Remove the Operator HUD layout

Display > HUD > Layout and the set_hud voice action now offer Tactical,
Minimal and Cyber. The Operator option, its CSS and its QA coverage are
removed, and the unused "Operator" translations are pruned.

Share-link codes are append-only, so operator keeps its hudVariant code.
A link, scene or saved state that names it restores the default Tactical
layout. The voice schema pins keep their legacy digests by restoring the
retired value before comparing; the full-payload digest is re-derived.

src/firstRunExperience.test.mjs

@@ -1022,14 +1022,10 @@ test('the voice TOOL SCHEMA matches the pinned contract — the mission mapping
   );
   const hudLayout = legacyTools.find((tool) => tool.name === 'set_hud')
     .parameters.properties.layout;
-  assert.deepEqual(hudLayout.enum, [
-    'tactical',
-    'operator',
-    'minimal',
-    'cyber',
-  ]);
-  // Cyber deliberately adds one layout; first-run missions still change no tools.
-  hudLayout.enum = hudLayout.enum.filter((layout) => layout !== 'cyber');
+  assert.deepEqual(hudLayout.enum, ['tactical', 'minimal', 'cyber']);
+  // Cyber deliberately adds one layout and Operator was retired; first-run
+  // missions still change no tools.
+  hudLayout.enum = ['tactical', 'operator', 'minimal'];
   const cameraMotion = legacyTools.find((tool) => tool.name === 'move_camera')
     .parameters.properties.motion;
   assert.deepEqual(cameraMotion.enum, [

src/hud.js

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { applicationServices } from './services/application.js';
  * real-time at configurable cadences.
  *
  * The HUD auto-activates when a military-style shader (NVG, FLIR, CRT) is
- * selected and supports three layout variants: tactical, operator, minimal.
+ * selected and supports the layout variants: tactical, minimal, cyber.
  *
  * Color theming is driven by the active shader mode via CSS custom properties.
  */
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ export class IntelHUD {
    * Switch the HUD layout variant. Falls back to `'tactical'` if the
    * name is unrecognized. Cyber also applies a coordinated skin to the full
    * application shell; leaving Cyber restores the standard shell tokens.
-   * @param {string} variantName - One of `'tactical'`, `'operator'`, `'minimal'`, `'cyber'`.
+   * @param {string} variantName - One of `'tactical'`, `'minimal'`, `'cyber'`.
    */
   setVariant(variantName) {
     this._variant = normalizeHudLayout(variantName);

src/hudLayoutPolicy.js

@@ -1,7 +1,2 @@
 /** Browser-free layout vocabulary shared by UI and server-side voice tools. */
-export const HUD_LAYOUTS = Object.freeze([
-  'tactical',
-  'operator',
-  'minimal',
-  'cyber',
-]);
+export const HUD_LAYOUTS = Object.freeze(['tactical', 'minimal', 'cyber']);

src/i18n/locales/es.json

@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@
   "Layout": "Disposición",
   "HUD layout": "Disposición del HUD",
   "Tactical": "Táctica",
-  "Operator": "De operador",
   "Minimal": "Mínima",
   "Detection Overlay (D)": "Superposición de detección (D)",
   "Detection overlay": "Superposición de detección",

src/i18n/locales/ru.json

@@ -777,7 +777,6 @@
   "Fade": "Затухание",
   "Outside": "Снаружи",
   "Tactical": "Тактический",
-  "Operator": "Операторский",
   "Minimal": "Минимальный",
   "HUD layout": "Макет HUD",
   "Layout": "Макет",

src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.json

@@ -2616,7 +2616,6 @@
   "Layout": "布局",
   "HUD layout": "HUD 布局",
   "Tactical": "战术",
-  "Operator": "操作员",
   "Minimal": "精简",
   "Cyber": "赛博",
   "Sonar": "声呐",

src/i18n/locales/zh-Hant.json

@@ -2604,7 +2604,6 @@
   "Layout": "佈局",
   "HUD layout": "HUD 佈局",
   "Tactical": "戰術",
-  "Operator": "操作員",
   "Minimal": "精簡",
   "Cyber": "賽博",
   "Sonar": "聲吶",

