docs: describe the shared attribution anchor

Require the 1rem reserve above a credits row no taller than 28px for Minimal and Tactical, and for Minimal in Cockpit. The phone check now asserts only what phones do: hide the readout and keep attribution.

changelog.d/1523-minimal-hud-bottom-banner.md

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+- The Minimal HUD layout no longer draws the centred MGRS / LAT / LON banner
+  across the globe; the bottom-left readout still shows the same position. In
+  Minimal, Tactical and Cockpit that readout now sits clear of the map
+  attribution row instead of overlapping it (Said Turksever, #1523).

docs/CURRENT-STATE.md

@@ -458,6 +458,16 @@ that names Operator restores the default Tactical layout. Operator was the
 only layout that showed the HUD's top banner bar, so its markup and styles are
 removed too.
 
+Minimal no longer shows the centred MGRS / LAT / LON bar near the bottom of the
+globe (November 3, 2026, #1523): the bottom-left readout already carries the
+same position, and the bar sat across the globe. Cyber keeps its own bar. The
+attribution row's position is one variable, `--gev-credits-bottom` in
+`command-dock-trays.css`, and the lower-left readout of Minimal, Tactical, Cyber
+and Cockpit sits `--gev-credits-reserve` (2.75rem) above it, which leaves 1rem
+over the 28px logo row with Scope on or off. Phones hide that readout.
+`scripts/qa-scope-hud.mjs` checks the hidden banner and that clearance against
+the rendered attribution row.
+
 ## Cyber HUD — September 30, 2026
 
