browse/js/preview-markdown.js

@@ -172,35 +172,6 @@
         return '---\n' + fm + '\n---\n' + (body || '');
     }
 
-    // ── ZDDC identity (filename is the single source of truth) ──────────────
-    // The four identity fields live in the filename. They're mirrored into the
-    // front matter so the converter (which reads FM) sees them, but the
-    // filename always wins: on open we sync FM ← filename, and editing one in
-    // the FM is treated as a cue to RENAME the file (see renderIdentityCue),
-    // never a silent value change. Maps the FM key ↔ the parseFilename field.
-    var IDENTITY_FIELDS = [
-        { fm: 'title', fn: 'title', label: 'title' },
-        { fm: 'tracking_number', fn: 'trackingNumber', label: 'tracking number' },
-        { fm: 'revision', fn: 'revision', label: 'revision' },
-        { fm: 'status', fn: 'status', label: 'status' }
-    ];
-
-    // parseFilename → {title, tracking_number, revision, status} (non-empty
-    // fields only), or null when the name isn't a conventional ZDDC filename
-    // (no canonical identity — the editor stays fully usable on arbitrary
-    // directories, where FM is the sole source).
-    function filenameIdentity(filename) {
-        var z = window.zddc;
-        var fn = (z && z.parseFilename) ? z.parseFilename(filename) : null;
-        if (!fn || !fn.trackingNumber) return null;
-        var out = {};
-        IDENTITY_FIELDS.forEach(function (f) {
-            var v = fn[f.fn];
-            if (v != null && String(v).trim() !== '') out[f.fm] = v;
-        });
-        return out;
-    }
-
     // ── TOC (table of contents) ────────────────────────────────────────────
     // ATX headings only; the body markdown drives the outline. Clicking
     // a heading routes to whichever Toast UI pane is currently active
@@ -443,18 +414,16 @@
         fmTextarea.placeholder = '';
         applyFrontMatterPlaceholder(fmTextarea);
         fmBody.appendChild(fmTextarea);
-        // Rename cue: shown when the author edits an identity field
+        // Non-blocking warning shown when front matter disagrees with the
-        // (tracking_number / revision / status / title) away from the
+        // canonical filename on an identity field (tracking_number / revision /
-        // filename. The filename owns identity, so the cue offers an explicit
+        // status / title). The filename always wins in the rendered doc; this
-        // "Rename file & reopen" button rather than silently keeping or
+        // just tells the author their front-matter value is being ignored.
-        // discarding the value. Populated by renderIdentityCue().
         var fmWarn = document.createElement('div');
         fmWarn.className = 'md-fm__warn';
         fmWarn.hidden = true;
         fmWarn.style.cssText = 'color:#92400e;background:#fffbeb;border:1px solid '
-            + '#fcd34d;border-radius:4px;padding:6px 8px;margin:0 0 4px;font-size:'
+            + '#fcd34d;border-radius:4px;padding:4px 8px;margin:0 0 4px;font-size:'
-            + '0.78rem;line-height:1.5;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:'
+            + '0.78rem;line-height:1.4;';
-            + 'center;gap:6px;';
         fmSection.appendChild(fmHeader);
         fmSection.appendChild(fmWarn);
         fmSection.appendChild(fmBody);
@@ -599,21 +568,10 @@
         // bytes so that round-tripping a clean file shows "not dirty"
         // even if we tweak whitespace in the YAML lines.
         var initialParsed = parseFrontMatter(text);
-        var bodyText = initialParsed.body;
-        // On open, mirror the filename-derived identity into the front matter
-        // (the filename is the single source of truth; this keeps the values
-        // baked in for the converter). No-op for non-ZDDC filenames. The dirty
-        // baseline stays the ON-DISK state, so a correction opens the buffer
-        // dirty and a save persists it.
-        var onDiskFM = stringifyFrontMatter(initialParsed.data);
-        var fid = filenameIdentity(node.name);
-        if (fid) {
-            for (var ik in fid) {
-                if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(fid, ik)) initialParsed.data[ik] = fid[ik];
-            }
-        }
         fmTextarea.value = stringifyFrontMatter(initialParsed.data);
-        var initialHash = await hashContent(assembleContent(onDiskFM, bodyText));
+        var bodyText = initialParsed.body;
+
+        var initialHash = await hashContent(assembleContent(fmTextarea.value, bodyText));
         var writableMode = canSave(node);
         // autofocus:false keeps the keyboard caret in the tree pane —
         // arrow-key nav can continue through markdown files without
@@ -792,127 +750,49 @@
         }, 250);
         editor.on('change', onChange);
 
