Hide top bar in empty state and animate it in with first combatant

The turn navigation bar is now hidden when no combatants exist, keeping
the empty state clean. It slides down from above when the first
combatant is added, synchronized with the action bar settling animation.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

apps/web/src/App.tsx

@@ -3,8 +3,13 @@ import {
 	rollInitiativeUseCase,
 } from "@initiative/application";
 import type { CombatantId, Creature, CreatureId } from "@initiative/domain";
-import { Plus } from "lucide-react";
+import {
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+	useCallback,
+	useEffect,
+	useLayoutEffect,
+	useRef,
+	useState,
+} from "react";
 import { ActionBar } from "./components/action-bar";
 import { CombatantRow } from "./components/combatant-row";
 import { CreatePlayerModal } from "./components/create-player-modal";
@@ -22,6 +27,44 @@ function rollDice(): number {
 	return Math.floor(Math.random() * 20) + 1;
 }
 
+function useActionBarAnimation(combatantCount: number) {
+	const wasEmptyRef = useRef(combatantCount === 0);
+	const [settling, setSettling] = useState(false);
+	const [rising, setRising] = useState(false);
+	const [topBarExiting, setTopBarExiting] = useState(false);
+
+	useLayoutEffect(() => {
+		const nowEmpty = combatantCount === 0;
+		if (wasEmptyRef.current && !nowEmpty) {
+			setSettling(true);
+		} else if (!wasEmptyRef.current && nowEmpty) {
+			setRising(true);
+			setTopBarExiting(true);
+		}
+		wasEmptyRef.current = nowEmpty;
+	}, [combatantCount]);
+
+	const empty = combatantCount === 0;
+	const risingClass = rising ? " animate-rise-to-center" : "";
+	const settlingClass = settling ? " animate-settle-to-bottom" : "";
+	const topBarClass = settling
+		? " animate-slide-down-in"
+		: topBarExiting
+			? " absolute inset-x-0 top-0 z-10 px-4 animate-slide-up-out"
+			: "";
+	const showTopBar = !empty || topBarExiting;
+
+	return {
+		risingClass,
+		settlingClass,
+		topBarClass,
+		showTopBar,
+		onSettleEnd: () => setSettling(false),
+		onRiseEnd: () => setRising(false),
+		onTopBarExitEnd: () => setTopBarExiting(false),
+	};
+}
+
 export function App() {
 	const {
 		encounter,
@@ -171,6 +214,7 @@ export function App() {
 	}, []);
 
 	const actionBarInputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
+	const actionBarAnim = useActionBarAnimation(encounter.combatants.length);
 
 	// Auto-scroll to the active combatant when the turn changes
 	const activeRowRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
@@ -194,11 +238,16 @@ export function App() {
 		setSelectedCreatureId(active.creatureId as CreatureId);
 	}, [encounter.activeIndex, encounter.combatants, isLoaded]);
 
+	const isEmpty = encounter.combatants.length === 0;
+
 	return (
 		<div className="flex h-screen flex-col">
-			<div className="mx-auto flex w-full max-w-2xl flex-1 flex-col gap-3 px-4 min-h-0">
+			<div className="relative mx-auto flex w-full max-w-2xl flex-1 flex-col gap-3 px-4 min-h-0">
-				{/* Turn Navigation — fixed at top */}
+				{actionBarAnim.showTopBar && (
-				<div className="shrink-0 pt-8">
+					<div
+						className={`shrink-0 pt-8${actionBarAnim.topBarClass}`}
+						onAnimationEnd={actionBarAnim.onTopBarExitEnd}
+					>
 						<TurnNavigation
 							encounter={encounter}
 							onAdvanceTurn={advanceTurn}
@@ -208,7 +257,33 @@ export function App() {
 							onOpenSourceManager={() => setSourceManagerOpen((o) => !o)}
 						/>
 					</div>
+				)}
 
+				{isEmpty ? (
+					/* Empty state — ActionBar centered */
+					<div className="flex flex-1 items-center justify-center min-h-0 pb-[15%] pt-8">
+						<div
+							className={`w-full${actionBarAnim.risingClass}`}
+							onAnimationEnd={actionBarAnim.onRiseEnd}
+						>
+							<ActionBar
+								onAddCombatant={addCombatant}
+								onAddFromBestiary={handleAddFromBestiary}
+								bestiarySearch={search}
+								bestiaryLoaded={isLoaded}
+								onViewStatBlock={handleViewStatBlock}
+								onBulkImport={handleBulkImport}
+								bulkImportDisabled={bulkImport.state.status === "loading"}
+								inputRef={actionBarInputRef}
+								playerCharacters={playerCharacters}
+								onAddFromPlayerCharacter={addFromPlayerCharacter}
+								onManagePlayers={() => setManagementOpen(true)}
+								autoFocus
+							/>
+						</div>
+					</div>
+				) : (
+					<>
 						{sourceManagerOpen && (
 							<div className="shrink-0 rounded-md border border-border bg-card px-4 py-3">
 								<SourceManager onCacheCleared={refreshCache} />
@@ -217,19 +292,8 @@ export function App() {
 
