Floating layers and status feedback

Photo Library Help Popover

Complete a help popover in a photo library scenario: includes real content, actionable controls, clear state feedback, and responsive layouts.

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    <header class="mast"><div><span class="eyebrow">minimal / Help Popover / INTERMEDIATE</span><h1>Photo Library Help Popover</h1><p class="intro">Complete a help popover in a photo library scenario: includes real content, actionable controls, clear state feedback, and responsive layouts.</p></div><span class="scenario">Photo Library</span></header>
    <figure class="composition-gallery"><section class="demo" aria-label="Photo Library Help Popover Interaction Area"><div class="workflow-compare"><form id="workflowCompareControls" class="compare-controls"><fieldset><legend>Reference Channel</legend><label><input type="radio" name="workflowChannel" value="A" checked>A · Original Version</label><label><input type="radio" name="workflowChannel" value="B">B · Revised Edition</label></fieldset><label>Filter Strength Weight<input id="workflowCompareWeight" type="range" min="10" max="90" value="50"><output id="workflowCompareWeightValue">50 %</output></label><label><input id="workflowCompareFreeze" type="checkbox">Freeze current version</label><button id="workflowCompareCapture" class="action primary" type="button">Sample and Save Versions</button><ol id="workflowCompareShelf" aria-label="Version Sampling Record"></ol></form><section class="compare-stage"><header><span class="eyebrow">Photo library COMPARE</span><h2>Photo version side-by-side comparison</h2><output id="workflowCompareLive">Version A waiting for sampling</output></header><section id="workflowCore" class="workflow-core compare-core" data-compare-channel="A" style="--compare-split:50%"><!-- 11DZ_CORE_START:overlays-feedback-help-popover --><section class="help-popover-demo"><div class="help-document"><span class="eyebrow">HELP POPOVER</span><h2>Photo Library Setup Instructions</h2><p>Help content opens in place from the trigger button without interrupting the current task.</p><div class="help-setting"><div><strong>Photo library favorites</strong><small>Keep the most recent configuration</small></div><button id="helpPopoverTrigger" type="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="helpPopover" data-core-bridge="overlays-feedback-help-popover">What is this?</button><label class="help-toggle"><input type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Enable Photo Library Favorites"><span aria-hidden="true"></span></label></div></div><div id="helpPopover" class="help-popover" popover role="note"><header><span>QUICK HELP</span><button id="helpPopoverClose" type="button" aria-label="Close Help">×</button></header><h3>Photo library favorites</h3><p>When enabled, preferences are saved only in the current browser and no network requests are made.</p><a href="#help-detail">View full instructions</a></div><aside class="help-tip"><span aria-hidden="true">?</span><p>Supports Popover API; older browsers automatically fall back to a switchable panel.</p></aside></section><!-- 11DZ_CORE_END --></section></section></div><p id="status" class="status" role="status" aria-live="polite"></p></section><figcaption class="gallery-caption"><strong>Photo Library / GALLERY 03</strong></figcaption></figure>
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