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Then open the \"native, top-layer\" version\n      and watch it escape clean — that's what \u003Ccode>::picker(select)\u003C\u002Fcode> buys you.\n    \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"panel\">\n      \u003Cdiv class=\"panel-label\">\u003Cspan class=\"n\">1\u003C\u002Fspan> Pick a dropdown to open\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n      \u003Cdiv class=\"seg\" id=\"mode\" role=\"tablist\" aria-label=\"Dropdown implementation\">\n        \u003Cbutton class=\"btn sm\" data-mode=\"fake\" aria-pressed=\"true\">Hand-built <div> popup\u003C\u002Fbutton>\n        \u003Cbutton class=\"btn sm\" data-mode=\"native\" aria-pressed=\"false\">Native, top-layer popup\u003C\u002Fbutton>\n      \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n      \u003Cdiv class=\"btn-row\" style=\"margin-top:12px\">\n        \u003Cbutton class=\"btn primary\" id=\"reset\">Reset\u003C\u002Fbutton>\n      \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n    \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"panel\">\n      \u003Cdiv class=\"panel-label\">\u003Cspan class=\"n\">2\u003C\u002Fspan> Result\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n      \u003Cdiv class=\"card\" id=\"card\">\n        \u003Cspan class=\"card-label\">card · overflow: hidden\u003C\u002Fspan>\n        \u003Cbutton class=\"trigger\" id=\"trigger\">\n          \u003Cspan class=\"flag\" id=\"triggerFlag\">🇨🇦\u003C\u002Fspan>\n          \u003Cspan id=\"triggerText\">Canada\u003C\u002Fspan>\n          \u003Cspan aria-hidden=\"true\">▾\u003C\u002Fspan>\n        \u003C\u002Fbutton>\n\n        \u003Cdiv class=\"fake-popup\" id=\"fakePopup\" role=\"listbox\" aria-label=\"Country (hand-built)\">\n          \u003Cdiv class=\"fake-opt\" data-flag=\"🇨🇦\" data-name=\"Canada\">🇨🇦 Canada\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n          \u003Cdiv class=\"fake-opt\" data-flag=\"🇯🇵\" data-name=\"Japan\">🇯🇵 Japan\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n          \u003Cdiv class=\"fake-opt\" data-flag=\"🇧🇷\" data-name=\"Brazil\">🇧🇷 Brazil\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n        \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n      \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n      \u003Cdiv class=\"status\" id=\"status\" style=\"margin-top:12px\">\n        \u003Cspan class=\"dot info\" id=\"dot\">\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan id=\"statusText\">Ready — open the hand-built popup first.\u003C\u002Fspan>\n      \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n      \u003Cp class=\"hint\" id=\"hint\">\n        Caption: the hand-built popup is a normal child <div> of the card, so\n        \u003Ccode>overflow: hidden\u003C\u002Fcode> clips it exactly like it clips an overflowing image.\n      \u003C\u002Fp>\n    \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n  \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n  \u003C!-- Rendered outside the clipped card on purpose — this is the \"escapes to the\n       top layer\" behavior, simulated with position: fixed since browser support\n       for the real appearance: base-select popup is still rolling out. -->\n  \u003Cdiv class=\"escaped-popup\" id=\"escapedPopup\" role=\"listbox\" aria-label=\"Country (native)\">\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"fake-opt\" data-flag=\"🇨🇦\" data-name=\"Canada\">🇨🇦 Canada\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"fake-opt\" data-flag=\"🇯🇵\" data-name=\"Japan\">🇯🇵 Japan\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"fake-opt\" data-flag=\"🇧🇷\" data-name=\"Brazil\">🇧🇷 Brazil\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n  \u003C\u002Fdiv>","\u002F*\n * Shared playground design system — daily-post\n * ============================================\n * Link it from any post's playground\u002Findex.html (no per-post boilerplate):\n *\n *   \u003Clink rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"..