-        // Build the filename the current FM identity edits imply: the parsed
+        // Identity fields are sourced from the canonical ZDDC filename; setting
-        // filename parts, overlaid with any non-empty identity values the
+        // a different value in front matter is ignored at render (the filename
-        // author typed in the FM. "" when the name isn't ZDDC-conventional or
+        // wins). Surface a mismatch so the author isn't silently overridden.
-        // the result wouldn't be a valid ZDDC filename.
+        // Maps the front-matter key to the parseFilename field.
-        function renamedFilenameFromEdits(data) {
+        var IDENTITY_FIELDS = [
+            { fm: 'title', fn: 'title', label: 'title' },
+            { fm: 'tracking_number', fn: 'trackingNumber', label: 'tracking number' },
+            { fm: 'revision', fn: 'revision', label: 'revision' },
+            { fm: 'status', fn: 'status', label: 'status' }
+        ];
+        function checkFilenameMismatch() {
             var z = window.zddc;
             var fn = (z && z.parseFilename) ? z.parseFilename(node.name) : null;
-            if (!fn || !fn.valid || !z.formatFilename) return '';
+            // Only meaningful for a conventional ZDDC filename (it always has a
-            var parts = {
+            // tracking number). Non-conventional files have no canonical
-                trackingNumber: fn.trackingNumber,
+            // identity, so front matter is free — no warning.
-                revision: fn.revision,
+            if (!fn || !fn.trackingNumber) { fmWarn.hidden = true; return; }
-                status: fn.status,
-                title: fn.title,
-                extension: fn.extension
-            };
-            IDENTITY_FIELDS.forEach(function (f) {
-                if (!(f.fm in data)) return;
-                var v = String(data[f.fm] == null ? '' : data[f.fm]).trim();
-                if (v !== '') parts[f.fn] = v;
-            });
-            try { return z.formatFilename(parts); } catch (_e) { return ''; }
-        }
-
-        // The filename owns identity, so a manual edit to an identity field is
-        // a cue to RENAME the file, not a value to keep. When the FM identity
-        // differs from the filename, surface that + an explicit "Rename file &
-        // reopen" button. No-op for non-ZDDC names (no canonical identity).
-        function renderIdentityCue() {
-            while (fmWarn.firstChild) fmWarn.removeChild(fmWarn.firstChild);
-            var fid = filenameIdentity(node.name);
-            if (!fid || !canSave(node)) { fmWarn.hidden = true; return; }
             var data = parseFrontMatter('---\n' + fmTextarea.value + '\n---\n').data || {};
-            var edits = [];
+            var clashes = [];
             IDENTITY_FIELDS.forEach(function (f) {
                 if (!(f.fm in data)) return;
                 var got = String(data[f.fm] == null ? '' : data[f.fm]).trim();
-                var want = String(fid[f.fm] == null ? '' : fid[f.fm]).trim();
+                var want = String(fn[f.fn] == null ? '' : fn[f.fn]).trim();
-                if (got !== '' && got !== want) edits.push(f.label + ' → “' + got + '”');
+                if (got !== '' && want !== '' && got !== want) {
+                    clashes.push(f.label + ' “' + got + '” ≠ filename “' + want + '”');
+                }
             });
-            if (!edits.length) { fmWarn.hidden = true; return; }
+            if (!clashes.length) { fmWarn.hidden = true; fmWarn.textContent = ''; return; }
-            var msg = document.createElement('span');
+            fmWarn.textContent = '⚠ Front matter disagrees with the filename (the '
-            msg.textContent = '✎ Identity comes from the filename. You changed '
+                + 'filename wins): ' + clashes.join('; ') + '.';
-                + edits.join(', ') + '. ';
-            fmWarn.appendChild(msg);
-            var newName = renamedFilenameFromEdits(data);
-            if (newName && newName !== node.name) {
-                var btn = document.createElement('button');
-                btn.type = 'button';
-                btn.className = 'btn btn-sm md-fm__rename';
-                btn.textContent = 'Rename file & reopen';
-                btn.title = 'Save, rename to “' + newName + '”, and reopen it for editing.';
-                btn.addEventListener('click', function () { renameToMatch(newName); });
-                fmWarn.appendChild(btn);
-            }
             fmWarn.hidden = false;
         }
 