 Display > HUD > Layout includes Cyber, also available through the HUD voice

scripts/qa-scope-hud.mjs

@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
  * Optional: QA_BASE_URL, QA_SCREENSHOT_DIR (screenshots stay outside the repo).
  * Proves a fresh boot defaults to Scope ON at 100%, native checkbox click/Space,
  * feather 0/11/100/200, layout independence,
- * share/scene restore, and visible text backing including rotated metadata.
+ * share/scene restore, visible text backing including rotated metadata,
+ * Minimal's banner removal, and coordinate/attribution clearance for Minimal
+ * and Tactical in map view and Minimal in Cockpit.
  */
 import fs from 'node:fs';
 import path from 'node:path';
@@ -666,6 +668,117 @@ try {
     await settleTextBackings(false);
     checkSceneChrome(`narrow ${layout}`, before, await readSceneChrome());
   }
+  // The lower-left readout sits --gev-credits-reserve (2.75rem) above the
+  // attribution anchor; the reserve covers a 28px logo row, so the readout box
+  // clears the row by 1rem.
+  const readCornerGeometry = () =>
+    page.evaluate(() => {
+      const banner = document.querySelector('#intel-hud .hud-bottom-bar');
+      const coordinates = document.querySelector('#intel-hud .hud-bottom-left');
+      // The fixed host has zero size; Cesium positions its actual row inside it.
+      const credits = document.querySelector(
+        '#cesium-credits .cesium-widget-credits',
+      );
+      const coordinateBox = coordinates.getBoundingClientRect();
+      const creditBox = credits.getBoundingClientRect();
+      return {
+        bannerHidden: getComputedStyle(banner).display === 'none',
+        coordinatesVisible: coordinateBox.width > 0 && coordinateBox.height > 0,
+        coordinatesHidden: getComputedStyle(coordinates).display === 'none',
+        creditsVisible: creditBox.width > 0 && creditBox.height > 0,
+        creditRowHeight: creditBox.height,
+        gap: creditBox.top - coordinateBox.bottom,
+        bottom: getComputedStyle(coordinates).bottom,
+      };
+    });
+  const clearsCredits = (geometry) =>
+    geometry.coordinatesVisible &&
+    geometry.creditsVisible &&
+    geometry.creditRowHeight <= 28.5 &&
+    geometry.gap >= 15.5;
+  for (const viewport of [
+    { width: 1600, height: 900 },
+    { width: 1024, height: 700 },
+    { width: 820, height: 700 },
+    { width: 390, height: 844 },
+  ]) {
+    await page.setViewport(viewport);
+    for (const layout of ['minimal', 'tactical']) {
+      await page.select('#hud-layout-select', layout);
+      for (const enabled of [true, false]) {
+        await page.evaluate(
+          (enabled) =>
+            window.__godsEyeView.styleManager.applyVisualState({
+              scope: { enabled },
+            }),
+          enabled,
+        );
+        await settleTextBackings(enabled);
+        // Wait for the responsive shell and the real attribution logo to settle.
+        await page.waitForFunction(
+          (mobile) =>
+            document.body.classList.contains('mobile-shell') === mobile &&
+            [...document.querySelectorAll('#cesium-credits img')].some(
+              (img) => img.complete && img.naturalWidth > 0,
+            ),
+          {},
+          viewport.width <= 720,
+        );
+        const geometry = await readCornerGeometry();
+        const name = `${layout === 'minimal' ? 'Minimal' : 'Tactical'} ${viewport.width}px Scope ${enabled ? 'ON' : 'OFF'}`;
+        if (layout === 'minimal') {
+          check(
+            `${name}: centred coordinate banner stays hidden`,
+            geometry.bannerHidden,
+            geometry,
+          );
+        }
+        if (viewport.width <= 720) {
+          check(
+            `${name}: phone hides the coordinate readout and keeps attribution`,
+            geometry.coordinatesHidden && geometry.creditsVisible,
+            geometry,
+          );
+        } else {
+          check(
+            `${name}: coordinate block clears the full attribution row by 1rem`,
+            clearsCredits(geometry),
+            geometry,
+          );
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  // Cockpit's corner offset outranks every layout's. The body class carries
+  // that layout; entering for real needs a tracked aircraft.
+  await page.select('#hud-layout-select', 'minimal');
+  for (const viewport of [
+    { width: 1600, height: 900 },
+    { width: 1024, height: 700 },
+  ]) {
+    await page.setViewport(viewport);
+    await page.waitForFunction(
+      () => !document.body.classList.contains('mobile-shell'),
+    );
+    await page.evaluate(() => document.body.classList.add('cockpit-mode'));
+    for (const enabled of [true, false]) {
+      await page.evaluate(
+        (enabled) =>
+          window.__godsEyeView.styleManager.applyVisualState({
+            scope: { enabled },
+          }),
+        enabled,
+      );
+      await settleTextBackings(enabled);
+      const geometry = await readCornerGeometry();
+      check(
+        `Cockpit Minimal ${viewport.width}px Scope ${enabled ? 'ON' : 'OFF'}: coordinate block clears the full attribution row by 1rem`,
+        clearsCredits(geometry),
+        geometry,
+      );
+    }
+    await page.evaluate(() => document.body.classList.remove('cockpit-mode'));
+  }
   check('runtime has no uncaught browser errors', errors.length === 0, errors);
 } finally {
   await browser.close();

