walkthrough.md

Portfolio: Chronicle Portrait Studio Final Polish

The latest updates transform the RPGPortrait studio into a fully-fledged character management tool with a focus on workflow and portability.

✨ Highlights

👤 Character Identity & Auto-Naming

We've moved beyond generic portraits. You can now define a Character Name which acts as the anchor for your creation:

• 🎲 Instant Naming: A new dice button next to the name field generates thematic fantasy names instantly.
• Zero Latency: Powered by a local procedural generator using the fictional-names library—no API tokens required.

Phase 5.1: Model Selection & Fault Diagnostics

• [UI] Curated Model Dropdowns: Replaced text inputs with dropdowns for Hugging Face models (Text & Image).
• [UI] Manual Entry Toggle: Added a toggle to allow power users to type custom model IDs.
• [UI] Synthesis Chamber Fault: Implemented a high-visibility error display in the central canvas for failed generations.
• [Backend] Restored SD-XL: Re-added stabilityai/stable-diffusion-xl-base-1.0 to the default curated list.
• [API] Config Update: The /api/config endpoint now provides curated lists for the frontend to render dynamically.

Phase 5: UI/UX Refinement (Finalized)

Successfully migrated engine management to the new "Configuration" tab, implemented "Milk and Cookies" persistence via localStorage, and added the premium Full-Resolution Lightbox.

The application is now robust, user-friendly, and ready for deployment! 🚀

📥 Named Downloads & Portability

Saving your work is now smarter:

• Automatic Filenames: Portraits and data files are saved with your character's name (e.g., Gildur_portrait_gemini.png).
• Embedded Metadata: Your generation prompts and character names are embedded directly inside the PNG file. You can view them in any image viewer with metadata support (like Windows Properties > Details).

📋 UI Workflow Improvements

• Clipboard Sync: Added native "Copy" buttons to all prompt outputs for quick sharing.
• Robustness: Implemented a background "UI Head-Check" to ensure the interface is always stable and error-free.

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🛠️ Technical Implementation

• Library: Switched to fictional-names for high-quality, race-specific naming conventions (Tolkien, Viking, etc.).
• Metadata: Leveraged Pillow's PngInfo to inject context without bloating file size.
• Modular Fixes: Refactored the internal logic to ensure the character name propagates from the UI all the way to the final disk write.

Happy Portrait Crafting! ⚔️🛡️