src/keySetup.test.mjs

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ test('setup placement moves the same button only in Cyber and disconnects on tea
     chip,
   );
   assert.equal(chip.parentNode, home);
-  for (const variant of ['cyber', 'operator', 'cyber', 'minimal']) {
+  for (const variant of ['cyber', 'tactical', 'cyber', 'minimal']) {
     theme.dataset.uiTheme = variant;
     notify();
     assert.equal(chip.parentNode, variant === 'cyber' ? toolbar : home);

src/radioMarkup.test.mjs

@@ -206,10 +206,11 @@ test('no unchanged Realtime tool definition drifts silently', () => {
     .sort((a, b) => a.name.localeCompare(b.name))
     .map((tool) => structuredClone(tool))
     .filter((tool) => tool.name !== 'set_cyber_sonar');
-  // Cyber adds one HUD choice and the sonar tool; retain the existing pin for every legacy field.
+  // Cyber adds one HUD choice and the sonar tool, and Operator was retired;
+  // retain the existing pin for every legacy field.
   const hudLayout = unchanged.find((tool) => tool.name === 'set_hud').parameters.properties.layout;
-  assert.deepEqual(hudLayout.enum, ['tactical', 'operator', 'minimal', 'cyber']);
-  hudLayout.enum = hudLayout.enum.filter((layout) => layout !== 'cyber');
+  assert.deepEqual(hudLayout.enum, ['tactical', 'minimal', 'cyber']);
+  hudLayout.enum = ['tactical', 'operator', 'minimal'];
   // Globe rotation adds one motion and clarifies the two affected descriptions.
   // Check those edits explicitly, then keep the legacy pin for every other field.
   const camera = unchanged.find((tool) => tool.name === 'move_camera');

src/share/viewCodec.test.mjs

@@ -437,9 +437,12 @@ test('defaults travel as frozen meanings that match today’s app defaults', ()
   assert.equal(defaults.bloomIntensity, BLOOM_INTENSITY_DEFAULT);
   assert.equal(defaults.bloomVersion, BLOOM_SCALE_VERSION);
   assert.equal(defaults.hudVariant, HUD_LAYOUTS[0]);
-  assert.deepEqual(SHARE_VIEW_ENUMS.hudVariant.slice(0, HUD_LAYOUTS.length), [
-    ...HUD_LAYOUTS,
-  ]);
+  // Codes are append-only: the retired Operator layout keeps its code so old
+  // links still parse, and the app restores them as Tactical.
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    SHARE_VIEW_ENUMS.hudVariant.filter((variant) => variant !== 'operator'),
+    [...HUD_LAYOUTS],
+  );
   assert.deepEqual(SHARE_VIEW_ENUMS.style, [...VIEW_STYLES]);
   assert.deepEqual(SHARE_VIEW_ENUMS.mapStack, [...VIEW_MAPS]);
   assert.deepEqual(SHARE_VIEW_ENUMS.detectionAllocation, [

src/ui/applicationShell.js

@@ -1337,7 +1337,7 @@ export class StyleManager extends ShellFacade {
 
   /**
    * Switches the HUD layout variant.
-   * @param {'tactical'|'operator'|'minimal'|'cyber'} variantName - Layout variant.
+   * @param {'tactical'|'minimal'|'cyber'} variantName - Layout variant.
    * @returns {{ok: boolean, layout?: string, visible?: boolean, error?: string}}
    */
   setHudLayout(variantName) {

src/ui/cyberPanelDisclosure.test.mjs

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ test('opening already-expanded Radio reveals Context and closes Display', () =>
 });
 
 test('non-Cyber explicit panels and restored preferences retain their existing policy', () => {
-  for (const theme of ['tactical', 'operator', 'minimal', 'cyber']) {
+  for (const theme of ['tactical', 'minimal', 'cyber']) {
     const f = fixture(theme), prior = globalThis.document;
     globalThis.document = f.doc;
     try {

