Landing page polish.

NewTon DC Tournament Manager v4.2.9 — March 15, 2026

Overview

NewTon DC Tournament Manager Version 4.2.9 improves the landing page showcase section with focused thumbnails, a lightbox, and a new Chalker card, and expands llms.txt with richer context for AI services.

This release contains no changes to tournament functionality and is a drop-in replacement for v4.2.8.

The "See It in Action" showcase section has been overhauled. Previously all items used full-page screenshots that were too detailed to read at thumbnail size. All seven items now use focused, cropped thumbnails that clearly illustrate what each feature does.

Focused Thumbnails

Each showcase item now uses a purpose-cropped thumbnail (th-*.jpg) instead of the original full-page screenshot. The images are legible at display size and clearly distinguishable from each other.

Lightbox

Clicking any thumbnail opens the full-size image in a dark overlay. The lightbox is pure JS/CSS — zero external dependencies, consistent with the project's zero-dependency philosophy. Close by pressing ESC, clicking anywhere on the dark overlay, or clicking the × button in the corner.

Zoom Hint

A small magnifying glass icon fades in at the lower-right corner of each thumbnail on hover, signalling that the image is expandable.

Landing Page — Chalker Showcase Card

A seventh "See It in Action" card has been added for the Chalker companion app, showing the tablet scoring view: live 501 scoresheet with per-visit scores and running totals. The card describes live and post-match stats (averages, score ranges, high finishes) and the 1,000-match history.

llms.txt

The llms.txt file — consumed by AI crawlers and assistants — has been expanded with higher-quality context:

Typical Use Case section: A concrete weekly pub tournament scenario showing how the persistent player registry, CSV export, and configurable point system work together for season standings
Key Features expanded: Undo blocking, "designed for season standings" qualifier on the point system, paid/unpaid tracking and payment QR, explicit non-power-of-two support, browser-restart survival
Tips for AI Services: New bullet clarifying the point system is a primary use case for season standings, not incidental configuration

Files Changed

landing.html — Focused thumbnails, lightbox markup and script, Chalker showcase card
landing-page.php — Same changes as landing.html
css/landing.css — Lightbox styles, zoom hint overlay
Screenshots/th-*.jpg — Seven focused thumbnail images
llms.txt — Typical Use Case section, expanded Key Features, expanded Tips for AI Services
CHANGELOG.md — v4.2.9 entry added

Migration from v4.2.8

No migration required. Fully compatible with all existing tournaments and saved configurations.

NewTon DC Tournament Manager v4.2.9 — Landing page polish.

Download v4.2.9

Previous Releases

Latest release
v4.2.8 — March 13, 2026 — Late Registration.
v4.2.7 — March 13, 2026 — Sitemap, font loading fix, and Get Started section.
v4.2.6 — March 12, 2026 — Undo system bug fix, Late Registration eligibility checker, and robots.txt.
v4.2.5 — March 11, 2026 — Landing page improvements and a Bracket Editor placeholder in the Developer Console.
v4.2.4 — March 10, 2026 — Proper Single Elimination match length configuration and colour-coded Chalker leg averages.
v4.2.3 — March 10, 2026 — Landing page redesign with retro comic theme by Nano Banana.
v4.2.2 — March 9, 2026 — Landing page fix, cleaner card layout.
v4.2.1 — March 8, 2026 — Cleaner cards, clearer brackets, better discoverability.
v4.2.0 — March 3, 2026 — Single Elimination: one shot, no second chances.

For older releases, see the GitHub releases page.