\u002F..\u002F..\u002Fplayground\u002Fassets\u002Fbase.css\" \u002F>\n *\n * The relative path resolves the same locally (posts\u002F\u003Cbase>\u002Fplayground\u002F) and on\n * the deployed host (public\u002Fposts\u002F\u003Cbase>\u002Fplayground\u002F), because build-site.js\n * mirrors this file to public\u002Fplayground\u002Fassets\u002Fbase.css. For a CodeSandbox\n * --embed, playground.js inlines this file so the single-file sandbox still styles.\n *\n * Then write ONLY the demo-specific CSS in your inline \u003Cstyle>. Everything below\n * — tokens, layout, panels, buttons, toggles, sliders, code blocks, status\u002Flog,\n * banners, presets — comes for free and looks consistent across every post.\n *\n * Theme-aware: dark by default, light via prefers-color-scheme AND a\n * [data-theme] override on \u003Chtml> (so a toggle can force either). Accessible:\n * real focus rings, adequate contrast, reduced-motion honored.\n *\u002F\n\n\u002F* ---------- design tokens ---------- *\u002F\n:root {\n  --bg: #0d1117;\n  --bg-grid: #ffffff0a;\n  --panel: #161b22;\n  --panel-2: #0b0e14;\n  --card: #0b0e14;\n  --ink: #e8ebf2;\n  --muted: #9aa4b2;\n  --faint: #6b7688;\n  --line: #232a35;\n  --line-soft: #ffffff12;\n  --accent: #7c9cff;\n  --accent-ink: #0b0e14;\n  --good: #3fb950;\n  --warn: #f0883e;\n  --bad: #f85149;\n  --info: #58a6ff;\n  --radius: 14px;\n  --radius-sm: 9px;\n  --shadow: 0 8px 30px #0006;\n  --shadow-sm: 0 4px 14px #0005;\n  --mono: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, \"SF Mono\", Menlo, Consolas, \"Liberation Mono\", monospace;\n  --sans: ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, \"Segoe UI\", Roboto, \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif;\n  color-scheme: dark;\n}\n\n\u002F* Light theme — system preference, overridable by [data-theme] on \u003Chtml>. *\u002F\n@media (prefers-color-scheme: light) {\n  :root:not([data-theme=\"dark\"]) {\n    --bg: #f4f6fb;\n    --bg-grid: #00000008;\n    --panel: #ffffff;\n    --panel-2: #f0f3f9;\n    --card: #f7f9fc;\n    --ink: #131722;\n    --muted: #5b6472;\n    --faint: #8a93a3;\n    --line: #e2e7f0;\n    --line-soft: #00000010;\n    --accent: #2f6df0;\n    --accent-ink: #ffffff;\n    --good: #1a7f37;\n    --warn: #bc4c00;\n    --bad: #cf222e;\n    --info: #0969da;\n    --shadow: 0 8px 30px #0000001f;\n    --shadow-sm: 0 4px 14px #00000014;\n    color-scheme: light;\n  }\n}\n:root[data-theme=\"light\"] {\n  --bg: #f4f6fb;\n  --bg-grid: #00000008;\n  --panel: #ffffff;\n  --panel-2: #f0f3f9;\n  --card: #f7f9fc;\n  --ink: #131722;\n  --muted: #5b6472;\n  --faint: #8a93a3;\n  --line: #e2e7f0;\n  --line-soft: #00000010;\n  --accent: #2f6df0;\n  --accent-ink: #ffffff;\n  --good: #1a7f37;\n  --warn: #bc4c00;\n  --bad: #cf222e;\n  --info: #0969da;\n  --shadow: 0 8px 30px #0000001f;\n  --shadow-sm: 0 4px 14px #00000014;\n  color-scheme: light;\n}\n\n\u002F* ---------- reset & base ---------- *\u002F\n*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }\n\nbody {\n  margin: 0;\n  min-height: 100vh;\n  font-family: var(--sans);\n  color: var(--ink);\n  background:\n    radial-gradient(circle at 1px 1px, var(--bg-grid) 1px, transparent 0) 0 0 \u002F 24px 24px,\n    var(--bg);\n  display: flex;\n  justify-content: center;\n  align-items: flex-start;\n  padding: clamp(14px, 3vw, 26px);\n  line-height: 1.55;\n  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;\n  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;\n}\n\n\u002F* The single content column. *\u002F\n.pg {\n  width: 100%;\n  max-width: 860px;\n}\n\n\u002F* ---------- header ---------- *\u002F\n.pg-title {\n  font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 