# UI/UX Improvements - Visual Clarity & Consistency

**Date:** October 20, 2025  
**Status:** ✅ Complete

## Overview

Improved visual clarity and consistency across all game interfaces with better alignment, turn indicators, and status bar visibility.

## Changes Implemented

### 1. **Aligned Status Bars**

**Problem:** HP and Stamina labels had different lengths, causing misalignment:
```
❤️ HP: ███████░░░ 70% (70/100)
⚡ Stamina: █████░░░░░ 50% (50/100)
          ^ Not aligned
```

**Solution:** Added label padding in `format_stat_bar()`:
```python
def format_stat_bar(label: str, emoji: str, current: int, maximum: int, 
                    bar_length: int = 10, label_width: int = 7) -> str:
    padded_label = f"{label}:".ljust(label_width + 1)
    return f"{emoji} {padded_label} {bar} {percentage}% ({current}/{maximum})"
```

**Result:**
```
❤️ HP:      ███████░░░ 70% (70/100)
⚡ Stamina: █████░░░░░ 50% (50/100)
            ^ Perfectly aligned!
```

### 2. **Clear Combat Turn Indicators**

**Problem:** Combat messages could be confusing - couldn't tell whose turn it was.

**Solution:** Added visual separators for turns:

**Player Attack:**
```
━━━ YOUR TURN ━━━
⚔️ You attack the Feral Dog for 15 damage!
💥 CRITICAL HIT!
🌟 You stunned the Feral Dog!
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
🐕 Feral Dog: ███░░░░░░░ 30% (15/50)
```

**Enemy Attack:**
```
━━━ ENEMY TURN ━━━
💥 The Feral Dog attacks you for 8 damage!
🩸 You're bleeding!
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
❤️ Your HP:    ████████░░ 82% (82/100)
🐕 Feral Dog:  ███░░░░░░░ 30% (15/50)
```

### 3. **HP/Stamina Bars in Inventory**

**Problem:** Couldn't see current HP/Stamina when using items - had to back out to check.

**Solution:** Added status bars to inventory views:

**Inventory Menu:**
```
🎒 Your Inventory:
❤️ HP:      ███████░░░ 70% (70/100)
⚡ Stamina: █████░░░░░ 50% (50/100)
📊 Weight: 15/50 kg
📦 Volume: 30/100 vol
```

**After Using Item:**
```
🎒 Your Inventory:
❤️ HP:      ██████████ 100% (100/100)  ← Updated!
⚡ Stamina: ████████░░ 75% (75/100)     ← Updated!
📊 Weight: 14/50 kg
📦 Volume: 28/100 vol
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
✨ Used 💊 Bandage
❤️ HP: +30
```

### 4. **Item Effect Preview**

Item details now show what effects they'll have:

```
💊 Bandage
First aid supplies for treating wounds

Weight: 0.2 kg | Volume: 1 vol
Effects: ❤️ +30 HP

[Use] [Drop] [Back]
```

### 5. **Consistent Section Separators**

Used `━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━` (20 chars) consistently to separate:
- Status from description (main menu)
- Status from action results (inventory use)
- Turn actions from combat status (combat)

## Files Modified

### `bot/utils.py`
- Updated `format_stat_bar()` to add `label_width` parameter
- Labels are now padded for consistent alignment
- Default width: 7 characters (fits "Stamina:")

### `bot/combat.py`
- Added `"━━━ YOUR TURN ━━━"` header to player attacks
- Added `"━━━ ENEMY TURN ━━━"` header to NPC attacks
- Added separator line before combat status display
- Improved HP bar display after each turn

### `bot/inventory_handlers.py`
- Added HP/Stamina bars to `handle_inventory_menu()`
- Added HP/Stamina bars to `handle_inventory_use()`
- Added separator line between status and usage result
- Refreshed player data after item use to show updated stats

### `bot/action_handlers.py`
- Fixed separator placement in `get_player_status_text()`
- Now separates equipment/stats from location description

## Visual Examples

### Before & After: Main Menu

**Before:**
```
📍 Location: Downtown Plaza
❤️ HP: 70/100 | ⚡️ Stamina: 50/100
🎒 Load: 15/50 kg | 30/100 vol
⚔️ Equipped: 🔧 Wrench, 🎒 Backpack
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━A desolate plaza...
```

**After:**
```
📍 Location: Downtown Plaza
❤️ HP:      ███████░░░ 70% (70/100)
⚡ Stamina: █████░░░░░ 50% (50/100)
🎒 Load: 15/50 kg | 30/100 vol
⚔️ Equipped: 🔧 Wrench, 🎒 Backpack
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
A desolate plaza, once bustling with life...
```

### Before & After: Combat

**Before:**
```
⚔️ You attack the Feral Dog for 15 damage!
💥 CRITICAL HIT!
🐕 Feral Dog: 15/50 HP
```

**After:**
```
━━━ YOUR TURN ━━━
⚔️ You attack the Feral Dog for 15 damage!
💥 CRITICAL HIT!
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
🐕 Feral Dog: ███░░░░░░░ 30% (15/50)
```

### Before & After: Inventory Use

**Before:**
```
🎒 Your Inventory:
📊 Weight: 14/50 kg
📦 Volume: 28/100 vol

Used 💊 Bandage

❤️ HP: +30
```

**After:**
```
🎒 Your Inventory:
❤️ HP:      ██████████ 100% (100/100)
⚡ Stamina: ████████░░ 75% (75/100)
📊 Weight: 14/50 kg
📦 Volume: 28/100 vol
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
✨ Used 💊 Bandage
❤️ HP: +30
```

## Benefits

✅ **Better Alignment** - All status bars line up perfectly  
✅ **Clear Turn Indication** - Always know whose turn it is in combat  
✅ **Visible Stats** - See HP/Stamina without leaving inventory  
✅ **Consistent Separators** - Visual hierarchy is clear  
✅ **Better Feedback** - See immediate effects of item usage  
✅ **Professional Look** - More polished, game-like interface  

## Testing

All changes tested and verified:
- ✅ Status bars align correctly
- ✅ Combat turn headers display properly
- ✅ Inventory shows current HP/Stamina
- ✅ Item usage updates stats correctly
- ✅ Separators display consistently
- ✅ No errors in any module

## Future Enhancements

Possible improvements:
- Color-coded bars (red for low HP, yellow for medium)
- Animated transitions (Telegram doesn't support this natively)
- Sound effects on critical hits (also not supported)
- Status effect icons (🩸 🌟 etc already implemented)

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**Implementation Complete!** The game now has a much more polished and professional feel with consistent, clear visual feedback throughout all interfaces.