 						{/* Scrollable area — combatant list */}
 						<div className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto min-h-0">
-					<div
+							<div className="flex flex-col px-2 py-2">
-						className={`flex flex-col px-2 py-2${encounter.combatants.length === 0 ? " h-full items-center justify-center" : ""}`}
+								{encounter.combatants.map((c, i) => (
-					>
-						{encounter.combatants.length === 0 ? (
-							<button
-								type="button"
-								onClick={() => actionBarInputRef.current?.focus()}
-								className="animate-breathe cursor-pointer text-muted-foreground transition-colors hover:text-primary"
-							>
-								<Plus className="size-14" />
-							</button>
-						) : (
-							encounter.combatants.map((c, i) => (
 									<CombatantRow
 										key={c.id}
 										ref={i === encounter.activeIndex ? activeRowRef : null}
@@ -252,13 +316,15 @@ export function App() {
 											c.creatureId ? handleRollInitiative : undefined
 										}
 									/>
-							))
+								))}
-						)}
 							</div>
 						</div>
 
 						{/* Action Bar — fixed at bottom */}
-				<div className="shrink-0 pb-8">
+						<div
+							className={`shrink-0 pb-8${actionBarAnim.settlingClass}`}
+							onAnimationEnd={actionBarAnim.onSettleEnd}
+						>
 							<ActionBar
 								onAddCombatant={addCombatant}
 								onAddFromBestiary={handleAddFromBestiary}
@@ -273,6 +339,8 @@ export function App() {
 								onManagePlayers={() => setManagementOpen(true)}
 							/>
 						</div>
+					</>
+				)}
 			</div>
 
 			{/* Pinned Stat Block Panel (left) */}

apps/web/src/components/action-bar.tsx

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ interface ActionBarProps {
 	playerCharacters?: readonly PlayerCharacter[];
 	onAddFromPlayerCharacter?: (pc: PlayerCharacter) => void;
 	onManagePlayers?: () => void;
+	autoFocus?: boolean;
 }
 
 function creatureKey(r: SearchResult): string {
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ export function ActionBar({
 	playerCharacters,
 	onAddFromPlayerCharacter,
 	onManagePlayers,
+	autoFocus,
 }: ActionBarProps) {
 	const [nameInput, setNameInput] = useState("");
 	const [suggestions, setSuggestions] = useState<SearchResult[]>([]);
@@ -260,6 +262,7 @@ export function ActionBar({
 						onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
 						placeholder="+ Add combatants"
 						className="max-w-xs"
+						autoFocus={autoFocus}
 					/>
 					{hasSuggestions && (
 						<div className="absolute bottom-full z-50 mb-1 w-full max-w-xs rounded-md border border-border bg-card shadow-lg">

apps/web/src/components/combatant-row.tsx

@@ -49,11 +49,13 @@ function EditableName({
 	combatantId,
 	onRename,
 	onShowStatBlock,
+	color,
 }: {
 	name: string;
 	combatantId: CombatantId;
 	onRename: (id: CombatantId, newName: string) => void;
 	onShowStatBlock?: () => void;
+	color?: string;
 }) {
 	const [editing, setEditing] = useState(false);
 	const [draft, setDraft] = useState(name);
@@ -143,6 +145,7 @@ function EditableName({
 				onTouchCancel={cancelLongPress}
 				onTouchMove={cancelLongPress}
 				className="truncate text-left text-sm text-foreground cursor-text hover:text-hover-neutral transition-colors"
+				style={color ? { color } : undefined}
 			>
 				{name}
 			</button>
@@ -482,8 +485,7 @@ export function CombatantRow({
 		}
 	}, [combatant.isConcentrating]);
 
-	const pcColor =
+	const pcColor = combatant.color
-		combatant.color && !isActive && !combatant.isConcentrating
 		? PLAYER_COLOR_HEX[combatant.color as keyof typeof PLAYER_COLOR_HEX]
 		: undefined;
 
@@ -499,7 +501,6 @@ export function CombatantRow({
 				isPulsing && "animate-concentration-pulse",
 				onShowStatBlock && "cursor-pointer",
 			)}
-			style={pcColor ? { borderLeftColor: pcColor } : undefined}
 			onClick={onShowStatBlock}
 			onKeyDown={
 				onShowStatBlock ? activateOnKeyDown(onShowStatBlock) : undefined
@@ -566,6 +567,7 @@ export function CombatantRow({
 						combatantId={id}
 						onRename={onRename}
 						onShowStatBlock={onShowStatBlock}
+						color={pcColor}
 					/>
 					<ConditionTags
 						conditions={combatant.conditions}

apps/web/src/components/create-player-modal.tsx

@@ -53,6 +53,15 @@ export function CreatePlayerModal({
 		}
 	}, [open, playerCharacter]);
 