1rem + 1vw, 1.4rem);\n  font-weight: 800;\n  letter-spacing: -0.02em;\n  margin: 0 0 4px;\n  display: flex;\n  align-items: center;\n  gap: 9px;\n}\n.pg-sub {\n  color: var(--muted);\n  font-size: 0.92rem;\n  line-height: 1.5;\n  margin: 0 0 16px;\n  max-width: 66ch;\n}\n.pg-sub strong, .pg-sub b { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 700; }\n.pg-sub code { font-family: var(--mono); 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gap: 10px; }\n.grow { flex: 1 1 0; min-width: 0; }\n.wrap-controls { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 16px 24px; align-items: flex-end; }\n.field { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 7px; min-width: 0; }\n.field > .label, .ctl-label {\n  font-size: 0.7rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.04em;\n  color: var(--muted); font-weight: 800;\n}\n\n\u002F* ---------- buttons ---------- *\u002F\n.btn {\n  font: inherit; font-weight: 650; font-size: 0.88rem;\n  cursor: pointer; user-select: none;\n  border: 1px solid var(--line);\n  background: var(--card); color: var(--ink);\n  padding: 9px 15px; border-radius: var(--radius-sm);\n  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;\n  transition: background .15s ease, border-color .15s ease, transform .05s ease, color .15s ease;\n}\n.btn:hover { background: var(--line-soft); border-color: var(--muted); }\n.btn:active { transform: translateY(1px); }\n.btn:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--accent); outline-offset: 2px; }\n.btn[disabled] { opacity: 0.45; cursor: not-allowed; }\n.btn.primary { background: var(--accent); border-color: var(--accent); color: var(--accent-ink); }\n.btn.primary:hover { filter: brightness(1.08); background: var(--accent); }\n.btn.good { background: var(--good); border-color: var(--good); color: #04140a; }\n.btn.bad  { background: var(--bad);  border-color: var(--bad);  color: #fff; }\n.btn.ghost { background: transparent; }\n.btn.sm { padding: 6px 11px; font-size: 0.82rem; }\n\n.btn-row { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 9px; }\n\n\u002F* Segmented control — a row of buttons where one is active (aria-pressed). *\u002F\n.seg { display: inline-flex; background: var(--card); border: 1px solid var(--line);\n  border-radius: var(--radius-sm); padding: 3px; gap: 3px; }\n.seg button {\n  font: inherit; font-weight: 650; font-size: 0.84rem; cursor: pointer;\n  border: none; background: transparent; color: var(--muted);\n  padding: 7px 13px; border-radius: 7px;\n  transition: background .15s ease, color .15s ease;\n}\n.seg button:hover { color: var(--ink); 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}\n.toggle input:checked + .switch { background: var(--good); border-color: var(--good); }\n.toggle input:checked + .switch::after { transform: translateX(19px); background: #fff; }\n.toggle input:focus-visible + .switch { outline: 2px solid var(--accent); outline-offset: 2px; }\n\n\u002F* ---------- range slider ---------- *\u002F\ninput[type=\"range\"] {\n  -webkit-appearance: none; appearance: none; width: 100%; height: 6px;\n  background: var(--line); border-radius: 999px; outline: none; cursor: pointer; margin: 8px 0;\n}\ninput[type=\"range\"]::-webkit-slider-thumb {\n  -webkit-appearance: none; appearance: none; width: 19px; height: 19px; border-radius: 50%;\n  background: var(--accent); border: 2px solid var(--panel); box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm); cursor: pointer;\n}\ninput[type=\"range\"]::-moz-range-thumb {\n  width: 19px; height: 19px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--accent);\n  border: 2px solid var(--panel); box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm); cursor: pointer;\n}\ninput[type=\"range\"]:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--accent); 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