src/creditAttribution.test.mjs

@@ -299,9 +299,26 @@ function resolve(candidates, prop, width, label) {
   return winner;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Inline a custom property declared once, on a bare :root, so an offset written
+ * through it evaluates to the length it stands for. Anything else stays a
+ * var() for toPx to vet.
+ */
+function inlineRootVars(value) {
+  const inlined = value.replace(/var\((--[\w-]+)\)/g, (match, name) => {
+    const declarations = RULES.flatMap((rule) =>
+      rule.decls.filter((decl) => decl.prop === name).map((decl) => ({ rule, decl })));
+    if (declarations.length !== 1) return match;
+    const [{ rule, decl }] = declarations;
+    if (rule.media.length || rule.parts.join() !== ':root') return match;
+    return decl.value.replace(/^calc\((.*)\)$/, '$1');
+  });
+  return inlined === value || /^calc\(/.test(inlined) ? inlined : `calc(${inlined})`;
+}
+
 /** Evaluate a length. Anything the model cannot resolve exactly fails loudly. */
 function toPx(value, viewportHeight, where) {
-  const trimmed = value.trim();
+  const trimmed = inlineRootVars(value.trim());
   const inner = /^calc\(/.test(trimmed) ? trimmed.slice(5, -1) : trimmed;
   assert.doesNotMatch(inner, /\bcalc\(/, `nested calc() in ${where}: "${value}"`);
   assert.doesNotMatch(inner, /\b(min|max|clamp|env|attr|round|mod)\(/, `unmodelled function in ${where}: "${value}"`);
@@ -579,7 +596,7 @@ test('the dock anchor changes at 720px — the 2vh cancellation is band-limited'
   assert.equal(resolve(['#command-dock'], 'bottom', 800, 'dock').decl.value, '2vh');
   assert.equal(resolve(['#command-dock'], 'bottom', 720, 'dock').decl.value, '8px');
   assert.equal(
-    resolve(CREDIT_SELECTORS, 'bottom', 720, 'credit').decl.value,
+    inlineRootVars(resolve(CREDIT_SELECTORS, 'bottom', 720, 'credit').decl.value),
     'calc(2vh + 5rem)',
     'the credit keeps its 2vh base below 720px — that asymmetry is the whole hazard',
   );

src/ui/cyberTheme.test.mjs

@@ -429,24 +429,48 @@ test('Cyber dock pins escape the tray mask and its decoration overrides the lega
   assert.match(decoration, /pointer-events:\s*none;/);
 });
 
-test('Cyber lower-left telemetry tracks the credit anchor with clearance for its logo row', () => {
-  const telemetry = cssRuleBody(
-    cyberStyles,
-    /#intel-hud\[data-variant='cyber'\] \.hud-bottom-left/,
-  );
-  const offset = telemetry.match(/bottom:\s*calc\(2vh \+ ([\d.]+)rem\);/);
-  assert.ok(offset, 'telemetry must retain the attribution viewport anchor');
+test('lower-left telemetry tracks the credit anchor with clearance for its logo row', () => {
   const credits = read('./styles/command-dock-trays.css');
+  const anchor = cssRuleBody(credits, /:root/);
+  assert.match(anchor, /--gev-credits-bottom:\s*calc\(2vh \+ 5rem\);/);
+  const reserve = anchor.match(/--gev-credits-reserve:\s*([\d.]+)rem;/);
+  assert.ok(
+    Number(reserve?.[1]) >= 2.75,
+    'reserve the 28px logo row, baseline descent and 12px clearance at the 16px root size',
+  );
   const creditOffsets = [
-    ...credits.matchAll(
-      /#cesium-credits\s*\{[^}]*bottom:\s*calc\(2vh \+ ([\d.]+)rem\);/g,
-    ),
+    ...credits.matchAll(/#cesium-credits\s*\{[^}]*bottom:\s*([^;]+);/g),
   ];
   assert.ok(creditOffsets.length > 0);
   for (const credit of creditOffsets) {
-    assert.ok(
-      Number(offset[1]) - Number(credit[1]) >= 2.75,
-      'reserve the 28px logo row, baseline descent and 12px clearance at the 16px root size',
+    assert.equal(credit[1], 'var(--gev-credits-bottom)');
+  }
+  const reserved =
+    /bottom:\s*calc\(var\(--gev-credits-bottom\) \+ var\(--gev-credits-reserve\)\);/;
+  assert.match(
+    cssRuleBody(cyberStyles, /#intel-hud\[data-variant='cyber'\] \.hud-bottom-left/),
+    reserved,
+  );
+  assert.match(
+    cssRuleBody(
+      credits,
+      /#intel-hud\[data-variant='tactical'\] \.hud-bottom-left,\s*#intel-hud\[data-variant='minimal'\] \.hud-bottom-left/,
+    ),
+    reserved,
+  );
+  // Cockpit's corner offset outranks the layouts' rules, so it reserves too.
+  assert.match(
+    read('./styles/cockpit.css'),
+    new RegExp(
+      `\\nbody\\.cockpit-mode #intel-hud \\.hud-bottom-left\\s*\\{[^}]*${reserved.source}`,
+    ),
+  );
+  // One rule owns each layout's lower-left offset; import order must not decide it.
+  for (const file of ['overlays.css', 'command-dock.css', 'command-dock-compact.css']) {
+    assert.doesNotMatch(
+      read(`./styles/${file}`),
+      /\[data-variant='\w+'\] \.hud-bottom-left\s*\{[^}]*bottom:/,
+      file,
     );
   }
   assert.doesNotMatch(cyberStyles, /\.hud-bottom-left\s*\{\s*bottom:\s*60px;/);

