feat(text designer): available on all channels (remove alpha-only gate)

Author: DanderBot

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 ### New Features
 
+* **Text Designer** is now available in all versions (previously alpha-only) — add any number of custom text elements to your unit frames, each with its own font, size, colour (or class colour), anchor and position. Elements can show live data including: **Identity** — Name, Class, Level, Race, Faction, Group Number, Custom Static Text; **Health** — Current HP, Max HP, HP Percent, HP Deficit, Max HP Reduction %; **Power** — Current Power, Power %, Power Deficit, Power Type; **Shields & Heals** — Absorb Amount, Heal Absorb Amount, Incoming Heal; **Status** — Dead / Offline / Ghost; **Threat & Range** — Aggro Flag, Threat on Current Target, In-Range / Out-of-Range text. Find it under the **Text** tab.
 * (Frames) **Unified border system** — every border (frame, buff/debuff icons, aura bars, defensive icons, missing-buff, resource bar, pet frames, targeted spells) now runs through one engine with consistent **Style / Colour / Alpha / Gradient** controls. (by Krathe)
 * (Borders) Added optional **border animations** — 10 effects (pulse, wipe, ripple, segment reveal, sides/corners-only, proc glow, dash, and more), available wherever a border is drawn. (by Krathe)
 * (Icons) Status icons now use crisp **modern Blizzard atlas art** (ready check, summon, resurrect, phased, vehicle, main tank/assist, AFK), with automatic fallback to the legacy texture. (by Krathe)

Options/Options.lua

@@ -4438,17 +4438,14 @@ function DF:SetupGUIPages(GUI, CreateCategory, CreateSubTab, BuildPage)
         Add(truncGroup, nil, 2)
     end)
 
-    -- Text > Text Designer (NEW — alpha only)
-    -- Phase 1: non-functional UI scaffold. See spec at
-    -- docs/superpowers/specs/2026-05-22-text-designer-phase1-design.md
-    if DF.RELEASE_CHANNEL ~= "release" then
-        local pageTextDesigner = CreateSubTab("text", "text_designer", L["Text Designer"])
-        BuildPage(pageTextDesigner, function(self, db, Add, AddSpace, AddSyncPoint)
-            if DF.BuildTextDesignerPage then
-                DF.BuildTextDesignerPage(GUI, self, db)
-            end
-        end)
-    end
+    -- Text > Text Designer
+    -- See spec at docs/superpowers/specs/2026-05-22-text-designer-phase1-design.md
+    local pageTextDesigner = CreateSubTab("text", "text_designer", L["Text Designer"])
+    BuildPage(pageTextDesigner, function(self, db, Add, AddSpace, AddSyncPoint)
+        if DF.BuildTextDesignerPage then
+            DF.BuildTextDesignerPage(GUI, self, db)
+        end
+    end)
 
     -- ========================================
     -- CATEGORY: Auras

TextDesigner/Migration.lua

@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ local addonName, DF = ...
 -- from the Global tab's "Import Current Text Settings" button.
 -- ============================================================
 
--- Release-channel gate: TD is alpha-only, mirror the other TD files so we
--- don't register the migration function on release builds.
-if DF.RELEASE_CHANNEL == "release" then return end
-
 local ipairs, pairs, type = ipairs, pairs, type
 
 -- Deep-copy a color table so migrated elements don't share refs with the

TextDesigner/Options.lua

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 local addonName, DF = ...
 
-if DF.RELEASE_CHANNEL == "release" then return end
-
 local L = DF.L
 
 -- ============================================================

TextDesigner/TextDesigner.lua

@@ -2,15 +2,10 @@ local addonName, DF = ...
 
 -- ============================================================
 -- TEXT DESIGNER - MODULE ENTRY
--- Alpha-only feature for designing arbitrary text elements on
--- unit frames. Phase 1: UI scaffold only (no rendering).
+-- Feature for designing arbitrary text elements on unit frames.
 -- See docs/superpowers/specs/2026-05-22-text-designer-phase1-design.md
 -- ============================================================
 
--- Release-channel gate: don't even register globals on release builds.
--- DF.RELEASE_CHANNEL is set in Changelog.lua by CI.
-if DF.RELEASE_CHANNEL == "release" then return end
-
 local pairs, ipairs = pairs, ipairs
 
 DF.TextDesigner = DF.TextDesigner or {}