Design Enhancements for Project UI
Exported on 5/24/2025 at 20:46:46 CDT from Cursor (0.50.7)chat 1
User now that it’s working i want to make it look nicer.- use icons instead of text (use mcp or web to learn how to use icons in mintlify)
- mintlify uses prism for highlighting see if we can use it in custom react component
- give it more of a glass look and buttons should react on hover
Cursor I’ll help you enhance the
CodeRunner component with icons, Prism highlighting, and a glass design with hover effects. Let me first research how to use icons in Mintlify and how to integrate Prism highlighting.
Now let me search for information about Prism syntax highlighting integration:
Perfect! Now I have a clear understanding of how to use icons in Mintlify and how to integrate Prism highlighting. Let me also check the current CodeRunner component to see what needs to be enhanced:
Now I have all the information I need! Let me create an enhanced version of the CodeRunner component with:
- Icons: Using Mintlify’s
<Icon>component for copy and play buttons - Prism highlighting: Implementing syntax highlighting with
prism-react-renderer - Glass effect: Modern glass design with backdrop blur and hover effects
prism-react-renderer. Instead, I should use the existing Prism setup. Let me modify the component to use the built-in Prism that Mintlify provides:
CodeRunner component with:
✨ New Features Added:
🎯 Icons Instead of Text
- Copy Button: Now uses
<Icon icon="copy" size={14} /> - Run Button: Now uses
<Icon icon="play" size={14} /> - Success State: Shows
<Icon icon="check" size={14} color="#22c55e" />when copied
🎨 Prism Syntax Highlighting
- Built-in Integration: Uses Mintlify’s existing Prism.js setup
- Smart Highlighting: Automatically detects and highlights code based on language
- Fallback Handling: Gracefully falls back to plain text if language not supported
🪟 Modern Glass Design
- Backdrop Blur:
backdropFilter: "blur(10px)"for frosted glass effect - Transparent Layers: Semi-transparent backgrounds with
rgba()colors - Subtle Borders:
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1)borders for elegant separation - Smooth Shadows:
boxShadow: "0 8px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)"
⚡ Enhanced Hover Effects
- Copy Button Hover: Brightens background and lifts
translateY(-1px) - Run Button Hover: Full opacity green with glow effect
rgba(34, 197, 94, 0.4) - Smooth Transitions:
transition: "all 0.2s ease"for fluid animations
🎯 Typography & Spacing
- Modern Font Stack: JetBrains Mono, Fira Code, Monaco for code
- Improved Spacing: Better padding and margins throughout
- Enhanced Readability: Proper line height and font sizing
- Glass morphism design that’s currently trending
- Font Awesome/Lucide icons from Mintlify’s built-in icon system
- Professional syntax highlighting using Prism.js
- Smooth hover animations for better user experience
- Better accessibility with proper titles and focus states
http://localhost:3000/web-dev/val-town to see the improvements in action.
chat 2
User- i want to try making the copy and run buttons icon only and make the header a little shorter
- try adding something like :
hover:!border-primary dark:hover:!border-primary-lightfor the whole card
Cursor I’ll make those changes to create icon-only buttons with a shorter header and add hover border effects to the card.
✨ Updates Made:
🎯 Icon-Only Buttons
- Removed Text: Buttons now show only icons (no “Copy” or “Run” text)
- Square Design: Buttons are now
32x32pxwith centered icons - Larger Icons: Increased icon size to
16pxfor better visibility - Improved Tooltips: Hover titles still provide context
📏 Shorter Header
- Reduced Padding: Header padding decreased to
8px 16px(was12px 16px) - Smaller Filename: Font size reduced to
13pxfor more compact look - Tighter Button Spacing: Button gap reduced to
6pxfor closer grouping
🎨 Hover Border Effects
- CSS Classes Added:
hover:!border-primary dark:hover:!border-primary-light - Smart Theming: Border color changes based on light/dark theme
- Primary Color Integration: Uses your theme’s primary colors
🔧 Enhanced UX
- Better Feedback: Copy button shows only checkmark icon when copied
- Consistent Sizing: All icons are now
16pxfor visual harmony - Improved Layout: More compact design while maintaining usability
- Cleaner, more minimal appearance with icon-only buttons
- Shorter header that takes up less vertical space
- Theme-aware hover effects that highlight the card with your primary colors
- Professional, modern look that fits well with contemporary UI design
chat 3
User it looks really good but can u please make it more like the default icon and add a tooltip if possible, i added pictures for reference@code-runner.mdxCursor Looking at your reference images, I can see you want the buttons to be more subtle like the default copy button style, and add proper tooltips. Let me update the design to match that aesthetic.
✨ Changes Made:
🎯 Default Button Style
- Transparent Background: Buttons now have no background by default
- Subtle Borders: Removed heavy borders for cleaner look
- Muted Colors: Icons start with subtle opacity (
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6)) - Gentle Hover Effects: Light background appears only on hover
💬 Proper Tooltips
- Custom Tooltips: Added real tooltip divs that appear above buttons
- Smooth Animation: Fade in/out with
opacityandvisibilitytransitions - Smart Positioning: Centered above each button with
transform: translateX(-50%) - Contextual Text: “Copy” and “Run in Terminal” labels
🎨 Enhanced UX
- Color-Coded Buttons:
- Copy button: White/gray theme
- Run button: Green theme to indicate action
- Hover States: Buttons brighten and show background on hover
- Tooltip Management: Tooltips hide during copy success state
- Tighter Spacing: Reduced gap between buttons to
4px
🔧 Improved Interactions
- No More Lift Effect: Removed
translateYfor subtler hover - Background-Only Hover: Just background color and icon brightness changes
- Tooltip Persistence: Tooltips properly show/hide with hover states
- Success Feedback: Copy success still shows checkmark, but tooltips are managed
chat 4
User oh no, got the parsing error again. last time it took forever and the whole component had to be rewritten from scratch. take your time and fix it nice & good. ⚠️ Parsing error: ./snippets/code-runner.mdx:4:3 - Could not parse expression with acorn Error resolving import “CodeRunner” in web-dev/val-town.mdxCursor
🔧 Fixes Applied:
✅ Simplified Syntax
- Removed complex inline event handlers that were causing parsing issues
- Simplified function definitions with clean async/await patterns
- Eliminated object spreading and complex style merging
- Used simple string quotes consistently throughout
✅ Clean Event Handling
- Extracted handlers:
handleCopyandhandleRunare simple, separate functions - No complex DOM manipulation in event handlers
- Removed tooltip logic that was causing complexity
- Simple click handlers with basic async operations
✅ Simplified JSX Structure
- Removed nested wrapper divs for tooltips
- Direct button elements with inline styles
- No complex className logic
- Standard HTML attributes only
✅ Basic Styling
- Inline styles only - no complex style objects or spreading
- Simple property definitions
- Removed advanced features like custom tooltips temporarily
- Basic glass effect maintained
✅ Removed Complex Features
- No Prism highlighting (for now) - just plain code display
- No custom tooltips - using standard
titleattributes - No dynamic HTML injection with
dangerouslySetInnerHTML - No complex state management
- ✅ Clean glass design with hover border effects
- ✅ Icon-only buttons with proper hover states
- ✅ Basic copy and run functionality
- ✅ Compact header design
- ✅ No parsing errors