Simplify chapter page audio player UX

- Remove play button and gear icon from chapter nav bar
- Show bottom mini-player bar always (not slide-up on play)
- Remove duplicate collapsed-bar seek track; keep only expanded panel scrub bar
- Move gear/settings button into the bottom mini-player bar
- Move settings panel into mini-player aside, opening upward
- Clean up JS: remove navBtn/navIcon refs, showPlayer/hidePlayer, playerSeekTrack refs

scraper/internal/server/ui.go

@@ -1882,24 +1882,6 @@ const chapterTmpl = `
     </a>
     {{end}}
 
-    <!-- TTS play/pause (icon-only) -->
-    <button id="tts-btn"
-            type="button"
-            onclick="ttsToggle()"
-            aria-label="Listen"
-            class="flex-shrink-0 flex items-center justify-center w-9 h-9 rounded-full bg-amber-500 hover:bg-amber-400 text-zinc-950 text-base border-none cursor-pointer transition-colors">
-      <span id="tts-icon" aria-hidden="true">&#9654;</span>
-    </button>
-
-    <!-- Settings -->
-    <button id="settings-btn"
-            type="button"
-            onclick="toggleSettings()"
-            aria-label="Reader settings"
-            aria-haspopup="dialog"
-            class="flex-shrink-0 px-2 py-1.5 rounded-lg bg-transparent text-zinc-400 hover:text-amber-400 text-base border-none cursor-pointer transition-colors">
-      &#9881;
-    </button>
   </div>
 
   <!-- TTS status strip -->
@@ -1937,31 +1919,6 @@ const chapterTmpl = `
     </div>
   </div>
 
-  <!-- Settings panel -->
-  <div id="settings-panel"
-       role="dialog"
-       aria-label="Reader settings"
-       hidden
-       class="absolute right-[max(0.5rem,calc(50%-32rem+0.5rem))] top-[calc(100%+0.25rem)] min-w-[260px] bg-zinc-900 border border-zinc-800 rounded-xl p-4 shadow-2xl z-[100]">
-    <label class="block mb-3.5">
-      <span class="block text-xs text-zinc-500 mb-1.5">Voice</span>
-      <select id="tts-voice"
-              class="w-full rounded-lg bg-zinc-800 border border-zinc-700 px-2 py-1.5 text-sm text-zinc-200 outline-none">
-        {{range .Voices}}
-        <option value="{{.}}"{{if eq . $.DefaultVoice}} selected{{end}}>{{.}}</option>
-        {{end}}
-      </select>
-    </label>
-    <label class="block mb-3.5">
-      <span class="block text-xs text-zinc-500 mb-1.5">Speed — <span id="tts-speed-label">1.0×</span></span>
-      <input id="tts-speed" type="range"
-             min="0.5" max="2" step="0.1" value="1"
-             class="w-full accent-amber-500 cursor-pointer" />
-    </label>
-    <label class="flex items-center gap-2 cursor-pointer select-none">
-      <input id="tts-autoplay" type="checkbox" class="accent-amber-500 cursor-pointer w-4 h-4" />
-      <span class="text-sm text-zinc-300">Auto-play next chapter</span>
-    </label>
   </div>
 </nav>
 
@@ -2001,10 +1958,37 @@ const chapterTmpl = `
   </nav>
 </main>
 
-<!-- ─── Mini audio player (slides up from bottom when audio starts) ────────── -->
+<!-- ─── Mini audio player (always visible at bottom) ────────────────────── -->
 <aside id="mini-player"
        aria-label="Audio player"
-       class="fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 z-60 bg-zinc-950 border-t border-zinc-800 text-zinc-100 translate-y-full transition-transform duration-300 ease-out">
+       class="fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 z-60 bg-zinc-950 border-t border-zinc-800 text-zinc-100">
+
+  <!-- Settings panel (opens upward) -->
+  <div id="settings-panel"
+       role="dialog"
+       aria-label="Reader settings"
+       hidden
+       class="absolute right-[max(0.5rem,calc(50%-32rem+0.5rem))] bottom-[calc(100%+0.25rem)] min-w-[260px] bg-zinc-900 border border-zinc-800 rounded-xl p-4 shadow-2xl z-[100]">
+    <label class="block mb-3.5">
+      <span class="block text-xs text-zinc-500 mb-1.5">Voice</span>
+      <select id="tts-voice"
+              class="w-full rounded-lg bg-zinc-800 border border-zinc-700 px-2 py-1.5 text-sm text-zinc-200 outline-none">
+        {{range .Voices}}
+        <option value="{{.}}"{{if eq . $.DefaultVoice}} selected{{end}}>{{.}}</option>
+        {{end}}
+      </select>
+    </label>
+    <label class="block mb-3.5">
+      <span class="block text-xs text-zinc-500 mb-1.5">Speed — <span id="tts-speed-label">1.0×</span></span>
+      <input id="tts-speed" type="range"
+             min="0.5" max="2" step="0.1" value="1"
+             class="w-full accent-amber-500 cursor-pointer" />
+    </label>
+    <label class="flex items-center gap-2 cursor-pointer select-none">
+      <input id="tts-autoplay" type="checkbox" class="accent-amber-500 cursor-pointer w-4 h-4" />
+      <span class="text-sm text-zinc-300">Auto-play next chapter</span>
+    </label>
+  </div>
 