src/ui/styles/cockpit.css

@@ -2059,10 +2059,16 @@ body.cockpit-mode #intel-hud .hud-top-left,
 body.cockpit-mode #intel-hud .hud-top-right {
   top: clamp(104px, 13vh, 138px);
 }
-body.cockpit-mode #intel-hud .hud-bottom-left,
 body.cockpit-mode #intel-hud .hud-bottom-right {
   bottom: clamp(84px, 11vh, 118px);
 }
+/* The lower-left readout sits over the attribution row, which keeps its map
+   position in Cockpit. Scaling from its bottom edge keeps it on that reserve
+   and below the context window's rail. */
+body.cockpit-mode #intel-hud .hud-bottom-left {
+  bottom: calc(var(--gev-credits-bottom) + var(--gev-credits-reserve));
+  transform-origin: left bottom;
+}
 body.cockpit-mode #intel-hud .hud-summary-wrap {
   max-width: min(34vw, 380px);
 }

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

@@ -380,14 +380,6 @@ body:not(.ui-clean-view):not(.recording-mode) #cesium-credits {
   bottom: calc(2vh + 4.7rem);
 }
 
-#intel-hud[data-variant='minimal'] .hud-bottom-left {
-  bottom: calc(2vh + 5.4rem);
-}
-
-#intel-hud[data-variant='minimal'] .hud-bottom-bar {
-  bottom: calc(2vh + 8.9rem);
-}
-
 @media (max-width: 900px) {
   #command-dock #location-bar .location-toolbar-label {
     overflow: hidden;

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

@@ -448,6 +448,14 @@
   letter-spacing: 0.035rem;
 }
 
+/* The attribution row's anchor above the command dock. HUD readouts over the
+   row sit the reserve above it: the 28px logo row, baseline descent and 12px
+   clearance at the 16px root size. */
+:root {
+  --gev-credits-bottom: calc(2vh + 5rem);
+  --gev-credits-reserve: 2.75rem;
+}
+
 /* Keep the complete inline attribution row above the command dock. */
 body:not(.ui-clean-view):not(.recording-mode) #cesium-credits,
 body:not(.ui-clean-view):not(.recording-mode):has(
@@ -455,30 +463,20 @@ body:not(.ui-clean-view):not(.recording-mode):has(
   )
   #cesium-credits {
   right: auto;
-  bottom: calc(2vh + 5rem);
+  bottom: var(--gev-credits-bottom);
   left: 1.5rem;
   width: auto !important;
   max-width: calc(100vw - 3rem);
   text-align: left;
 }
 
-#intel-hud[data-variant='tactical'] .hud-bottom-left,
 #intel-hud[data-variant='tactical'] .hud-bottom-right {
   bottom: calc(2vh + 6.5rem);
 }
 
