fix(slint): search refinements — artist card, history, spinner, hover

- ArtistCard rebuilt 1:1 with Tauri SearchView.artist-card: 160x220
  inside a surface-card container, 12px corners, 120px circular avatar
  with a gradient placeholder, hover swaps to surface-elevated. The
  Follow chip (rectangular per ADR-008) sits below the name when the
  user does not follow the artist.
- Search loading state uses a rotating spinner (Lucide LoaderCircle on
  Slint transform-rotation) matching the Tauri spinner — 1s linear
  infinite. The search header (title + tabs + filter radios) collapses
  while the initial load runs so the chrome does not show through.
- Search history: live debounce + submit now use
  nav::push_or_replace_search, so the latest query is the single Search
  entry in history. Back from an opened album lands on that search.
- Track row backgrounds use the OR-d row-hovered (cell / fav / dl /
  more), so hovering the more button no longer drops the row tint.
- replace_category artists arm re-applies the top-result dedupe, so
  filtering does not bring the duplicate back.

cc

crates/qbz-slint/src/main.rs

@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
                 return;
             }
             SEARCH_DEBOUNCE.with(|t| t.stop());
-            nav::record(nav::NavEntry::Search(q.clone()));
+            nav::push_or_replace_search(q.clone());
             navigate_search(runtime.clone(), weak.clone(), &handle, image_cache.clone(), q);
             if let Some(w) = weak.upgrade() {
                 update_nav_flags(&w);
@@ -569,6 +569,10 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
                     slint::TimerMode::SingleShot,
                     std::time::Duration::from_millis(300),
                     move || {
+                        // Record (or replace) the Search history entry so
+                        // back/forward returns to this search instead of
+                        // skipping past it.
+                        nav::push_or_replace_search(q.clone());
                         navigate_search(
                             runtime.clone(),
                             weak.clone(),
@@ -576,6 +580,9 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
                             image_cache.clone(),
                             q.clone(),
                         );
+                        if let Some(w) = weak.upgrade() {
+                            update_nav_flags(&w);
+                        }
                     },
                 );
             });

crates/qbz-slint/src/nav.rs

@@ -33,6 +33,27 @@ thread_local! {
     });
 }
 
+/// Push a Search history entry, OR replace the cursor entry in place
+/// when it is already a Search. Used by the live-search debounce so
+/// quick keystrokes do not push one entry per character, while still
+/// keeping the page reachable via back/forward at the final query.
+pub fn push_or_replace_search(query: String) {
+    HISTORY.with(|h| {
+        let h = &mut *h.borrow_mut();
+        match h.entries.get(h.cursor) {
+            Some(NavEntry::Search(_)) => {
+                h.entries.truncate(h.cursor + 1);
+                h.entries[h.cursor] = NavEntry::Search(query);
+            }
+            _ => {
+                h.entries.truncate(h.cursor + 1);
+                h.entries.push(NavEntry::Search(query));
+                h.cursor = h.entries.len() - 1;
+            }
+        }
+    });
+}
+
 /// Record a fresh forward navigation, dropping any forward history. A
 /// no-op when the destination already is the current entry, so repeated
 /// clicks on the same page do not pile up.

crates/qbz-slint/src/search.rs

@@ -639,7 +639,16 @@ pub fn replace_category(window: &AppWindow, more: MoreRows) {
             let items: Vec<SearchTrackItem> = rows.into_iter().map(track_item).collect();
             state.set_tracks(ModelRc::new(VecModel::from(items)));
         }
-        MoreRows::Artists(rows) => {
+        MoreRows::Artists(mut rows) => {
+            // Re-apply the top-result dedupe — if the most-popular hero
+            // is an artist and is the first entry in the new list, drop
+            // it so the carousel does not show the duplicate.
+            if state.get_most_popular_kind().as_str() == "artist" {
+                let mp_id = state.get_most_popular_artist().id;
+                if rows.first().map_or(false, |r| r.id == mp_id.as_str()) {
+                    rows.remove(0);
+                }
+            }
             let items: Vec<SlimItem> = rows.into_iter().map(artist_item).collect();
             state.set_artists(ModelRc::new(VecModel::from(items)));
         }

crates/qbz-slint/ui/album/AlbumPageView.slint

@@ -69,8 +69,9 @@ component TrackRow inherits Rectangle {
     height: 56px;
     border-radius: 8px;
     // The even-row tint is clearly fainter than the hover tint so the two
-    // never read as the same state.
+    // never read as the same state. Use row-hovered so hovering nested
-    background: ta.has-hover
+    // controls (cell / fav / dl / more) keeps the row tint.
+    background: root.row-hovered
         ? #ffffff16
         : (Math.mod(root.index, 2) == 1 ? #ffffff07 : transparent);
 