-        // Rename action: persist the current buffer (so body edits aren't
-        // lost), rename the file to match the edited identity, then reopen the
-        // new name fresh. Server mode reopens via the ?file deep-link (reuses
-        // the tested open-by-path walker); FS-Access mode reuses the moved
-        // handle in place.
-        async function renameToMatch(newName) {
-            var up = window.app.modules.upload;
-            if (!up || !up.renameNode || !newName) return;
-            // 1. Save first so body/FM edits survive the rename. A failed save
-            //    (conflict, ACL) leaves the buffer dirty — abort the rename.
-            if (instance.dirty) {
-                await save();
-                if (currentInstance !== instance || instance.dirty) return;
-            }
-            // 2. Rename on disk.
-            try {
-                statusEl.textContent = 'Renaming…';
-                await up.renameNode(node, newName);
-            } catch (e) {
-                statusEl.textContent = '';
-                if (window.zddc && window.zddc.toast) {
-                    window.zddc.toast('Rename failed: ' + (e.message || e), 'error');
-                }
-                return;
-            }
-            // Drop the dirty guard so the reopen/navigation isn't blocked.
-            markDirty(false); instance.dirty = false;
-            // 3. Reopen the renamed file.
-            if (window.app.state.source === 'server') {
-                var tree = window.app.modules.tree;
-                var scope = (window.app.state.currentPath || '/').replace(/\/$/, '') + '/';
-                var oldPath = tree ? tree.pathFor(node) : '';
-                var dir = oldPath.slice(0, oldPath.lastIndexOf('/') + 1);
-                var newPath = dir + newName;
-                var rel = newPath.indexOf(scope) === 0 ? newPath.slice(scope.length) : newName;
-                var params = new URLSearchParams();
-                params.set('file', rel);
-                if (window.app.state.showHidden) params.set('hidden', '1');
-                window.location.assign(scope + '?' + params.toString());
-                return;
-            }
-            // FS-Access: the handle was renamed in place. Update the node,
-            // refresh the tree, reopen the editor on it.
-            node.name = newName;
-            var ev = window.app.modules.events;
-            if (ev && ev.refreshListing) { try { await ev.refreshListing(); } catch (_e) { /* swallow */ } }
-            var prev = window.app.modules.preview;
-            if (prev && prev.showFilePreview) prev.showFilePreview(node);
-        }
-
         var onFmChange = debounce(async function () {
             if (currentInstance !== instance) return;
             var body = editor.getMarkdown();
             var h = await hashContent(assembleContent(fmTextarea.value, body));
             if (currentInstance !== instance) return;
             markDirty(h !== instance.hash);
-            renderIdentityCue();
+            checkFilenameMismatch();
         }, 250);
         fmTextarea.addEventListener('input', onFmChange);
-        renderIdentityCue(); // initial state on load (clean after sync-on-open)
+        checkFilenameMismatch(); // initial state on load
-
-        // If sync-on-open corrected the front matter, open the buffer dirty so
-        // a save bakes the filename-derived identity in.
-        if (writableMode && fmTextarea.value !== onDiskFM) markDirty(true);
 
