ui/machineLabels: use troika for label rendering

pkgs/clan-app/ui/src/routes/Clan/Clan.tsx

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   useContext,
 } from "solid-js";
 import {
+  buildClanPath,
   buildMachinePath,
   maybeUseMachineName,
   useClanURI,
@@ -197,6 +198,8 @@ const ClanSceneController = (props: RouteSectionProps) => {
     const selected = ids.values().next().value;
     if (selected) {
       navigate(buildMachinePath(ctx.clanURI, selected));
+    } else {
+      navigate(buildClanPath(ctx.clanURI));
     }
   };
 

pkgs/clan-app/ui/src/scene/MachineRepr.ts

@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ import { ObjectRegistry } from "./ObjectRegistry";
 import { CSS2DObject } from "three/examples/jsm/renderers/CSS2DRenderer.js";
 import { Accessor, createEffect, createRoot, on } from "solid-js";
 import { renderLoop } from "./RenderLoop";
-import { TextGeometry } from "three/examples/jsm/geometries/TextGeometry.js";
-import { FontLoader, FontData } from "three/examples/jsm/Addons";
-import font from "../../.fonts/CommitMono_Regular.json";
+// @ts-expect-error: No types for troika-three-text
+import { Text } from "troika-three-text";
+import ttf from "../../.fonts/CommitMonoV143-VF.ttf";
 
 // Constants
 const BASE_SIZE = 0.9;
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ export class MachineRepr {
     this.baseMesh.name = "base";
 
     const label = this.createLabel(id);
-    // this.cubeMesh.add(label);
 
     const shadowPlaneMaterial = new THREE.MeshStandardMaterial({
       color: BASE_COLOR, // any color you like
@@ -168,34 +167,27 @@ export class MachineRepr {
   }
 
   private createLabel(id: string) {
-    const loader = new FontLoader();
-    const final = loader.parse(font as unknown as FontData);
+    const text = new Text();
+    text.text = id;
+    text.font = ttf;
+    // text.font = ".fonts/CommitMonoV143-VF.woff2"; // <-- normal web font, not JSON
+    text.fontSize = 0.15; // relative to your cube size
+    text.color = 0x000000; // any THREE.Color
+    text.anchorX = "center"; // horizontal centering
+    text.anchorY = "bottom"; // baseline aligns to cube top
+    text.position.set(0, CUBE_SIZE + 0.05, 0);
 
-    const geometry = new TextGeometry(id, {
-      font: final,
-      size: 0.1,
-      depth: 0.01,
-      curveSegments: 12,
-      bevelEnabled: false,
-      bevelThickness: 0.01,
-      bevelSize: 0.01,
-      bevelOffset: 0,
-      bevelSegments: 5,
+    // If you want it to always face camera:
+    text.userData.isLabel = true;
+    text.outlineWidth = 0.005;
+    text.outlineColor = 0x333333;
+    text.quaternion.copy(this.camera.quaternion);
+
+    // Re-render on text changes
+    text.sync(() => {
+      renderLoop.requestRender();
     });
-
-    const textMaterial = new THREE.MeshPhongMaterial({ color: 0x000000 });
-    const textMesh = new THREE.Mesh(geometry, textMaterial);
-
-    geometry.computeBoundingBox();
-    if (geometry.boundingBox) {
-      const xMid =
-        -0.5 * (geometry.boundingBox.max.x - geometry.boundingBox.min.x);
-      geometry.translate(xMid, 0, 0); // shift so it's centered on X
-    }
-    textMesh.position.set(0, CUBE_SIZE + 0.15, 0); // above the cube
-    textMesh.quaternion.copy(this.camera.quaternion);
-    textMesh.userData.isLabel = true;
-    return textMesh;
+    return text;
   }
 
   dispose(scene: THREE.Scene) {

pkgs/clan-app/ui/src/scene/RenderLoop.ts

@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ class RenderLoop {
       if (obj.userData.isLabel) {
         (obj as THREE.Mesh).quaternion.copy(this.camera.quaternion);
       }
+      // if (obj.userData.isLabel) {
+      //   const camPos = new THREE.Vector3();
+      //   this.camera.getWorldPosition(camPos);
+      //   obj.lookAt(new THREE.Vector3(camPos.x, obj.position.y, camPos.z));
+      // }
     });
 
     this.labelRenderer.render(this.scene, this.camera);

pkgs/clan-app/ui/src/scene/cubes.tsx

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { MachineManager } from "./MachineManager";
 import cx from "classnames";
 import { Portal } from "solid-js/web";
 import { Menu } from "../components/ContextMenu/ContextMenu";
+import { clearHighlight, setHighlightGroups } from "./highlightStore";
 
 function intersectMachines(
   event: MouseEvent,
@@ -177,12 +178,6 @@ export function CubeScene(props: {
     return base;
   }
 
-  function toggleSelection(id: string) {
-    const next = new Set<string>();
-    next.add(id);
-    props.onSelect(next);
-  }
-
   const initialCameraPosition = { x: 20, y: 20, z: 20 };
   const initialSphericalCameraPosition = new THREE.Spherical();
   initialSphericalCameraPosition.setFromVector3(
@@ -469,6 +464,7 @@ export function CubeScene(props: {
 
         props.setMachinePos(currId, pos);
         setWorldMode("select");
+        clearHighlight("move");
       }
 
       const rect = renderer.domElement.getBoundingClientRect();
@@ -486,13 +482,13 @@ export function CubeScene(props: {
         console.log("Clicked on cube:", intersects);
         const id = intersects[0].object.userData.id;
 
-        if (worldMode() === "select") toggleSelection(id);
+        if (worldMode() === "select") props.onSelect(new Set<string>([id]));
 
         emitMachineClick(id); // notify subscribers
       } else {
         emitMachineClick(null);
 
-        props.onSelect(new Set<string>()); // Clear selection if clicked outside cubes
+        if (worldMode() === "select") props.onSelect(new Set<string>());
       }
     };
 
@@ -646,6 +642,7 @@ export function CubeScene(props: {
   };
   const handleMenuSelect = (mode: "move") => {
     setWorldMode(mode);
+    setHighlightGroups({ move: new Set(menuIntersection()) });
     console.log("Menu selected, new World mode", worldMode());
   };