crates/qbz-slint/ui/artist/ArtistPageView.slint

@@ -63,8 +63,9 @@ component TrackRow inherits Rectangle {
     height: 52px;
     border-radius: 8px;
     // The even-row tint is clearly fainter than the hover tint so the two
-    // never read as the same state.
+    // never read as the same state. Use row-hovered so hovering the cell
-    background: ta.has-hover
+    // or the more button keeps the row tint.
+    background: root.row-hovered
         ? #ffffff16
         : (Math.mod(root.index, 2) == 1 ? #ffffff07 : transparent);
 

crates/qbz-slint/ui/assets/icons/loader-circle.svg

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="#ffffff" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><path d="M21 12a9 9 0 1 1-6.219-8.56"/></svg>

crates/qbz-slint/ui/discover/ArtistCard.slint

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-// Artist card — a circular portrait with the artist name and, when the
+// Artist card — ported 1:1 from the Tauri SearchView `.artist-card`:
-// user does not already follow the artist, a Follow chip. Style ported
+// 160x220 tile inside a surface-card container, with a 120px circular
-// from the Tauri Discover "For You" artist tile.
+// avatar (gradient placeholder), centered name, and an optional Follow
+// chip (rectangular per ADR-008) shown only when the user does not yet
+// follow the artist.
 
 import { Theme } from "../foundation/semantic-colors.slint";
 import { Typography } from "../foundation/typography.slint";
@@ -14,13 +16,12 @@ export component ArtistCard inherits Rectangle {
     // kind ("artist"), artist id, action ("follow").
     callback media-action(string, string, string);
 
-    width: 170px;
+    width: 160px;
-    height: 248px;
+    height: 220px;
-    border-radius: 8px;
+    border-radius: 12px;
-    background: ta.has-hover ? Theme.surface-elevated : transparent;
+    background: ta.has-hover ? Theme.surface-elevated : Theme.surface-card;
+    animate background { duration: 150ms; }
 
-    // Whole-card click — declared before the content so the Follow chip
-    // keeps its own clicks.
     ta := TouchArea {
         mouse-cursor: pointer;
         clicked => {
@@ -29,23 +30,26 @@ export component ArtistCard inherits Rectangle {
     }
 
     VerticalLayout {
-        padding: 12px;
+        padding: 16px;
-        spacing: 8px;
+        spacing: 12px;
         alignment: start;
 
-        // Circular portrait.
+        // 120px circular avatar with a soft gradient placeholder.
         HorizontalLayout {
             alignment: center;
             Rectangle {
-                width: 140px;
+                width: 120px;
-                height: 140px;
+                height: 120px;
-                border-radius: 70px;
+                border-radius: 60px;
                 clip: true;
-                background: Theme.surface-elevated;
+                background: @linear-gradient(
+                    135deg,
+                    Theme.surface-elevated 0%,
+                    Theme.surface-card 100%);
                 QbzIcon {
                     source: @image-url("../assets/icons/user.svg");
-                    width: 44px;
+                    width: 38px;
-                    height: 44px;
+                    height: 38px;
                     x: (parent.width - self.width) / 2;
                     y: (parent.height - self.height) / 2;
                     tint: Theme.text-muted;
@@ -61,7 +65,7 @@ export component ArtistCard inherits Rectangle {
 
         Text {
             text: root.artist.title;
-            width: 146px;
+            width: 128px;
             color: Theme.text-primary;
             font-size: 14px;
             font-weight: Typography.medium;
@@ -69,28 +73,29 @@ export component ArtistCard inherits Rectangle {
             overflow: elide;
         }
 
-        // Follow chip — only while the user does not follow the artist.
+        // Rectangular Follow chip (ADR-008 — no pills). Shown only when
+        // the artist is not yet followed.
         if !root.artist.following: HorizontalLayout {
             alignment: center;
+            spacing: 0px;
             Rectangle {
                 width: chip-row.preferred-width;
-                height: 30px;
+                height: 28px;
-                // Rectangular with small rounded corners — QBZ never uses
-                // pill-shaped chips (ADR-008).
                 border-radius: Radius.sm;
                 background: follow-ta.has-hover
                     ? Theme.surface-hover
                     : Theme.surface-elevated;
+                animate background { duration: 150ms; }
                 chip-row := HorizontalLayout {
-                    padding-left: 14px;
+                    padding-left: 12px;
-                    padding-right: 14px;
+                    padding-right: 12px;
                     spacing: 6px;
                     VerticalLayout {
                         alignment: center;
                         QbzIcon {
                             source: @image-url("../assets/icons/user-plus.svg");
-                            width: 14px;
+                            width: 13px;
-                            height: 14px;
+                            height: 13px;
                             tint: Theme.text-primary;
                         }
                     }

crates/qbz-slint/ui/discover/ArtistCarousel.slint

@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ export component ArtistCarousel inherits VerticalLayout {
     callback media-action(string, string, string);
     callback view-all-clicked();
 