         // ── Save ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
         // Mark a successful write: adopt the new server ETag (so the next

zddc/internal/apps/embedded/archive.html

@@ -2665,7 +2665,7 @@ td[data-field="trackingNumber"] {
                 </svg>
                 <div class="header-title-group">
                     <span class="app-header__title">ZDDC Archive</span>
-                    <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-08 13:10:35 · 48b8199</span></span>
+                    <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-08 11:50:20 · 0d7feb3</span></span>
                 </div>
                 <button id="addDirectoryBtn" class="btn btn-primary">Use Local Directory</button>
                 <button id="refreshHeaderBtn" class="btn btn-secondary hidden" title="Refresh Data">⟳</button>

zddc/internal/apps/embedded/browse.html

@@ -2639,7 +2639,7 @@ body {
             </svg>
             <div class="header-title-group">
                 <span class="app-header__title">ZDDC Browse</span>
-                <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-08 13:10:36 · 48b8199</span></span>
+                <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-08 11:50:21 · 0d7feb3</span></span>
             </div>
             <button id="addDirectoryBtn" class="btn btn-primary">Use Local Directory</button>
             <button id="refreshHeaderBtn" class="btn btn-secondary hidden" title="Refresh listing" aria-label="Refresh listing">⟳</button>
@@ -10102,35 +10102,6 @@ var e=function(t,n){return e=Object.setPrototypeOf||{__proto__:[]}instanceof Arr
         return '---\n' + fm + '\n---\n' + (body || '');
     }
 
