Devlog 2, 3 an Update 3.5:

AstroPinax is starting to feel like a real browser new tab instead of just a NASA APOD viewer. The biggest change is the search bar. It works like a normal Google search, but if you type something like github.com, it’ll take you straight there instead. It also autofocuses when you open a new tab, so you can just start typing immediately. I also redesigned the layout. The calendar now lives in the top bar, making it easy to jump to any Astronomy Picture of the Day since 1995 without taking up space. The APOD section got a much cleaner layout with a bigger image, better spacing, and easier navigation. After that, I spent a lot of time polishing the experience. AstroPinax now has a proper dark mode with an animated starfield that fades in behind the UI. Definitely not a necessary feature, but it makes opening a new tab feel a lot cooler. I also fixed one thing that had been bothering me from the start: the page shouldn’t scroll. Everything now fits perfectly inside the viewport, the footer stays pinned to the bottom, and only the APOD description scrolls when it’s too long. Today’s cleanup was mostly about making everything feel more solid. I fixed the layout so the image and information panels always stay the same height, cleaned up the typography with better sizing and spacing, and refactored the codebase by removing all the AI-looking comments and making it read like something I’d naturally write. There aren’t a ton of flashy new features this time around, but AstroPinax feels noticeably more polished, both to use and to build. Slowly becoming something I’d actually want as my default new tab.