src/ui/cyberSonarControls.test.mjs

@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ test('rejects the whole invalid request before any mutation', () => {
 });
 
 test('requires Cyber and preserves off state and every omitted setting', () => {
-  for (const theme of ['tactical', 'operator', 'minimal']) {
+  for (const theme of ['tactical', 'minimal']) {
     const f = fixture(theme);
     assert.equal(setCyberSonarControls(f.owner, { enabled: true }, f.doc).ok, false);
     assert.deepEqual(f.calls, []);

src/ui/cyberTheme.test.mjs

@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ function styleOwner(t, initialVariant = 'cyber') {
   const hud = {
     getVariant: () => variant,
     setVariant: (value) => {
-      variant = value;
+      // Normalize like the real HUD so retired layouts fall back.
+      variant = normalizeHudLayout(value);
       applyHudUiTheme(root, value);
     },
     setMode: (value) => calls.push(['mode', value]),
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ test('visual styles retain Cyber through real preset application without droppin
 
 test('non-Cyber style presets and explicit HUD choices remain authoritative', (t) => {
   const { owner, hud, root } = styleOwner(t);
-  for (const variant of ['tactical', 'operator', 'minimal']) {
+  for (const variant of ['tactical', 'minimal']) {
     owner._setHudVariant(variant);
     assert.equal(hud.getVariant(), variant);
     assert.equal(root.dataset.uiTheme, undefined);
@@ -150,8 +151,8 @@ test('leaving Cyber without a preset choice restores the prior visual preset', (
   assert.equal(owner._preCyberStyle, 'noir');
   assert.equal(owner._cyberStyleUserSelected, false);
 
-  owner._setHudVariant('operator', { applyVisualDefaults: true });
-  assert.equal(hud.getVariant(), 'operator');
+  owner._setHudVariant('minimal', { applyVisualDefaults: true });
+  assert.equal(hud.getVariant(), 'minimal');
   assert.equal(owner.activeStyle, 'noir');
   assert.equal(owner._preCyberStyle, null);
   assert.equal(owner._cyberStyleUserSelected, false);
@@ -170,8 +171,8 @@ test('a preset explicitly selected in Cyber survives exit and resets for re-entr
   // Reselecting the active mode must not erase the user's preset intent.
   owner._setHudVariant('cyber', { applyVisualDefaults: true });
   assert.equal(owner._preCyberStyle, 'noir');
-  owner._setHudVariant('operator', { applyVisualDefaults: true });
-  assert.equal(hud.getVariant(), 'operator');
+  owner._setHudVariant('minimal', { applyVisualDefaults: true });
+  assert.equal(hud.getVariant(), 'minimal');
   assert.equal(owner.activeStyle, 'snow');
   assert.equal(owner._preCyberStyle, null);
   assert.equal(owner._cyberStyleUserSelected, false);
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ test('an explicit same-value FLIR choice is preserved on Cyber exit', (t) => {
   owner.setStyle('thermal', { userInitiated: true });
   assert.equal(owner.activeStyle, 'thermal');
   assert.equal(owner._cyberStyleUserSelected, true);
-  owner._setHudVariant('operator', { applyVisualDefaults: true });
+  owner._setHudVariant('minimal', { applyVisualDefaults: true });
   assert.equal(owner.activeStyle, 'thermal');
 });
 
@@ -207,7 +208,7 @@ test('an authoritative same-Cyber reset clears local preset ownership', (t) => {
   assert.equal(owner.activeStyle, 'snow');
   assert.equal(owner._preCyberStyle, null);
   assert.equal(owner._cyberStyleUserSelected, false);
-  owner._setHudVariant('operator', { applyVisualDefaults: true });
+  owner._setHudVariant('minimal', { applyVisualDefaults: true });
   assert.equal(owner.activeStyle, 'snow');
 });
 