-    // ── ZDDC identity (filename is the single source of truth) ──────────────
-    // The four identity fields live in the filename. They're mirrored into the
-    // front matter so the converter (which reads FM) sees them, but the
-    // filename always wins: on open we sync FM ← filename, and editing one in
-    // the FM is treated as a cue to RENAME the file (see renderIdentityCue),
-    // never a silent value change. Maps the FM key ↔ the parseFilename field.
-    var IDENTITY_FIELDS = [
-        { fm: 'title', fn: 'title', label: 'title' },
-        { fm: 'tracking_number', fn: 'trackingNumber', label: 'tracking number' },
-        { fm: 'revision', fn: 'revision', label: 'revision' },
-        { fm: 'status', fn: 'status', label: 'status' }
-    ];
-
-    // parseFilename → {title, tracking_number, revision, status} (non-empty
-    // fields only), or null when the name isn't a conventional ZDDC filename
-    // (no canonical identity — the editor stays fully usable on arbitrary
-    // directories, where FM is the sole source).
-    function filenameIdentity(filename) {
-        var z = window.zddc;
-        var fn = (z && z.parseFilename) ? z.parseFilename(filename) : null;
-        if (!fn || !fn.trackingNumber) return null;
-        var out = {};
-        IDENTITY_FIELDS.forEach(function (f) {
-            var v = fn[f.fn];
-            if (v != null && String(v).trim() !== '') out[f.fm] = v;
-        });
-        return out;
-    }
-
     // ── TOC (table of contents) ────────────────────────────────────────────
     // ATX headings only; the body markdown drives the outline. Clicking
     // a heading routes to whichever Toast UI pane is currently active
@@ -10373,18 +10344,16 @@ var e=function(t,n){return e=Object.setPrototypeOf||{__proto__:[]}instanceof Arr
         fmTextarea.placeholder = '';
         applyFrontMatterPlaceholder(fmTextarea);
         fmBody.appendChild(fmTextarea);
-        // Rename cue: shown when the author edits an identity field
+        // Non-blocking warning shown when front matter disagrees with the
-        // (tracking_number / revision / status / title) away from the
+        // canonical filename on an identity field (tracking_number / revision /
-        // filename. The filename owns identity, so the cue offers an explicit
+        // status / title). The filename always wins in the rendered doc; this
-        // "Rename file & reopen" button rather than silently keeping or
+        // just tells the author their front-matter value is being ignored.
-        // discarding the value. Populated by renderIdentityCue().
         var fmWarn = document.createElement('div');
         fmWarn.className = 'md-fm__warn';
         fmWarn.hidden = true;
         fmWarn.style.cssText = 'color:#92400e;background:#fffbeb;border:1px solid '
-            + '#fcd34d;border-radius:4px;padding:6px 8px;margin:0 0 4px;font-size:'
+            + '#fcd34d;border-radius:4px;padding:4px 8px;margin:0 0 4px;font-size:'
-            + '0.78rem;line-height:1.5;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:'
+            + '0.78rem;line-height:1.4;';
-            + 'center;gap:6px;';
         fmSection.appendChild(fmHeader);
         fmSection.appendChild(fmWarn);
         fmSection.appendChild(fmBody);
@@ -10529,21 +10498,10 @@ var e=function(t,n){return e=Object.setPrototypeOf||{__proto__:[]}instanceof Arr
         // bytes so that round-tripping a clean file shows "not dirty"
         // even if we tweak whitespace in the YAML lines.
         var initialParsed = parseFrontMatter(text);
-        var bodyText = initialParsed.body;
-        // On open, mirror the filename-derived identity into the front matter
-        // (the filename is the single source of truth; this keeps the values
-        // baked in for the converter). No-op for non-ZDDC filenames. The dirty
-        // baseline stays the ON-DISK state, so a correction opens the buffer
-        // dirty and a save persists it.
-        var onDiskFM = stringifyFrontMatter(initialParsed.data);
-        var fid = filenameIdentity(node.name);
-        if (fid) {
-            for (var ik in fid) {
-                if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(fid, ik)) initialParsed.data[ik] = fid[ik];
-            }
-        }
         fmTextarea.value = stringifyFrontMatter(initialParsed.data);
-        var initialHash = await hashContent(assembleContent(onDiskFM, bodyText));
+        var bodyText = initialParsed.body;
+
+        var initialHash = await hashContent(assembleContent(fmTextarea.value, bodyText));
         var writableMode = canSave(node);
         // autofocus:false keeps the keyboard caret in the tree pane —
         // arrow-key nav can continue through markdown files without
@@ -10722,127 +10680,49 @@ var e=function(t,n){return e=Object.setPrototypeOf||{__proto__:[]}instanceof Arr
         }, 250);
         editor.on('change', onChange);
 