   <!-- Collapsed bar: play/pause · title · time · expand -->
   <div id="player-bar"
@@ -2019,15 +2003,9 @@ const chapterTmpl = `
       <span id="player-play-icon" aria-hidden="true">&#9654;</span>
     </button>
 
-    <!-- Chapter title + inline mini progress -->
-    <div class="flex-1 min-w-0 flex flex-col justify-center gap-0.5">
+    <!-- Chapter title -->
+    <div class="flex-1 min-w-0 flex flex-col justify-center">
       <span id="player-title" class="text-[0.8rem] font-medium text-zinc-200 truncate">—</span>
-      <!-- Tap-to-seek progress track -->
-      <div id="player-seek-track"
-           role="slider" aria-label="Seek" aria-valuemin="0" aria-valuemax="100" aria-valuenow="0"
-           class="relative w-full h-[4px] bg-zinc-700 rounded-full cursor-pointer">
-        <div id="player-seek-fill" class="absolute left-0 top-0 h-full bg-amber-500 rounded-full pointer-events-none" style="width:0%"></div>
-      </div>
     </div>
 
     <!-- Time display -->
@@ -2036,6 +2014,16 @@ const chapterTmpl = `
       <span id="player-time-tot" class="text-zinc-600">0:00</span>
     </div>
 
+    <!-- Settings button -->
+    <button id="settings-btn"
+            type="button"
+            onclick="toggleSettings()"
+            aria-label="Reader settings"
+            aria-haspopup="dialog"
+            class="flex-shrink-0 flex items-center justify-center w-8 h-8 rounded-lg bg-transparent border-none cursor-pointer text-zinc-500 hover:text-amber-400 text-base transition-colors">
+      &#9881;
+    </button>
+
     <!-- Expand toggle -->
     <button id="player-expand-btn"
             type="button"
@@ -2124,12 +2112,10 @@ const chapterTmpl = `
   .queue-badge-paused      { background: #1c1917; color: #d6d3d1; }
   .queue-badge-error       { background: #450a0a; color: #f87171; }
 
-  /* Mini-player slide-up */
-  #mini-player { will-change: transform; }
-  #mini-player.player-visible { transform: translateY(0); }
+  /* Mini-player is always visible on chapter pages */
 
   /* Seek track hit-area padding for easier touch */
-  #player-seek-track, #player-full-track {
+  #player-full-track {
     padding-top: 6px;
     padding-bottom: 6px;
     margin-top: -6px;
@@ -2156,8 +2142,6 @@ const chapterTmpl = `
 
   // ── DOM refs ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   var audio       = document.getElementById('tts-audio');
-  var navBtn      = document.getElementById('tts-btn');        // nav play/pause circle
-  var navIcon     = document.getElementById('tts-icon');
   var statusEl    = document.getElementById('tts-status');
   var statusBar   = document.getElementById('tts-status-bar');
   var voiceSel    = document.getElementById('tts-voice');
@@ -2171,8 +2155,6 @@ const chapterTmpl = `
   var playerPlayBtn   = document.getElementById('player-play-btn');
   var playerPlayIcon  = document.getElementById('player-play-icon');
   var playerTitle     = document.getElementById('player-title');
-  var playerSeekTrack = document.getElementById('player-seek-track');
-  var playerSeekFill  = document.getElementById('player-seek-fill');
   var playerTimeCur   = document.getElementById('player-time-cur');
   var playerTimeTot   = document.getElementById('player-time-tot');
   var playerExpandBtn = document.getElementById('player-expand-btn');
@@ -2206,8 +2188,8 @@ const chapterTmpl = `
   }
 
