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## Summary by CodeRabbit
- **New Features**
- Introduced enhanced stepper components for smoother multi-step
interactions.
- Added new loading indicators and improved the loading experience with
customizable variants.
- **UI Improvements**
- Refreshed the global color palette and updated styling across buttons,
badges, and loading indicators for a more modern, consistent experience.
- Improved the organization and readability of templates and styles
across various components.
- **Code & Dependency Updates**
- Updated key dependencies and revised the theme and configuration
settings to improve performance and maintainability.
- Introduced new environment variables for better configuration
management.
- **Legacy Cleanup**
- Removed deprecated components and streamlined registrations to
simplify the codebase without affecting end-user functionality.
- Eliminated unused utility functions and legacy code to enhance overall
code quality.
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Co-authored-by: mdatelle <mike@datelle.net>
Co-authored-by: Eli Bosley <ekbosley@gmail.com>
Michael Datelle