Four jobs in columns

The four jobs side by side on cotton (See, Shape, Govern, Run), each with its lede, its facts and a link, numbered in job order.

Template · stable · v1.0.0 · owner: Site system lead · contract 19 of 20 points (open: figma)

Do and don't

Do: Four jobs

Rendered by flow-section.ts

Open example: Four jobs in columns · Do: Four jobs Use the full-page example to follow page links.

The sequence at a glance.

Do: Numbered in order

Rendered by flow-section.ts

Open example: Four jobs in columns · Do: Numbered in order Use the full-page example to follow page links.

Numbers mean the job order.

Don't: Five columns

Rendered by flow-section.ts

Open example: Four jobs in columns · Don't: Five columns Use the full-page example to follow page links.

Four jobs, four columns.

Don't: Numbered features

Rendered by flow-section.ts

Open example: Four jobs in columns · Don't: Numbered features Use the full-page example to follow page links.

Numbering is only for the job sequence.

Rules

RuleWhyCheck
Only the job sequence is numbered.Numbers that appear everywhere stop meaning order (D-SITE-006).Automated: scripts/site/system/check-pages.ts (numbering outside job templates)

API

PropTypeRequiredDefaultWhat it does
idstringYesSection id.
headinghtmlYesThe h2.
introhtmlYesThe intro.
colslistYesThe four jobs: title, lede, body.

Contract details

The full contract: identity, anatomy, variants, states, tokens, layout, motion, accessibility, content, tests

Identity

AspectValue
Idflow-section
LayerTemplates
Categorysection
OwnerSite system lead
Statusstable
Version1.0.0
Sourceapps/showcase/site/system/templates/flow-section.ts (private repository; the contract and the render function are this one module)
VersionDateChange
1.0.02026-10-26Four jobs in columns as one module: its markup moved out of the page builder (scripts/site) into the system.

Use when

  • After the lead, to lay out the job sequence. Why: Readers see the whole method before each job's detail.

Do not use when

  • For anything but the job sequence. Why: Numbering is only for the job sequence (D-SITE-006).

Anatomy

PartWhat it is
rootsection.l-cols named by its h2
headdiv.l-cols-head: h2 and intro
gridol.l-cols-grid: one li per job, numbered by CSS counter, topped by the job's dye rule
colh3, p.l-cols-lede, facts list, ArrowLink

Made of: heading, text, arrow-link.

Used in: page-landing.

Variants

VariantWhenWhy
defaultWherever the page declaration places it.One shape per job keeps pages predictable.

States

StateRendered or not applicable
defaultdefault
hoverNot applicable: The four jobs in columns is not interactive, so it has no hover state.
focus-visibleNot applicable: The four jobs in columns does not take focus; links and buttons inside it carry their own focus ring.
activeNot applicable: The four jobs in columns cannot be pressed.
disabledNot applicable: The four jobs in columns has nothing to disable.
loadingNot applicable: The four jobs in columns is rendered at build time and is complete when the page loads.
emptyNot applicable: The four jobs in columns is not rendered without content; the builder skips it.
errorNot applicable: The four jobs in columns shows no data that can fail.
currentNot applicable: The four jobs in columns has no current item.
visitedNot applicable: The four jobs in columns is not a link.
expandedNot applicable: The four jobs in columns does not open or close.

Tokens

PartToken
col.rule--rule-heavy in the job's dye (teal, madder, saffron, indigo)
number.font--type-label
title.font--type-h2

Layout

AspectValue
breakpointsRequired review at 390, 768, 1024 and 1440 px; execution is not implied by this declaration; columns stack under 768 px; the wrap keeps a 16 px gutter on phones.
wrappingText wraps; nothing scrolls sideways.
textExpansionJapanese runs 20 to 40% longer; headings break between phrases (jaBreaks) and blocks grow downwards.

Spacing and rhythm

AspectValue
internalOne padding: --section above (D-SITE-005).
externalCotton.
rhythmColumns, then the four Job sections.

Motion

AspectValue
NoneNo intrinsic element animation. The optional claude-entrance consumer profile may translate below-fold structure once (20px, --dur-weave, --ease-enter, --stagger); reduced motion disables it. This preserved baseline entrance is separate from element playback.

Runtime and reuse

  1. Render-only element; mount any registered child enhancements separately. Preserve required Site CSS, fonts, responsive and locale rules from nativeElement.

Accessibility passport

AspectValue
roleregion (section) named by its heading
nameIts h2, by aria-labelledby
keyboardLinks and buttons inside, in reading order.
focusThe --focus ring on every link and button inside.
screenReaderRead in source order; decorative weaving is aria-hidden.
contrastInk on cotton 14:1; text on every dye field 4.5:1 or better (checked by check-brand).
targetLinks and buttons are 44 px tall.

Content

SlotLengthVoice
title1 verbSee, Shape, Govern, Run

Good: “See it. Shape it. Govern it. Run it.”

Bad: “Our features”

Japanese: Job names: one set (見える化する・整える・守る・運用する), the jobs-strip set (D-SITE-012).

Icons and illustrations

None: this element uses no icon or illustration of its own.

Decisions and exceptions

Usage

2 uses across the built pages (measured by npm run site:system).

Tests

AspectValue
unittests/unit/site-system.test.ts: renders every do and don't example through the registry and checks the classes it owns
visualNot yet: there are no screenshot baselines; the Library page is checked for sideways scroll at 1440 px by tests/site/system.spec.ts
a11ytests/site/system.spec.ts: axe (0 serious or critical) on the element's Library page in light and dark
parityscripts/site/system/check.ts: Library examples are rendered by the same render function the site imports

Figma

not-yet: The Loom Site Figma library is the last stage of the plan; this element is not mapped yet.

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