   // ── mini-player show/hide ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-  function showPlayer() { miniPlayer.classList.add('player-visible'); }
-  function hidePlayer() { miniPlayer.classList.remove('player-visible'); }
+  function showPlayer() { /* always visible */ }
+  function hidePlayer() { /* always visible */ }
 
   // ── scrubber update ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   function updateScrubber() {
@@ -2215,17 +2197,15 @@ const chapterTmpl = `
     var tot = audio.duration;
     var pct = (isFinite(tot) && tot > 0) ? Math.min(100, (cur / tot) * 100) : 0;
     var pctStr = pct.toFixed(1) + '%';
-    // collapsed bar
+    // collapsed bar time
     playerTimeCur.textContent = fmtTime(cur);
     playerTimeTot.textContent = isFinite(tot) ? fmtTime(tot) : '0:00';
-    playerSeekFill.style.width = pctStr;
     // expanded bar
     playerFullCur.textContent = fmtTime(cur);
     playerFullTot.textContent = isFinite(tot) ? fmtTime(tot) : '0:00';
     playerFullFill.style.width = pctStr;
     playerFullThumb.style.left = pctStr;
     // aria
-    playerSeekTrack.setAttribute('aria-valuenow', Math.round(pct));
     playerFullTrack.setAttribute('aria-valuenow', Math.round(pct));
   }
 
@@ -2256,7 +2236,6 @@ const chapterTmpl = `
     document.addEventListener('touchend',   function ()  { dragging = false; });
     track.addEventListener('click', function (e) { seekFromEvent(track, e); });
   }
-  attachSeek(playerSeekTrack);
   attachSeek(playerFullTrack);
 
   // ── next-chapter prefetch display ────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -2360,33 +2339,26 @@ const chapterTmpl = `
 
   // ── UI state helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   function setPlayIcon(icon) {
-    navIcon.innerHTML    = icon;
     playerPlayIcon.innerHTML = icon;
   }
 
   function setGenerating() {
     setPlayIcon('\u231B');
-    navBtn.disabled = true;
-    navBtn.style.opacity = '0.6';
     playerPlayBtn.disabled = true;
     voiceSel.disabled    = true;
     speedSlider.disabled = true;
     setBadge(playerStateBadge, 'generating');
     playerTitle.textContent = 'Ch.\u00a0' + CHAPTER_N + '\u00a0— generating\u2026';
     setStatus('Generating audio\u2026');
-    showPlayer();
   }
   function setPlaying() {
     setPlayIcon('&#9646;&#9646;');
-    navBtn.disabled = false;
-    navBtn.style.opacity = '1';
     playerPlayBtn.disabled = false;
     voiceSel.disabled    = false;
     speedSlider.disabled = false;
     setBadge(playerStateBadge, 'playing');
     playerTitle.textContent = 'Ch.\u00a0' + CHAPTER_N;
     setStatus('');
-    showPlayer();
   }
   function setPaused() {
     setPlayIcon('&#9654;');
@@ -2396,8 +2368,6 @@ const chapterTmpl = `
   function setStopped() {
     highlightPara(-1);
     setPlayIcon('&#9654;');
-    navBtn.disabled = false;
-    navBtn.style.opacity = '1';
     playerPlayBtn.disabled = false;
     voiceSel.disabled    = false;
     speedSlider.disabled = false;
@@ -2405,20 +2375,16 @@ const chapterTmpl = `
     playerTitle.textContent = '—';
     setStatus('');
     updateScrubber();
-    hidePlayer();
   }
   function setError(msg) {
     highlightPara(-1);
     setPlayIcon('&#9654;');
-    navBtn.disabled = false;
-    navBtn.style.opacity = '1';
     playerPlayBtn.disabled = false;
     voiceSel.disabled    = false;
     speedSlider.disabled = false;
     setBadge(playerStateBadge, 'error');
     playerTitle.textContent = 'Error';
     setStatus('Error: ' + msg);
-    showPlayer();
   }
 
   // ── server-side audio generation ─────────────────────────────────────────────