refactor(i18n): route framework + shared chrome through a 'core' catalog (T-469)

Framework strings outside any extension — widget primitives (collapser, toast,
lightbox, multitab, ex-line, spine, pane chrome), the shared reader chrome, the
markdown 'Open in editor' tooltip, and the drag-resize handle a11y labels — now
resolve under a new 'core' namespace (preloaded at boot). Settles the T-469
namespace question: framework chrome gets one 'core' catalog.

Makes ClideSettings.i18n.string/.interpolated null-safe (ClideKernel.maybeOf):
primitives render kernel-less in isolated tests, returning the placeholder —
matching the D-101 fallback contract for fonts. The markdown tooltip threads
via the ClideMarkdownHooks carrier like mono/ui; drag_resize reads the kernel
i18n directly to avoid a kernel→widgets layering inversion. No en_US change.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

lib/kernel/src/facade.dart

@@ -345,6 +345,11 @@ class ClideKernel extends InheritedWidget {
     return w.services;
   }
 
+  /// Like [of] but returns null instead of throwing when there is no kernel in
+  /// scope — lets widget-facing facades (e.g. [ClideSettings.i18n]) degrade
+  /// gracefully so a primitive renders in an isolated test without a kernel.
+  static KernelServices? maybeOf(BuildContext context) => context.dependOnInheritedWidgetOfExactType<ClideKernel>()?.services;
+
   @override
   bool updateShouldNotify(ClideKernel oldWidget) => services != oldWidget.services;
 }

lib/kernel/src/i18n/catalog/core_en_us.json

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{
+  "collapser.expand": { "translation": "Expand" },
+  "collapser.collapse": { "translation": "Collapse" },
+  "collapser.expanded": { "translation": "expanded" },
+  "collapser.collapsed": { "translation": "collapsed" },
+  "toast.dismiss": { "translation": "Dismiss notification" },
+  "lightbox.close": { "translation": "close" },
+  "lightbox.hint": { "translation": "scroll to zoom · double-click to reset · Esc to close" },
+  "tab.new": { "translation": "New tab" },
+  "exline.notCommand": { "translation": "Not an editor command" },
+  "spine.expandSuffix": { "translation": "click to expand" },
+  "pane.close": { "translation": "Close pane" },
+  "pane.header": { "translation": "pane header: {title}" },
+  "reader.back": { "translation": "Back" },
+  "reader.forward": { "translation": "Forward" },
+  "reader.jumpToPin": { "translation": "Jump to pin" },
+  "reader.edit": { "translation": "Edit in editor" },
+  "reader.pin": { "translation": "Pin" },
+  "reader.unpin": { "translation": "Unpin" },
+  "link.openInEditor": { "translation": "Open in editor" },
+  "resize.axis.width": { "translation": "width" },
+  "resize.axis.height": { "translation": "height" },
+  "resize.sidebar": { "translation": "Sidebar {axis}" },
+  "resize.contextPanel": { "translation": "Context panel {axis}" },
+  "resize.slot": { "translation": "{slot} {axis}" },
+  "resize.pixels": { "translation": "{n} pixels" }
+}

lib/kernel/src/panels/drag_resize.dart

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import 'package:clide/kernel/src/facade.dart' show ClideKernel;
+import 'package:clide/kernel/src/i18n/i18n.dart' show I18nReplacer;
 import 'package:clide/kernel/src/panels/arrangement.dart';
 import 'package:clide/kernel/src/panels/slot_id.dart';
 import 'package:clide/kernel/src/theme/controller.dart';
@@ -43,10 +45,10 @@ class _DragResizeHandleState extends State<DragResizeHandle> {
     return Semantics(
       container: true,
       slider: true,
-      label: _semanticLabel(),
-      value: size == null ? null : '${size.round()} pixels',
-      increasedValue: size == null ? null : '${(size + DragResizeHandle.stepFine).round()} pixels',
-      decreasedValue: size == null ? null : '${(size - DragResizeHandle.stepFine).round()} pixels',
+      label: _semanticLabel(context),
+      value: size == null ? null : _pixels(context, size.round()),
+      increasedValue: size == null ? null : _pixels(context, (size + DragResizeHandle.stepFine).round()),
+      decreasedValue: size == null ? null : _pixels(context, (size - DragResizeHandle.stepFine).round()),
       onIncrease: () => _bump(DragResizeHandle.stepFine),
       onDecrease: () => _bump(-DragResizeHandle.stepFine),
       child: FocusableActionDetector(
@@ -87,11 +89,55 @@ class _DragResizeHandleState extends State<DragResizeHandle> {
     );
   }
 
-  String _semanticLabel() {
-    final axis = widget.axis == Axis.horizontal ? 'width' : 'height';
-    if (widget.slot == Slots.sidebar) return 'Sidebar $axis';
-    if (widget.slot == Slots.contextPanel) return 'Context panel $axis';
-    return '${widget.slot.value} $axis';
+  /// The slider's accessible name (D-21, `core` namespace). With no kernel in
+  /// scope (isolated tests) the i18n lookups fall back to the English
+  /// placeholders, mirroring the widget-facing facade's degrade behaviour.
+  String _semanticLabel(BuildContext context) {
+    final i18n = ClideKernel.maybeOf(context)?.i18n;
+    final axis = widget.axis == Axis.horizontal
+        ? (i18n?.string('resize.axis.width', namespace: 'core', placeholder: 'width') ?? 'width')
+        : (i18n?.string('resize.axis.height', namespace: 'core', placeholder: 'height') ?? 'height');
+    if (widget.slot == Slots.sidebar) {
+      return i18n?.interpolated(
+            'resize.sidebar',
+            namespace: 'core',
+            placeholder: 'Sidebar {axis}',
+            replacers: [I18nReplacer(from: '{axis}', replace: axis)],
+          ) ??
+          'Sidebar $axis';
+    }
+    if (widget.slot == Slots.contextPanel) {
+      return i18n?.interpolated(
+            'resize.contextPanel',
+            namespace: 'core',
+            placeholder: 'Context panel {axis}',
+            replacers: [I18nReplacer(from: '{axis}', replace: axis)],
+          ) ??
+          'Context panel $axis';
+    }
+    return i18n?.interpolated(
+          'resize.slot',
+          namespace: 'core',
+          placeholder: '{slot} {axis}',
+          replacers: [
+            I18nReplacer(from: '{slot}', replace: widget.slot.value),
+            I18nReplacer(from: '{axis}', replace: axis),
+          ],
+        ) ??
+        '${widget.slot.value} $axis';
+  }
+
+  /// `'{n} pixels'` via the `core` catalog (falls back to English with no
+  /// kernel in scope).
+  String _pixels(BuildContext context, int n) {
+    final i18n = ClideKernel.maybeOf(context)?.i18n;
+    return i18n?.interpolated(
+          'resize.pixels',
+          namespace: 'core',
+          placeholder: '{n} pixels',
+          replacers: [I18nReplacer(from: '{n}', replace: '$n')],
+        ) ??
+        '$n pixels';
   }
 
   Map<ShortcutActivator, Intent> _shortcuts() {