@@ -241,9 +242,9 @@ test('Display and voice HUD routes preserve explicit Cyber entry and exit author
   assert.equal(display.owner.activeStyle, 'thermal');
   snowButton.dispatchEvent(new Event('click'));
   assert.equal(display.owner.activeStyle, 'snow');
-  hudLayout.value = 'operator';
+  hudLayout.value = 'minimal';
   hudLayout.dispatchEvent(new Event('change'));
-  assert.equal(display.hud.getVariant(), 'operator');
+  assert.equal(display.hud.getVariant(), 'minimal');
   assert.equal(display.owner.activeStyle, 'snow');
   controls.destroy();
 
@@ -266,9 +267,9 @@ test('Display and voice HUD routes preserve explicit Cyber entry and exit author
   const selected = await runVoiceAction('set_visual_style', { style: 'snow' });
   assert.equal(selected.ok, true);
   assert.equal(voice.owner.activeStyle, 'snow');
-  const exited = await runVoiceAction('set_hud', { layout: 'operator' });
+  const exited = await runVoiceAction('set_hud', { layout: 'minimal' });
   assert.equal(exited.ok, true);
-  assert.equal(voice.hud.getVariant(), 'operator');
+  assert.equal(voice.hud.getVariant(), 'minimal');
   assert.equal(voice.owner.activeStyle, 'snow');
 });
 
@@ -284,7 +285,7 @@ test('scope choice and expanded feather survive every HUD layout and both restor
   assert.equal(owner._scopeBtn.checked, false);
   assert.equal(owner._scopeFeatherSlider.disabled, true);
   assert.equal(owner._scopeFeatherSlider.value, '200');
-  for (const layout of ['minimal', 'operator', 'cyber', 'tactical']) {
+  for (const layout of ['minimal', 'cyber', 'tactical']) {
     owner._setHudVariant(layout, { applyVisualDefaults: true });
     assert.equal(isScopeMaskEnabled(), false, layout);
     assert.equal(getScopeMaskFeather(), 2, layout);
@@ -313,7 +314,7 @@ test('scene and share HUD transitions do not restore a local pre-Cyber preset',
   assert.equal(owner.activeStyle, 'retro');
   assert.equal(owner._preCyberStyle, null);
   assert.equal(owner._cyberStyleUserSelected, false);
-  owner._setHudVariant('operator', { applyVisualDefaults: true });
+  owner._setHudVariant('minimal', { applyVisualDefaults: true });
   assert.equal(owner.activeStyle, 'retro');
 
   owner.setStyle('surveillance');
@@ -342,7 +343,8 @@ test('scene and share restoration override Cyber and preserve restored Cyber par
     style: 'surveillance',
     hudVariant: 'operator',
   });
-  assert.equal(hud.getVariant(), 'operator');
+  // A link saved with the retired Operator layout restores as Tactical.
+  assert.equal(hud.getVariant(), 'tactical');
   await owner.restoreShareState({
     style: 'thermal',
     hudVariant: 'cyber',
@@ -564,8 +566,9 @@ test('Cyber side panels share one width and one framed surface material', () =>
 });
 
 test('Cyber is a canonical HUD layout with a safe Tactical fallback', () => {
-  assert.deepEqual(HUD_LAYOUTS, ['tactical', 'operator', 'minimal', 'cyber']);
+  assert.deepEqual(HUD_LAYOUTS, ['tactical', 'minimal', 'cyber']);
   assert.equal(normalizeHudLayout('CYBER'), 'cyber');
+  assert.equal(normalizeHudLayout('operator'), 'tactical');
   assert.equal(normalizeHudLayout('unknown'), 'tactical');
 });
 