-    property <length> card-width: 170px;
+    property <length> card-width: 160px;
-    property <length> card-height: 248px;
+    property <length> card-height: 220px;
     property <length> gap: 16px;
 
     property <int> count: root.artists.length;

crates/qbz-slint/ui/primitives/LoadingSpinner.slint

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// Loading spinner — a rotating 3/4 arc (Lucide LoaderCircle). Matches the
+// Tauri `.spinner` (32px, 1s linear infinite). Used for heavy loads where
+// `LoadingDots` reads too lightweight.
+
+import { Theme } from "../foundation/semantic-colors.slint";
+
+export component LoadingSpinner inherits Rectangle {
+    in property <length> size: 32px;
+    in property <color> tint: Theme.accent;
+
+    width: root.size;
+    height: root.size;
+
+    Image {
+        width: root.size;
+        height: root.size;
+        source: @image-url("../assets/icons/loader-circle.svg");
+        colorize: root.tint;
+        // Linear 1s/full-turn spin driven by animation-tick (360deg / 1000ms).
+        transform-rotation: ((animation-tick() / 1ms) * 0.36) * 1deg;
+    }
+}

crates/qbz-slint/ui/search/SearchResultsView.slint

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import { PlaylistCard } from "../discover/PlaylistCard.slint";
 import { SearchTrackRow } from "SearchTrackRow.slint";
 import { NavButtons } from "../shell/NavButtons.slint";
 import { QbzIcon } from "../primitives/QbzIcon.slint";
-import { LoadingDots } from "../primitives/LoadingDots.slint";
+import { LoadingSpinner } from "../primitives/LoadingSpinner.slint";
 
 // One tab in the results tab strip.
 component SearchTab inherits Rectangle {
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@ component ArtistGrid inherits Rectangle {
     callback open(string);
     callback media-action(string, string, string);
 
-    property <length> card-w: 170px;
+    property <length> card-w: 160px;
-    property <length> card-h: 248px;
+    property <length> card-h: 220px;
     property <length> gap: 16px;
     property <int> columns:
         Math.max(1, Math.floor((self.width + root.gap) / (root.card-w + root.gap)));
@@ -296,7 +296,9 @@ export component SearchResultsView inherits Rectangle {
         }
 
         // --- Fixed header: title, tabs + filter radios ------------------
-        VerticalLayout {
+        // Collapsed during the initial load so the empty title + tabs do
+        // not show through behind the loading state.
+        if !(SearchState.loading && !root.has-results): VerticalLayout {
             padding-left: 32px;
             padding-right: 32px;
             padding-bottom: 12px;
@@ -584,9 +586,24 @@ export component SearchResultsView inherits Rectangle {
 
                 }
                 // ---- Loading + empty states -------------------------------
-                if SearchState.loading && !root.has-results: LoadingDots {
+                if SearchState.loading && !root.has-results: Rectangle {
-                    label: @tr("Searching…");
+                    height: 320px;
-                    height: 140px;
+                    VerticalLayout {
+                        alignment: center;
+                        spacing: 18px;
+                        HorizontalLayout {
+                            alignment: center;
+                            LoadingSpinner {
+                                size: 36px;
+                            }
+                        }
+                        Text {
+                            text: @tr("Searching…");
+                            color: Theme.text-muted;
+                            font-size: 13px;
+                            horizontal-alignment: center;
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
                 if !SearchState.loading && !root.has-results: Text {
                     text: @tr("No results.");

crates/qbz-slint/ui/search/SearchTrackRow.slint

@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ export component SearchTrackRow inherits Rectangle {
 
     height: 56px;
     border-radius: 8px;
-    background: ta.has-hover
+    // Use the OR'd row-hovered so hovering nested controls (cell / more)
+    // does not break the row tint.
+    background: root.row-hovered
         ? #ffffff16
         : (Math.mod(root.index, 2) == 1 ? #ffffff07 : transparent);