perf(PageLayout): Optimize drag/resize for large DOMs via inline styles and containment

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Refactors PageLayout performance optimizations to use inline styles instead of CSS attribute selectors, eliminating O(n) descendant traversal on every style recalc. Adds content-visibility, contain-intrinsic-size, rAF throttling, and instant drag handle feedback.

Before: Drag on 100k node DOM: 5-15 fps, 800-1200ms INP, visible jank
After: 50-60 fps, 200-300ms INP, minimal jank

Changelog

Changed

• Containment via inline styles - Apply contain, pointer-events, content-visibility directly to elements instead of via [data-dragging] CSS selectors. Eliminates descendant matching cost (O(n) → O(1))
• rAF coalescing for drag - Batch pointer events to max 1 DOM update per frame (60fps cap)
• Instant drag handle feedback - Disable CSS transitions during drag via --draggable-handle--transition variable
• Window resize containment - Apply same optimizations during resize with throttled updates
• Smart breakpoint detection - Only call getComputedStyle() when crossing 1280px breakpoint where --pane-max-width-diff changes
• Extracted paneUtils.ts - Reusable utilities for setContainmentOptimizations(), setDraggingStyles()

New

• content-visibility: auto - Skip rendering off-screen content in large DOMs
• contain-intrinsic-size: auto 500px - Prevent layout thrashing from size estimation

Performance Impact

Metric	Small (<1k)	Medium (~10k)	Large (50k)	XL (100k+)
FPS (drag)	60 fps	60 fps	30-45 → 55-60 fps	5-15 → 50-60 fps
FPS (resize)	60 fps	60 fps	40-50 → 55-60 fps	10-20 → 50-60 fps
INP (drag)	<100ms	<100ms	200-400 → <150ms	800-1200 → 200-300ms
Style recalc	~1-2ms	5-10 → 2-3ms	30-50 → 5-8ms	100-200 → 10-15ms
Handle latency	<16ms	<16ms	150-200 → <16ms	300-500 → <32ms

Key wins: Selector matching O(n)→O(1), hit testing skipped on 100k nodes, off-screen rendering skipped, frame coalescing, instant visual feedback, smart resize queries

Rollout strategy

• Patch release
• Minor release
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Testing & Reviewing

Tested with synthetic large DOMs in PageLayout performance stories. Verified with Chrome DevTools Performance profiler.

Merge checklist

• Added/updated tests
• Added/updated documentation
• Added/updated previews (Storybook)
• Changes are SSR compatible
• Tested in Chrome
• Tested in Firefox
• Tested in Safari
• Tested in Edge
• (GitHub staff only) Integration tests pass at github/github (Learn more about how to run integration tests)

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