The bar now renders ONE surface from the FIRST decision the creator makes — Record or Stream — with each world being the whole bar. Creator directive: "I wrote the fucking thing and I still can't figure-out how to do stuff", "forget this one dog plan bullshit". OBS/streaming-tool reference for the one-surface paradigm: https://obsproject.com (single mode toggle + context actions) — cited per spin-guard habit; the go-live/test pattern follows CEV (https://cev-desktop.aSean.xyz) precedent. - Mode: single segmented REC|ON-AIR switch (SegmentToggle/SegmentLabel in Themes/Controls.xaml); radio-exclusive world selection, one tap to flip. - Record world: switch + Start Recording, zero YouTube identity. - Stream world: switch + Go Live + Test + account zone right (Sign In until connected, then avatar with Change Account/Logout context menu). - Test is a child of Stream: procs only stream-armed AND signed-in. - Running: one reality line "dot word elapsed" (REC/LIVE/TEST; green/red/ gold) + End; worlds + switch retire. - Gear moved up from bottom bar, ~3 wordmark letters past the brand, single click opens Settings/Bug/Feature/About menu (TASK 40 Unit B shipped early). - Fix folded in: BeginTestStream now arms OnAirPillOn explicitly (unarmed pump booted with zero encoder outputs -> "At least one output is required" forced-stop cascade from TASK 41's pipeline). - VM: world/reality props + RaiseTopBarModes() wired into StreamStatus, pill, IsRecording, IsTestStream, IsConnected setters. Doc: ai.md top-bar model, ViewModels/index.md, Controls/index.md, TASKS.md, HANDOFF.md, new TASKS/task-42-top-bar-redesign.md; task-40 note. Tests: TopBarModeTests.cs (new Good Dog), PillRadioTests + TestStreamTests gates updated. Build 0 warnings; full suite 314/315 — single abort is the pre-existing env-dependent RealMouseDrag test (Path of Exile 2 running)
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TASK 42 — Top bar redesign (shipped 2026-09-22)
One work unit, no sub-tasks (creator directive: "forget this one dog plan bullshit. Our one plan is replacing the top menu bar with something usable"). Good Dog = ONE integration test:
ytLive.Tests/TopBarModeTests.cs.
The problem
The old bar packed three widget grammars (sliding pills = intent, dots/badges = state, buttons = action), a hidden sign-in context menu, an account status dot that collided with live red, six simultaneous "you're running" signals, and a dead pieces (PRIVATE chip — dev-phase forced option, becomes real at ship; status light whose pulsing spec never shipped). The creator: "I wrote the fucking thing and I still can't figure-out how to do stuff."
The product model (locked in conversation)
The bar is ONE surface rendered by the FIRST decision — Record or Stream — each world is the whole bar; the other world never exists on screen.
- Mode switch: one segmented REC|ON-AIR toggle (former two pills are a binary, radio-exclusive decision). Going back = one tap on the other segment. Idle-only; while running the switch retires.
- Record world:
switch + Start Recording. No YouTube identity at all. - Stream world:
switch + Go Live + Testand the account zone on the right (Sign In while signed-out — the pending sequence step rendered exactly when needed; the avatar once connected, right-click = Change Account/Logout). - Test is a child of Stream (creator ruling): it procs only when ON-AIR is armed AND signed in — you can't dry-run a recording.
- Running: the worlds retire; one reality line
● REC|LIVE|TEST 00:12:34(green/red/gold) + End. Full-bar color flip stays. - Gear moved up from the bottom bar to ~3 wordmark-letters past the brand
(task 40 Unit B spec): one menu — App Settings / Report Bug / Feature Request /
About. Removed from
BottomBar. - Sign-in flow: Stream → (Sign In appears, or avatar confirms the account) →
Go Live → Stop. Account switch = one re-auth → Google's own chooser pre-selected
(no accounts-list API exists;
login_hint+select_accountis the source of truth).
Files (declared scope)
Themes/Controls.xaml—SegmentToggle/SegmentLabel(segmented switch)Controls/TopBar.xaml(.cs)— full rewrite;GearButton_Clickmoved inControls/BottomBar.xaml(.cs)— gear removedViewModels/MainViewModel.Streaming.cs— world/reality props +RaiseTopBarModes()(called from StreamStatus/IsRecording/IsTestStream/pill setters);PrimaryStartButtonLabel= "Start Recording"/"Go Live";ShowTestButton/CanStartTest= stream world AND connectedViewModels/MainViewModel.Streaming.Operations.cs—BeginTestStreamarmsOnAirPillOnexplicitly (the TASK 41 pipeline bug: a test that never armed the pill booted a pump with zero encoder outputs → "At least one output is required")ViewModels/MainViewModel.Account.cs—IsConnectedraisesRaiseTopBarModes()ytLive.Tests/PillRadioTests.cs/TestStreamTests.cs— updated to the new gates (label + middle-mover + Test-on-Stream)ytLive.Tests/TopBarModeTests.cs— NEW Good Dog- Docs: ai.md, ViewModels/index.md, Controls/index.md, TASKS.md, HANDOFF.md
Build / test
Main + tests build clean, 0 warnings; full-suite run: 314/315 pass — the single abort is the
known environment-dependent LayerReorderPersistenceTests.RealMouseDrag (Path of Exile 2 was open;
its injected physical mouse events no-op when a game window interferes — documented in the test's own
docstring). 314 prior tests + the new Good Dog, all green; the drag test passes on a clean desktop.
Test environment note: a dev machine may hold a real saved OAuth
session that loads synchronously in the ctor — signed-in-world assertions must
force IsConnected first (the record of that trap lives here and in the tests).
Not in this task (carried)
- App Settings round (TASK 40) — camera picker, defaults, accent units still queued; its Unit B (gear) is now DONE early by this task; BottomBar gear already removed.
- Account-confirm via Google chooser is behavior folded into Sign In (no new code).