+	useEffect(() => {
+		if (!open) return;
+		function handleKeyDown(e: KeyboardEvent) {
+			if (e.key === "Escape") onClose();
+		}
+		document.addEventListener("keydown", handleKeyDown);
+		return () => document.removeEventListener("keydown", handleKeyDown);
+	}, [open, onClose]);
+
 	if (!open) return null;
 
 	const handleSubmit = (e: FormEvent) => {

apps/web/src/components/player-management.tsx

@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import type {
 	PlayerCharacterId,
 	PlayerIcon,
 } from "@initiative/domain";
-import { Pencil, Plus, X } from "lucide-react";
+import { Pencil, Plus, Trash2, X } from "lucide-react";
+import { useEffect } from "react";
 import { PLAYER_COLOR_HEX, PLAYER_ICON_MAP } from "./player-icon-map";
 import { Button } from "./ui/button";
 import { ConfirmButton } from "./ui/confirm-button";
@@ -25,6 +26,15 @@ export function PlayerManagement({
 	onDelete,
 	onCreate,
 }: PlayerManagementProps) {
+	useEffect(() => {
+		if (!open) return;
+		function handleKeyDown(e: KeyboardEvent) {
+			if (e.key === "Escape") onClose();
+		}
+		document.addEventListener("keydown", handleKeyDown);
+		return () => document.removeEventListener("keydown", handleKeyDown);
+	}, [open, onClose]);
+
 	if (!open) return null;
 
 	return (
@@ -91,7 +101,7 @@ export function PlayerManagement({
 										<Pencil size={14} />
 									</button>
 									<ConfirmButton
-										icon={<X size={14} />}
+										icon={<Trash2 size={14} />}
 										label="Delete player character"
 										onConfirm={() => onDelete(pc.id)}
 										className="h-6 w-6 text-muted-foreground"

apps/web/src/components/source-manager.tsx

@@ -47,7 +47,12 @@ export function SourceManager({ onCacheCleared }: SourceManagerProps) {
 				<span className="text-sm font-semibold text-foreground">
 					Cached Sources
 				</span>
-				<Button size="sm" variant="outline" onClick={handleClearAll}>
+				<Button
+					size="sm"
+					variant="outline"
+					className="hover:text-hover-destructive hover:border-hover-destructive"
+					onClick={handleClearAll}
+				>
 					<Trash2 className="mr-1 h-3 w-3" />
 					Clear All
 				</Button>
@@ -69,7 +74,7 @@ export function SourceManager({ onCacheCleared }: SourceManagerProps) {
 						<button
 							type="button"
 							onClick={() => handleClearSource(source.sourceCode)}
-							className="text-muted-foreground hover:text-hover-danger"
+							className="rounded-md p-1 text-muted-foreground transition-colors hover:bg-hover-destructive-bg hover:text-hover-destructive"
 						>
 							<Trash2 className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
 						</button>

apps/web/src/components/ui/confirm-button.tsx

@@ -97,8 +97,9 @@ export function ConfirmButton({
 				size="icon"
 				className={cn(
 					className,
-					isConfirming &&
+					isConfirming
-						"bg-destructive text-primary-foreground rounded-md animate-confirm-pulse hover:bg-destructive hover:text-primary-foreground",
+						? "bg-destructive text-primary-foreground rounded-md animate-confirm-pulse hover:bg-destructive hover:text-primary-foreground"
+						: "hover:text-hover-destructive",
 				)}
 				onClick={handleClick}
 				onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}

apps/web/src/index.css

@@ -80,20 +80,73 @@
 	}
 }
 
-@keyframes breathe {
+@keyframes settle-to-bottom {
-	0%,
+	from {
-	100% {
+		transform: translateY(-40vh);
-		opacity: 0.4;
+		opacity: 0;
-		scale: 0.9;
 	}
-	50% {
+	40% {
+		opacity: 1;
+	}
+	to {
+		transform: translateY(0);
 		opacity: 1;
-		scale: 1.1;
 	}
 }
 
-@utility animate-breathe {
+@utility animate-settle-to-bottom {
-	animation: breathe 3s ease-in-out infinite;
+	animation: settle-to-bottom 700ms cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1) backwards;
+}
+
+@keyframes rise-to-center {
+	from {
+		transform: translateY(40vh);
+		opacity: 0;
+	}
+	40% {
+		opacity: 1;
+	}
+	to {
+		transform: translateY(0);
+		opacity: 1;
+	}
+}
+
+@utility animate-rise-to-center {
+	animation: rise-to-center 700ms cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1) backwards;
+}
+
+@keyframes slide-down-in {
+	from {
+		transform: translateY(-100%);
+		opacity: 0;
+	}
+	to {
+		transform: translateY(0);
+		opacity: 1;
+	}
+}
+
+@utility animate-slide-down-in {
+	animation: slide-down-in 700ms cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1) backwards;
+}
+
+@keyframes slide-up-out {
+	from {
+		transform: translateY(0);
+		opacity: 1;
+	}
+	60% {
+		opacity: 0;
+	}
+	to {
+		transform: translateY(-100%);
+		opacity: 0;
+	}
+}
+
+@utility animate-slide-up-out {
+	animation: slide-up-out 700ms cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1) forwards;
 }
 
 @custom-variant pointer-coarse (@media (pointer: coarse));