@@ -597,7 +600,7 @@ test('an explicit transition into Cyber selects FLIR with Ironbow 0.42 once', ()
   );
   assert.equal(cyberVisualDefaultsForHudTransition('tactical', 'cyber'), null);
   assert.equal(
-    cyberVisualDefaultsForHudTransition('cyber', 'operator', {
+    cyberVisualDefaultsForHudTransition('cyber', 'minimal', {
       explicit: true,
     }),
     null,

src/ui/panelRails.test.mjs

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ test('Cyber restores one expanded owner, keeps launchers, and restores other the
       true,
       'layout does not reopen a peer',
     );
-    f.options.hud.variant = 'operator';
+    f.options.hud.variant = 'minimal';
     f.run();
     assert.equal(f.first.classList.contains('collapsed'), false);
     assert.equal(

src/ui/styles/command-dock-trays.css

@@ -463,17 +463,10 @@ body:not(.ui-clean-view):not(.recording-mode):has(
 }
 
 #intel-hud[data-variant='tactical'] .hud-bottom-left,
-#intel-hud[data-variant='tactical'] .hud-bottom-right,
-#intel-hud[data-variant='operator'] .hud-bottom-left,
-#intel-hud[data-variant='operator'] .hud-bottom-right {
+#intel-hud[data-variant='tactical'] .hud-bottom-right {
   bottom: calc(2vh + 6.5rem);
 }
 
-#intel-hud[data-variant='operator'] .hud-bottom-bar {
-  bottom: calc(2vh + 9.8rem);
-  width: min(48vw, 680px);
-}
-
 #intel-hud[data-variant='minimal'] .hud-bottom-left {
   bottom: calc(2vh + 5.4rem);
 }

src/ui/styles/overlays.css

@@ -303,49 +303,11 @@
   display: none;
 }
 
-#intel-hud[data-variant='operator'] .hud-top-bar,
-#intel-hud[data-variant='operator'] .hud-bottom-bar {
-  display: flex;
-}
-
-#intel-hud[data-variant='operator'] .hud-top-bar {
-  top: max(10vh, 90px);
-  left: 50%;
-  right: auto;
-  width: min(52vw, 720px);
-  transform: translateX(-50%);
-  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.24);
-  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.56), rgba(8, 26, 34, 0.5));
-  box-shadow: 0 0 24px rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.08);
-}
-
 #intel-hud[data-variant='tactical'] .hud-top-left,
-#intel-hud[data-variant='tactical'] .hud-top-right,
-#intel-hud[data-variant='operator'] .hud-top-left,
-#intel-hud[data-variant='operator'] .hud-top-right {
+#intel-hud[data-variant='tactical'] .hud-top-right {
   top: max(14vh, 136px);
 }
 
-#intel-hud[data-variant='operator'] .hud-bottom-bar {
-  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
-  background: linear-gradient(
-    90deg,
-    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.52),
-    rgba(8, 22, 18, 0.52)
-  );
-}
-
-#intel-hud[data-variant='operator'] .hud-corner {
-  padding: 8px 10px;
-  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
-  border-radius: 8px;
-  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.36);
-}
-
-#intel-hud[data-variant='operator'] .hud-bracket {
-  display: none;
-}
-
 #intel-hud[data-variant='minimal'] .hud-top-right,
 #intel-hud[data-variant='minimal'] .hud-bottom-right,
 #intel-hud[data-variant='minimal'] .hud-left-edge,
@@ -378,11 +340,7 @@
 }
 
 :root[data-scope-mask='off']
-  #intel-hud:is(
-    [data-variant='minimal'],
-    [data-variant='operator'],
-    [data-variant='tactical']
-  )
+  #intel-hud:is([data-variant='minimal'], [data-variant='tactical'])
   .hud-readout,
 :root[data-scope-mask='off']:not([data-ui-theme='cyber']) .scene-text-holdout {
   background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
@@ -399,11 +357,7 @@
 }
 
 :root[data-scope-mask='off']
-  #intel-hud:is(
-    [data-variant='minimal'],
-    [data-variant='operator'],
-    [data-variant='tactical']
-  )
+  #intel-hud:is([data-variant='minimal'], [data-variant='tactical'])
   .hud-readout {
   display: block;
   width: max-content;
@@ -413,11 +367,7 @@
 }
 
 :root[data-scope-mask='off']
-  #intel-hud:is(
-    [data-variant='minimal'],
-    [data-variant='operator'],
-    [data-variant='tactical']
-  )
+  #intel-hud:is([data-variant='minimal'], [data-variant='tactical'])
   :is(.hud-top-right, .hud-bottom-right)
   .hud-readout,
 :root[data-scope-mask='off']:not([data-ui-theme='cyber'])
@@ -427,29 +377,26 @@
 }
 