+#intel-hud[data-variant='tactical'] .hud-bottom-left,
 #intel-hud[data-variant='minimal'] .hud-bottom-left {
-  bottom: calc(2vh + 5.4rem);
-}
-
-:root[data-scope-mask='off']
-  #intel-hud[data-variant='minimal']
-  .hud-bottom-left {
-  bottom: calc(2vh + 6.5rem);
-}
-
-#intel-hud[data-variant='minimal'] .hud-bottom-bar {
-  bottom: calc(2vh + 9rem);
+  bottom: calc(var(--gev-credits-bottom) + var(--gev-credits-reserve));
 }
 
 @media (max-width: 900px) {
@@ -487,7 +485,7 @@ body:not(.ui-clean-view):not(.recording-mode):has(
       #intel-hud[data-variant='minimal'].active
     )
     #cesium-credits {
-    bottom: calc(2vh + 5rem);
+    bottom: var(--gev-credits-bottom);
     left: 0.75rem;
     max-width: calc(100vw - 1.5rem);
   }

src/ui/styles/command-dock.css

@@ -243,14 +243,6 @@ body.recording-mode #cesium-credits {
   left: 36px;
 }
 
-#intel-hud[data-variant='minimal'] .hud-bottom-left {
-  bottom: calc(2vh + 7.5rem);
-}
-
-#intel-hud[data-variant='minimal'] .hud-bottom-bar {
-  bottom: calc(2vh + 11.5rem);
-}
-
 @media (max-width: 980px) {
   #command-dock {
     grid-template-areas:
@@ -277,14 +269,6 @@ body.recording-mode #cesium-credits {
   body:not(.ui-clean-view):not(.recording-mode) #cesium-credits {
     bottom: calc(2vh + 9.5rem);
   }
-
-  #intel-hud[data-variant='minimal'] .hud-bottom-left {
-    bottom: calc(2vh + 12rem);
-  }
-
-  #intel-hud[data-variant='minimal'] .hud-bottom-bar {
-    bottom: calc(2vh + 16rem);
-  }
 }
 
 @media (max-width: 720px) {

src/ui/styles/cyber.css

@@ -1605,9 +1605,9 @@
 }
 
 /* Attribution's logo row extends above its text baseline. Reserve the whole
-   row plus a gap above the dock-relative 2vh + 5rem credit position. */
+   row plus a gap above the dock-relative credit anchor. */
 #intel-hud[data-variant='cyber'] .hud-bottom-left {
-  bottom: calc(2vh + 7.75rem);
+  bottom: calc(var(--gev-credits-bottom) + var(--gev-credits-reserve));
 }
 
 #intel-hud[data-variant='cyber'] .hud-corner {

src/ui/styles/overlays.css

@@ -306,15 +306,6 @@
   top: 88px;
 }
 
-#intel-hud[data-variant='minimal'] .hud-bottom-left {
-  bottom: 12vh;
-}
-
-#intel-hud[data-variant='minimal'] .hud-bottom-bar {
-  display: flex;
-  bottom: calc(12vh + 4rem);
-}
-
 #intel-hud[data-variant='minimal'] .hud-summary-wrap {
   max-width: 280px;
 }
@@ -374,29 +365,6 @@
   opacity: 0.5;
 }
 
-:root[data-scope-mask='off']
-  #intel-hud[data-variant='minimal']
-  .hud-bottom-bar {
-  background: transparent;
-}
-
-:root[data-scope-mask='off']
-  #intel-hud[data-variant='minimal']
-  .hud-bottom-bar {
-  width: fit-content;
-  max-width: calc(100vw - 120px);
-  gap: 24px;
-}
-
-:root[data-scope-mask='off']
-  #intel-hud[data-variant='minimal']
-  .hud-bottom-bar
-  .hud-readout {
-  overflow: hidden;
-  white-space: nowrap;
-  text-overflow: ellipsis;
-}
-
 :root[data-scope-mask='off']:not([data-ui-theme='cyber'])
   #title-bar
   h1::before {