-        // Build the filename the current FM identity edits imply: the parsed
+        // Identity fields are sourced from the canonical ZDDC filename; setting
-        // filename parts, overlaid with any non-empty identity values the
+        // a different value in front matter is ignored at render (the filename
-        // author typed in the FM. "" when the name isn't ZDDC-conventional or
+        // wins). Surface a mismatch so the author isn't silently overridden.
-        // the result wouldn't be a valid ZDDC filename.
+        // Maps the front-matter key to the parseFilename field.
-        function renamedFilenameFromEdits(data) {
+        var IDENTITY_FIELDS = [
+            { fm: 'title', fn: 'title', label: 'title' },
+            { fm: 'tracking_number', fn: 'trackingNumber', label: 'tracking number' },
+            { fm: 'revision', fn: 'revision', label: 'revision' },
+            { fm: 'status', fn: 'status', label: 'status' }
+        ];
+        function checkFilenameMismatch() {
             var z = window.zddc;
             var fn = (z && z.parseFilename) ? z.parseFilename(node.name) : null;
-            if (!fn || !fn.valid || !z.formatFilename) return '';
+            // Only meaningful for a conventional ZDDC filename (it always has a
-            var parts = {
+            // tracking number). Non-conventional files have no canonical
-                trackingNumber: fn.trackingNumber,
+            // identity, so front matter is free — no warning.
-                revision: fn.revision,
+            if (!fn || !fn.trackingNumber) { fmWarn.hidden = true; return; }
-                status: fn.status,
-                title: fn.title,
-                extension: fn.extension
-            };
-            IDENTITY_FIELDS.forEach(function (f) {
-                if (!(f.fm in data)) return;
-                var v = String(data[f.fm] == null ? '' : data[f.fm]).trim();
-                if (v !== '') parts[f.fn] = v;
-            });
-            try { return z.formatFilename(parts); } catch (_e) { return ''; }
-        }
-
-        // The filename owns identity, so a manual edit to an identity field is
-        // a cue to RENAME the file, not a value to keep. When the FM identity
-        // differs from the filename, surface that + an explicit "Rename file &
-        // reopen" button. No-op for non-ZDDC names (no canonical identity).
-        function renderIdentityCue() {
-            while (fmWarn.firstChild) fmWarn.removeChild(fmWarn.firstChild);
-            var fid = filenameIdentity(node.name);
-            if (!fid || !canSave(node)) { fmWarn.hidden = true; return; }
             var data = parseFrontMatter('---\n' + fmTextarea.value + '\n---\n').data || {};
-            var edits = [];
+            var clashes = [];
             IDENTITY_FIELDS.forEach(function (f) {
                 if (!(f.fm in data)) return;
                 var got = String(data[f.fm] == null ? '' : data[f.fm]).trim();
-                var want = String(fid[f.fm] == null ? '' : fid[f.fm]).trim();
+                var want = String(fn[f.fn] == null ? '' : fn[f.fn]).trim();
-                if (got !== '' && got !== want) edits.push(f.label + ' → “' + got + '”');
+                if (got !== '' && want !== '' && got !== want) {
+                    clashes.push(f.label + ' “' + got + '” ≠ filename “' + want + '”');
+                }
             });
-            if (!edits.length) { fmWarn.hidden = true; return; }
+            if (!clashes.length) { fmWarn.hidden = true; fmWarn.textContent = ''; return; }
-            var msg = document.createElement('span');
+            fmWarn.textContent = '⚠ Front matter disagrees with the filename (the '
-            msg.textContent = '✎ Identity comes from the filename. You changed '
+                + 'filename wins): ' + clashes.join('; ') + '.';
-                + edits.join(', ') + '. ';
-            fmWarn.appendChild(msg);
-            var newName = renamedFilenameFromEdits(data);
-            if (newName && newName !== node.name) {
-                var btn = document.createElement('button');
-                btn.type = 'button';
-                btn.className = 'btn btn-sm md-fm__rename';
-                btn.textContent = 'Rename file & reopen';
-                btn.title = 'Save, rename to “' + newName + '”, and reopen it for editing.';
-                btn.addEventListener('click', function () { renameToMatch(newName); });
-                fmWarn.appendChild(btn);
-            }
             fmWarn.hidden = false;
         }
 
