Problem
The cartoon flow repeats the same production state in several places:
- Progress page checklist.
- Genesis cuts page
Cut workflow help.
- Genesis cuts page
Finish episode panel.
- Publish checklist / readiness sections.
- Top Next Action cards.
This makes the interface noisy and makes it harder to know what to do next. In the cuts view specifically, Cut workflow help and Finish episode repeat the same step sequence while competing for the most important vertical space.
Goal
Create one compact, shared representation of cartoon production state and use it consistently across Progress, Cuts, and Publish.
Proposed Component
Plan ✓ Clean ✓ Letter 0/10 Export 0/10 Upload 0/10 Publish ○ [Details]
Expanded details / modal:
Production status
- Plan cuts: complete, 10/10
- Create clean images: complete, 10/10
- Add speech bubbles & captions: active, 0/10
- Export final images: blocked until lettering complete
- Upload final images: blocked until export complete
- Publish to PlotLink: blocked until upload complete
Requirements
- Replace duplicate inline step blocks with one shared compact status component.
- Use the same source of truth for state labels and next-step text.
- Keep detailed guidance accessible, but not expanded by default inside the cuts workspace.
- Ensure Progress remains good for overview, while Cuts remains optimized for work.
- Ensure Publish only shows publish-specific blockers and readiness, not another full duplicate of the entire workflow unless opened via details.
Acceptance Criteria
- The cuts page no longer shows both
Cut workflow help and a separate Finish episode step panel by default.
- Progress, Cuts, and Publish agree on counts and active step text.
- There is a single clear active step:
Add speech bubbles & captions while lettering is incomplete.
- The UI does not display competing
Next: messages in multiple places at once.
Problem
The cartoon flow repeats the same production state in several places:
Cut workflow help.Finish episodepanel.This makes the interface noisy and makes it harder to know what to do next. In the cuts view specifically,
Cut workflow helpandFinish episoderepeat the same step sequence while competing for the most important vertical space.Goal
Create one compact, shared representation of cartoon production state and use it consistently across Progress, Cuts, and Publish.
Proposed Component
Expanded details / modal:
Requirements
Acceptance Criteria
Cut workflow helpand a separateFinish episodestep panel by default.Add speech bubbles & captionswhile lettering is incomplete.Next:messages in multiple places at once.