Tron Theme - Deployment Guide

✅ Implementation Complete!

All Tron theme features have been successfully implemented. Your website now features:

• 🎨 Cinematic Tron color scheme (cyan, electric blue, pink on black)
• ✨ Animated grid background with light trails and particles
• 🖱️ Mouse-reactive effects and interactions
• 📜 Smooth scroll parallax
• 💫 Neon glow effects throughout
• 🎯 3D hover effects on project cards
• ⚡ Performance-optimized animations

Quick Deploy to GitHub Pages

Option 1: Direct Push (Recommended)

Since GitHub Pages automatically builds Jekyll sites, you can deploy with:

git add .
git commit -m "Implement Tron theme transformation with animated background"
git push origin main

Your site will be live at https://insdaguirre.github.io in 1-2 minutes!

Option 2: Preview Changes First

If you want to preview locally before deploying:

# Update Gemfile.lock for newer Ruby version
bundle update --bundler
bundle install

# Start local server
bundle exec jekyll serve

# Visit http://localhost:4000

Note: If you encounter bundler version issues, you can skip local preview and deploy directly to GitHub Pages.

Files Changed

New Files:

• assets/js/background.js - Animated Tron background system
• TRON_THEME_CHANGES.md - Implementation summary
• DEPLOYMENT_GUIDE.md - This file

Modified Files:

• assets/css/main.css - Complete Tron redesign
• assets/js/main.js - Enhanced interactions
• _layouts/default.html - Added canvas element

Verification Checklist

After deployment, verify these features work:

Desktop

• ✅ Animated grid background visible
• ✅ Light trails moving across screen
• ✅ Particles floating and reacting to mouse
• ✅ Hero title typing animation
• ✅ Project cards glow and tilt on hover
• ✅ Smooth scrolling with parallax
• ✅ Navigation links have animated underlines
• ✅ Profile image has rotating neon ring

Mobile

• ✅ Background animations simplified for performance
• ✅ Navigation menu opens with hamburger icon
• ✅ All content readable and accessible
• ✅ Touch interactions work smoothly

Browser Testing

Recommended browsers to test:

• Chrome/Edge (latest)
• Firefox (latest)
• Safari (latest)
• Mobile Safari (iOS)
• Chrome Mobile (Android)

Performance Notes

The animated background is optimized for performance:

• Uses RequestAnimationFrame for 60fps
• Canvas automatically resizes
• Reduced animation complexity on mobile
• Respects prefers-reduced-motion setting

Customization

Adjust Animation Speed

Edit assets/js/background.js:

// Line 71: Light trail speed
speed: 0.5 + Math.random() * 1.5,  // Increase multiplier for faster

// Line 95: Particle speed
vx: (Math.random() - 0.5) * 0.5,   // Increase for faster particles

Change Colors

Edit assets/css/main.css:

:root {
    --primary: #00f0ff;      /* Cyan */
    --secondary: #0080ff;    /* Electric Blue */
    --accent: #ff006e;       /* Pink */
}

Adjust Glow Intensity

Edit assets/css/main.css:

--glow-cyan-strong: 0 0 10px rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.8),
                    0 0 20px rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.5),
                    0 0 40px rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.3),
                    0 0 60px rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.1);

Troubleshooting

Background not showing

• Check browser console for errors
• Verify background.js loaded before main.js
• Ensure canvas element exists in HTML

Animations too slow/fast

• Adjust speed values in background.js
• Check device performance

Mobile performance issues

• Animations automatically simplify on mobile
• Reduce particle count in background.js line 85

Jekyll build fails locally

• Update bundler: gem install bundler
• Update gems: bundle update
• Or skip local testing and push to GitHub Pages

Next Steps

1. Deploy: Push changes to GitHub
2. Test: Visit your live site in multiple browsers
3. Share: Show off your new Tron-themed portfolio!
4. Iterate: Customize colors, speeds, or effects to your liking

Support

If you encounter any issues:

1. Check browser console for JavaScript errors
2. Verify all files were committed and pushed
3. Wait 2-3 minutes after push for GitHub Pages to rebuild
4. Clear browser cache and hard refresh (Cmd+Shift+R / Ctrl+Shift+R)

🚀 Ready to deploy? Run:

git add . && git commit -m "Implement Tron theme" && git push origin main

Your Tron-themed portfolio will be live in minutes! 🎉