New theme: "Aliki"

[st0012]

This theme's "backend" (Ruby part) is mostly based on Darkfish. But design and frontend features is (IMO) a lot better than it.

The work was assisted by AI coding tools through a few weeks. I cleaned up the history because they're not helping reviewing anyway.

(Aliki is the name of my cat, which was not involved in this work)

Key features

• 3 column design (which matches most API docs nowadays)
• Switchable dark mode
• Right ToC column
• Better search UI
• Slightly better mobile design
• Code pasting support

Future work

• Configurable top navbar items (at least link to GH and gem?)
• Configurable footer (same as the above?)
• Social media preview image support (it's not possible have nice static preview cards without an image)
• ???

Preview

Link in #1432 (comment)

[matzbot]

🚀 Preview deployment available at: https://8a331ebe.rdoc-6cd.pages.dev (commit: 732c549)

[hsbt]

I prefer Aliki theme. I'm +1 to make this theme as default.

[colby-swandale]

Same!

[kou]

+1

[mame]

Does this URL stay the same? If existing links, including fragments, continue to work well, it looks good 👍

[st0012]

@mame Thanks. And yes, the theme should not change any RDoc behaviour other than the visuals.

[nobu]

I think it's better to make the blue letters in dark mode a little brighter.
In general, less contrast combination does not look good.

[tompng]

👍

[st0012]

@nobu I've updated the blue color in the dark mode so it has more contrast with the background. Let me know if it works, I'd also be happy to open/accept follow up PRs to improve it.

[rmosolgo]

👋 I just noticed this new theme on the Ruby docs website. It is really nice, thank you for working on it!

[st0012]

@rmosolgo Thank you for the kind words. I really appreciate it 😊