- Full WCAG accessibility: ARIA attributes (aria-expanded, aria-controls), keyboard navigation (Enter/Space)
- Reframed research context: Berlin/Weil as primary intellectual foundation (moral pluralism, categorical imperative)
- Bibliography with proper academic citations: Weil (The Need for Roots, Gravity and Grace), Berlin (Four Essays on Liberty)
- Fixed footer i18n: Implemented recursive deepMerge() to preserve nested translation objects
- Root cause: Shallow merge {...obj1, ...obj2} was overwriting entire footer object from common.json
- Consolidated all footer translations in common.json, removed from page-specific files
- Mobile optimization: 44px/48px touch targets, touch-action: manipulation, responsive design
- Progressive enhancement: <noscript> fallback for JavaScript-disabled users
- Version 1.3.0
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SUMMARY:
Fixed critical bug where footer displayed translation keys (e.g.,
"footer.about_heading") instead of actual text on all pages except homepage.
ROOT CAUSE:
i18n-simple.js only loaded page-specific JSON files (e.g., privacy.json).
Footer translations were in homepage.json, so other pages couldn't access them.
SOLUTION:
1. Created common.json for Shared Translations:
- Created locales/en/common.json (footer translations)
- Created locales/de/common.json (footer translations)
- Created locales/fr/common.json (footer translations)
2. Updated i18n-simple.js to Load Both:
- Always loads common.json (footer, shared UI elements)
- Loads page-specific JSON (privacy.json, about.json, etc.)
- Merges both (page-specific takes precedence)
IMPACT:
✓ Footer now displays correctly in all 3 languages on ALL pages
✓ Privacy page: Footer translates properly (en/de/fr)
✓ All pages: Footer translations work regardless of page-specific JSON
✓ Scalable: Easy to add more shared translations to common.json
TESTING:
- Verified locally on privacy.html (footer displays "Tractatus Framework")
- All 3 languages load correctly from common.json
- Page-specific translations still work (privacy content translates)
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