 /* Preserve glyph opacity without dimming the vertical backplates. */
-:root[data-scope-mask='off']
-  #intel-hud:is([data-variant='operator'], [data-variant='tactical'])
-  .hud-edge {
+:root[data-scope-mask='off'] #intel-hud[data-variant='tactical'] .hud-edge {
   opacity: 1;
 }
 
 :root[data-scope-mask='off']
-  #intel-hud:is([data-variant='operator'], [data-variant='tactical'])
+  #intel-hud[data-variant='tactical']
   .hud-edge
   .hud-readout
   > * {
   opacity: 0.5;
 }
 
-:root[data-scope-mask='off'] #intel-hud[data-variant='operator'] .hud-corner,
 :root[data-scope-mask='off']
-  #intel-hud:is([data-variant='minimal'], [data-variant='operator'])
+  #intel-hud[data-variant='minimal']
   :is(.hud-top-bar, .hud-bottom-bar) {
   background: transparent;
 }
 
 :root[data-scope-mask='off']
-  #intel-hud:is([data-variant='minimal'], [data-variant='operator'])
+  #intel-hud[data-variant='minimal']
   :is(.hud-top-bar, .hud-bottom-bar) {
   width: fit-content;
   max-width: calc(100vw - 120px);
@@ -457,7 +404,7 @@
 }
 
 :root[data-scope-mask='off']
-  #intel-hud:is([data-variant='minimal'], [data-variant='operator'])
+  #intel-hud[data-variant='minimal']
   :is(.hud-top-bar, .hud-bottom-bar)
   .hud-readout {
   overflow: hidden;

src/ui/styles/responsive.css

@@ -110,13 +110,6 @@
     font-size: 9px;
   }
 
-  #intel-hud[data-variant='operator'] .hud-top-bar {
-    left: 12px;
-    right: auto;
-    width: calc(100vw - 24px);
-    transform: none;
-  }
-
   .hud-bottom-bar {
     bottom: 90px;
     font-size: 9px;

src/ui/templates/display-controls.html

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
         <span class="pp-slider-mini-label" data-i18n>Layout</span>
         <select id="hud-layout-select" class="pp-select gev-field gev-field--compact" aria-label="HUD layout" data-i18n-aria-label>
           <option value="tactical" data-i18n>Tactical</option>
-          <option value="operator" data-i18n>Operator</option>
           <option value="minimal" data-i18n>Minimal</option>
           <option value="cyber" data-i18n>Cyber</option>
         </select>

src/voice/actionSchemas.test.mjs

@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ test('the complete Realtime tool payload pins the manifest-generated layer relea
     // S2 GhostMaps extends the generated layer enums.
     // Panel adds named voice targets and timeout; shared Panel/Cockpit guidance
     // is consolidated without changing either feature's arguments.
-    '9ee82c4214499280c208c93751b19d7b724c81b7727a2d0c6dab0184749fbe15',
+    // The Operator HUD layout leaves set_hud's layout enum.
+    '8c3c26336e4820b4b0828ab2bedf70050eca91ea3b0517a62cd8b69ea4fefc92',
   );
 });
 
@@ -166,9 +167,10 @@ test('all legacy action arguments are byte-identical after removing the delibera
     delete center.properties[axis].minimum;
     delete center.properties[axis].maximum;
   }
-  // Cyber adds one HUD layout.
+  // Cyber adds one HUD layout and Operator was retired.
   const hud = property('set_hud').layout;
-  hud.enum = hud.enum.filter((layout) => layout !== 'cyber');
+  assert.deepEqual(hud.enum, ['tactical', 'minimal', 'cyber']);
+  hud.enum = ['tactical', 'operator', 'minimal'];
   // Derived by applying the same removals to the 4b56d0e9 actionSchemas.
   assert.equal(
     createHash('sha256').update(JSON.stringify(legacy)).digest('hex'),