Experiment: Early CSS rework (Basecoat)

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What this branch does

Adds an early experiment with a CSS rework approach using a Basecoat Quasar CSS file and two test scripts (main.py, test3.py). A minimal 1-commit exploration of alternative CSS styling.

Status

Experimental — a minimal directional exploration (3 files). Preserves the early thinking around CSS rework for future reference.

Files changed

3 files: basecoat.quasar.css, main.py, test3.py

Upstream PR

None yet

[evnchn]

Parked: pending upstream appetite for a CSS-layer rework

This is an early directional sketch using a Basecoat-style Quasar CSS file (3 files: `basecoat.quasar.css`, `main.py`, `test3.py`) to see whether the Quasar CSS layer could be rebuilt on different primitives.

Why it's parked (neutral recap, not blame):

• The upstream conversation has not (yet) surfaced appetite for a CSS-base-layer rework at this scope — Quasar is deeply entrenched, and a rework touches theming, tokens, every element's expected class list, and test snapshots simultaneously.
• A rework also needs human eyes on the output (visual regressions are not lint-catchable), which is a significant review cost to ask for without a pre-agreed direction.

Revive condition:

• Upstream expresses interest in a CSS primitives pass (e.g. for better dark-mode contrast, HC-mode, prefers-contrast, or UnoCSS/Tailwind alignment), OR
• A specific accessibility / theming goal that Quasar cannot deliver emerges, making the rework load-bearing instead of speculative.

Keeping as-is for reference.