-        // Rename action: persist the current buffer (so body edits aren't
-        // lost), rename the file to match the edited identity, then reopen the
-        // new name fresh. Server mode reopens via the ?file deep-link (reuses
-        // the tested open-by-path walker); FS-Access mode reuses the moved
-        // handle in place.
-        async function renameToMatch(newName) {
-            var up = window.app.modules.upload;
-            if (!up || !up.renameNode || !newName) return;
-            // 1. Save first so body/FM edits survive the rename. A failed save
-            //    (conflict, ACL) leaves the buffer dirty — abort the rename.
-            if (instance.dirty) {
-                await save();
-                if (currentInstance !== instance || instance.dirty) return;
-            }
-            // 2. Rename on disk.
-            try {
-                statusEl.textContent = 'Renaming…';
-                await up.renameNode(node, newName);
-            } catch (e) {
-                statusEl.textContent = '';
-                if (window.zddc && window.zddc.toast) {
-                    window.zddc.toast('Rename failed: ' + (e.message || e), 'error');
-                }
-                return;
-            }
-            // Drop the dirty guard so the reopen/navigation isn't blocked.
-            markDirty(false); instance.dirty = false;
-            // 3. Reopen the renamed file.
-            if (window.app.state.source === 'server') {
-                var tree = window.app.modules.tree;
-                var scope = (window.app.state.currentPath || '/').replace(/\/$/, '') + '/';
-                var oldPath = tree ? tree.pathFor(node) : '';
-                var dir = oldPath.slice(0, oldPath.lastIndexOf('/') + 1);
-                var newPath = dir + newName;
-                var rel = newPath.indexOf(scope) === 0 ? newPath.slice(scope.length) : newName;
-                var params = new URLSearchParams();
-                params.set('file', rel);
-                if (window.app.state.showHidden) params.set('hidden', '1');
-                window.location.assign(scope + '?' + params.toString());
-                return;
-            }
-            // FS-Access: the handle was renamed in place. Update the node,
-            // refresh the tree, reopen the editor on it.
-            node.name = newName;
-            var ev = window.app.modules.events;
-            if (ev && ev.refreshListing) { try { await ev.refreshListing(); } catch (_e) { /* swallow */ } }
-            var prev = window.app.modules.preview;
-            if (prev && prev.showFilePreview) prev.showFilePreview(node);
-        }
-
         var onFmChange = debounce(async function () {
             if (currentInstance !== instance) return;
             var body = editor.getMarkdown();
             var h = await hashContent(assembleContent(fmTextarea.value, body));
             if (currentInstance !== instance) return;
             markDirty(h !== instance.hash);
-            renderIdentityCue();
+            checkFilenameMismatch();
         }, 250);
         fmTextarea.addEventListener('input', onFmChange);
-        renderIdentityCue(); // initial state on load (clean after sync-on-open)
+        checkFilenameMismatch(); // initial state on load
-
-        // If sync-on-open corrected the front matter, open the buffer dirty so
-        // a save bakes the filename-derived identity in.
-        if (writableMode && fmTextarea.value !== onDiskFM) markDirty(true);
 
         // ── Save ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
         // Mark a successful write: adopt the new server ETag (so the next

zddc/internal/apps/embedded/classifier.html

@@ -1876,7 +1876,7 @@ body.is-elevated::after {
                     </svg>
                     <div class="header-title-group">
                         <span class="app-header__title">ZDDC Classifier</span>
-                        <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-08 13:10:35 · 48b8199</span></span>
+                        <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-08 11:50:20 · 0d7feb3</span></span>
                     </div>
                     <button id="addDirectoryBtn" class="btn btn-primary">Use Local Directory</button>
                     <button id="refreshHeaderBtn" class="btn btn-secondary hidden" title="Refresh and rescan directory" aria-label="Refresh" style="font-size:1.1rem;">⟳</button>

zddc/internal/apps/embedded/index.html

@@ -1619,7 +1619,7 @@ body {
             </svg>
             <div class="header-title-group">
                 <span class="app-header__title">ZDDC</span>
-                <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-08 13:10:35 · 48b8199</span></span>
+                <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-08 11:50:20 · 0d7feb3</span></span>
             </div>
         </div>
         <div class="header-right">

zddc/internal/apps/embedded/transmittal.html

@@ -2718,7 +2718,7 @@ dialog.modal--narrow {
             </svg>
             <div class="header-title-group">
                 <span class="app-header__title">ZDDC Transmittal</span>
-                <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-08 13:10:35 · 48b8199</span></span>
+                <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-08 11:50:20 · 0d7feb3</span></span>
             </div>
             <span id="no-js-notice" class="text-gray-400 text-xs italic">JavaScript not available</span>
             <!-- Publish split-button (Transmittal-specific primary action;

