
+        // Update container class for full-width option
+        const container = document.querySelector('.comic-container');
+        if (comic.full_width) {
+            container.classList.add('comic-container-fullwidth');
+        } else {
+            container.classList.remove('comic-container-fullwidth');
+        }
+
+        // Update container class for plain mode
+        if (comic.plain) {
+            container.classList.add('comic-container-plain');
+        } else {
+            container.classList.remove('comic-container-plain');
+        }
+
+        // Show/hide header based on plain mode
+        const header = document.querySelector('.comic-header');
+        if (comic.plain) {
+            if (header) {
+                header.style.display = 'none';
+            }
+        } else {
+            if (header) {
+                header.style.display = 'block';
+            } else {
+                // Create header if it doesn't exist
+                const newHeader = document.createElement('div');
+                newHeader.className = 'comic-header';
+                newHeader.innerHTML = '<h1></h1><p class="comic-date"></p>';
+                container.insertBefore(newHeader, container.firstChild);
+            }
+            // Update title and date
+            document.querySelector('.comic-header h1').textContent = title;
             document.querySelector('.comic-date').textContent = comic.date;
+        }
 
         // Update image and its link
         const comicImageDiv = document.querySelector('.comic-image');
@@ -61,7 +92,7 @@
         }
 
         // Update navigation buttons
-        updateNavButtons(comic.number);
+        updateNavButtons(comic.number, comic.formatted_date);
 
         // Update page title
         document.title = `${title} - Sunday Comics`;
@@ -95,7 +126,7 @@
     }
 
     // Update navigation button states
-    function updateNavButtons(currentNumber) {
+    function updateNavButtons(currentNumber, formattedDate) {
         const navButtons = document.querySelector('.nav-buttons');
 
         // First button
@@ -118,8 +149,10 @@
             prevBtn.onclick = null;
         }
 
-        // Comic number display
+        // Comic date display
-        navButtons.children[2].textContent = `Comic #${currentNumber}`;
+        if (formattedDate) {
+            navButtons.children[2].textContent = formattedDate;
+        }
 
         // Next button
         const nextBtn = navButtons.children[3];
@@ -156,7 +189,10 @@
         const currentNumber = parseInt(document.querySelector('.comic-container').dataset.comicNumber || 0);
 
         if (currentNumber && totalComics) {
-            updateNavButtons(currentNumber);
+            // Get the formatted date from the DOM (already rendered by server)
+            const dateDisplay = document.querySelector('.comic-date-display');
+            const formattedDate = dateDisplay ? dateDisplay.textContent : null;
+            updateNavButtons(currentNumber, formattedDate);
             updateComicImageLink(currentNumber);
         }
 

templates/base.html

@@ -33,12 +33,20 @@
     {% block extra_css %}{% endblock %}
 </head>
 <body>
-    <header>
+    {% if header_image %}
+    <div class="site-header-image">
+        <img src="{{ url_for('static', filename='images/' + header_image) }}" alt="Sunday Comics Header">
+    </div>
+    {% endif %}
+
+    <header{% if header_image %} class="header-with-image"{% endif %}>
         <nav>
             <div class="container">
+                {% if not header_image %}
                 <div class="nav-brand">
                     <a href="{{ url_for('index') }}">Sunday Comics</a>
                 </div>
+                {% endif %}
                 <ul class="nav-links">
                     <li><a href="{{ url_for('index') }}" {% if request.endpoint == 'index' %}class="active"{% endif %}>Latest</a></li>
                     <li><a href="{{ url_for('archive') }}" {% if request.endpoint == 'archive' %}class="active"{% endif %}>Archive</a></li>
@@ -54,7 +62,7 @@
         </div>
     </main>
 
-    <footer>
+    <footer{% if compact_footer %} class="compact-footer"{% endif %}>
         <div class="container">
             <div class="footer-content">
                 <div class="footer-section">

templates/comic.html

@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@
 {% block og_image %}{{ request.url_root }}static/images/thumbs/{{ comic.filename }}{% endblock %}
 
 {% block content %}
-<div class="comic-container" data-comic-number="{{ comic.number }}" data-total-comics="{{ total_comics }}">
+<div class="comic-container{% if comic.full_width %} comic-container-fullwidth{% endif %}{% if comic.plain %} comic-container-plain{% endif %}" data-comic-number="{{ comic.number }}" data-total-comics="{{ total_comics }}">
+    {% if not comic.plain %}
     <div class="comic-header">
         <h1>{{ comic.title if comic.title else '#' ~ comic.number }}</h1>
         <p class="comic-date">{{ comic.date }}</p>
     </div>
+    {% endif %}
 
     <div class="comic-image">
         {% if comic.number < total_comics %}
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@
                 <span class="btn btn-nav btn-disabled">Previous</span>
             {% endif %}
 
-            <span class="comic-number">Comic #{{ comic.number }}</span>
+            <span class="comic-date-display">{{ comic.formatted_date }}</span>
 
             {% if comic.number < total_comics %}
                 <a href="{{ url_for('comic', comic_id=comic.number + 1) }}" class="btn btn-nav">Next</a>