zddc/internal/apps/embedded/versions.txt

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Generated by build.sh — do not edit. One <app>=<build label> per line.
-archive=v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-08 13:10:35 · 48b8199
+archive=v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-08 11:50:20 · 0d7feb3
-transmittal=v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-08 13:10:35 · 48b8199
+transmittal=v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-08 11:50:20 · 0d7feb3
-classifier=v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-08 13:10:35 · 48b8199
+classifier=v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-08 11:50:20 · 0d7feb3
-landing=v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-08 13:10:35 · 48b8199
+landing=v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-08 11:50:20 · 0d7feb3
-form=v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-08 13:10:35 · 48b8199
+form=v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-08 11:50:20 · 0d7feb3
-tables=v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-08 13:10:35 · 48b8199
+tables=v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-08 11:50:21 · 0d7feb3
-browse=v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-08 13:10:36 · 48b8199
+browse=v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-08 11:50:21 · 0d7feb3

zddc/internal/convert/convert.go

@@ -78,10 +78,10 @@ func RecognizedFrontMatter() []FrontMatterField {
 	return []FrontMatterField{
 		{"doctype", "report | letter | specification"},
 		{"numbering", "true to number headings (default false)"},
-		{"title", "mirrors the filename — rename the file to change it"},
+		{"title", "set by the filename (the filename wins on mismatch)"},
-		{"tracking_number", "mirrors the filename — rename the file to change it"},
+		{"tracking_number", "set by the filename (the filename wins on mismatch)"},
-		{"revision", "mirrors the filename — rename the file to change it"},
+		{"revision", "set by the filename (the filename wins on mismatch)"},
-		{"status", "mirrors the filename — rename the file to change it"},
+		{"status", "set by the filename (the filename wins on mismatch)"},
 		{"date", "document date (free text)"},
 		{"custom_header", "extra line shown in the document header"},
 		{"client", "overrides the .zddc convert: cascade"},

zddc/internal/handler/fileapi.go

@@ -922,16 +922,6 @@ func partySourceGate(fsRoot, abs string) (reject bool, msg, party string) {
 	if source == "" {
 		return false, "", "" // peer does no party gating (e.g. ssr/)
 	}
-	// The gate only guards INTRODUCING a new party. Once the party
-	// directory exists on disk the party is established, so a PUT/move
-	// into its existing subtree (e.g. editing a file already filed under
-	// working/<party>/…) must not be blocked — the registration check is
-	// an onboarding guard, not a write gate. Without this, editing any
-	// pre-existing file under a party folder whose registry row is
-	// missing or differently-cased 409s on save.
-	if fi, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(fsRoot, project, peer, p)); err == nil && fi.IsDir() {
-		return false, "", p
-	}
 	if zddc.PartyRegistered(filepath.Join(fsRoot, project), source, p) {
 		return false, "", p
 	}

zddc/internal/handler/fileapi_test.go

@@ -854,20 +854,6 @@ func TestFileAPI_PartySourceGate(t *testing.T) {
 	if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(root, "Proj", "working", "Acme", "drafts")); err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("workspace folder not created: %v", err)
 	}
-
-	// Regression: a party folder that already exists on disk but whose
-	// registry row is missing (deleted, migrated, or differently-cased)
-	// must still accept writes. The gate guards INTRODUCING a party, not
-	// editing one that's established — without this, opening any
-	// pre-existing file under such a folder and saving it 409s. Create
-	// the folder out-of-band (no ssr/ row) and PUT into it.
-	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(root, "Proj", "working", "Ghost"), 0o755); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	rec = do(http.MethodPut, "/Proj/working/Ghost/note.md", "alice@example.com", []byte("# hi\n"), nil)
-	if rec.Code != http.StatusCreated && rec.Code != http.StatusOK {
-		t.Errorf("PUT into existing unregistered party folder: want 201/200, got %d: %s", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
-	}
 }
 
 // An in-place rename of a markdown file carries its .history/<stem>/ folder

zddc/internal/handler/tables.html

@@ -1648,7 +1648,7 @@ body.is-elevated::after {
             </svg>
             <div class="header-title-group">
                 <span class="app-header__title" id="table-title">ZDDC Table</span>
-                <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-08 13:10:35 · 48b8199</span></span>
+                <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.27-beta · 2026-06-08 11:50:21 · 0d7feb3</span></span>
             </div>
         </div>
         <div class="header-right">