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src/routes/journals/JournalEntry_SettingsMenu.svelte

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+<script lang="ts">
+    /**
+     * JournalEntry_SettingsMenu.svelte
+     * Extracted 2026-01-08 to modularize the Journal Entry Header.
+     * Manages Category, Priority, Sort, and Deletion.
+     */
+    import { 
+        Plus, Minus, ArrowDown10, Flag, FlagOff, 
+        Eye, EyeOff, ShieldCheck, ShieldMinus, 
+        Clock, X, Trash2
+    } from '@lucide/svelte';
+    import { ae_loc, ae_api } from '$lib/stores/ae_stores';
+    import { journals_slct } from '$lib/ae_journals/ae_journals_stores';
+    import { journals_func } from '$lib/ae_journals/ae_journals_functions';
+    import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
+    import type { ae_JournalEntry, ae_Journal } from '$lib/types/ae_types';
+
+    interface Props {
+        entry: ae_JournalEntry;
+        journal: ae_Journal;
+        tmp_entry_obj: any; // Bindable
+        onSave: () => void;
+        log_lvl?: number;
+    }
+
+    let { entry, journal, tmp_entry_obj = $bindable(), onSave, log_lvl = 0 }: Props = $props();
+
+    async function delete_entry() {
+        if (confirm(`Are you sure you want to delete this journal entry?`)) {
+            let delete_method = 'disable';
+            if ($ae_loc.administrator_access && $ae_loc.edit_mode) {
+                delete_method = 'delete';
+            }
+            try {
+                await journals_func.delete_ae_obj_id__journal_entry({
+                    api_cfg: $ae_api,
+                    journal_entry_id: entry.journal_entry_id,
+                    method: delete_method,
+                    log_lvl
+                });
+                alert('Journal entry deleted successfully!');
+                goto(`/journals/${$journals_slct.journal_id}`);
+            } catch (error) {
+                console.error('Error deleting journal entry:', error);
+                alert('Failed to delete journal entry.');
+            }
+        }
+    }
+</script>
+
+<div class="space-y-4">
+    <!-- Category -->
+    <div class="flex flex-row items-center justify-evenly gap-2 w-full">
+        <span class="text-sm text-gray-500 hidden sm:inline"> Category: </span>
+        <select
+            class="select select-sm preset-tonal-primary w-full"
+            bind:value={tmp_entry_obj.category_code}
+            onchange={onSave}
+            title="Select a category"
+        >
+            <option value="">Select Category</option>
+            {#each journal?.cfg_json.category_li ?? [] as category}
+                <option value={category.code}>{category.name}</option>
+            {/each}
+        </select>
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- Priority Toggle -->
+    <button
+        type="button"
+        onclick={() => {
+            tmp_entry_obj.priority = !entry.priority;
+            onSave();
+        }}
+        class="btn w-full mb-2 preset-tonal-tertiary transition hover:preset-filled-tertiary-500"
+    >
+        {#if entry.priority}
+            <Flag size="1.25em" class="text-success-500 mr-2" />
+        {:else}
+            <FlagOff size="1.25em" class="opacity-50 mr-2" />
+        {/if}
+        <span>Priority Status</span>
+    </button>
+
+    <!-- Sort Order -->
+    <div class="w-full flex flex-row items-center justify-center border border-surface-500/30 rounded-lg p-1 bg-surface-500/5">
+        <button
+            type="button"
+            onclick={() => {
+                tmp_entry_obj.sort = (entry.sort ?? 0) + 1;
+                onSave();
+            }}
+            class="btn-icon btn-icon-sm preset-tonal-surface hover:preset-filled-secondary-500"
+        >
+            <Plus size="1em" />
+        </button>
+        <span class="mx-4 font-bold text-base min-w-[1.5em] text-center">
+            {tmp_entry_obj.sort ?? entry.sort ?? 0}
+        </span>
+        <button
+            type="button"
+            onclick={() => {
+                tmp_entry_obj.sort = Math.max(0, (entry.sort ?? 0) - 1);
+                onSave();
+            }}
+            class="btn-icon btn-icon-sm preset-tonal-surface hover:preset-filled-secondary-500"
+        >
+            <Minus size="1em" />
+        </button>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="divider"></div>
+
+    <!-- Archive On -->
+    <div class="flex flex-row items-center justify-between gap-2 border border-surface-500/20 rounded p-1">
+        <input
+            type="datetime-local"
+            bind:value={tmp_entry_obj.archive_on}
+            onchange={onSave}
+            class="input input-sm border-none bg-transparent"
+        />
+        {#if entry.archive_on}
+            <button onclick={() => { tmp_entry_obj.archive_on = null; onSave(); }} class="text-error-500">
+                <X size="1.2em" />
+            </button>
+        {:else}
+            <button onclick={() => { tmp_entry_obj.archive_on = new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 16); onSave(); }} class="text-primary-500">
+                <Clock size="1.2em" />
+            </button>
+        {/if}
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- Danger Zone: Delete -->
+    <button
+        type="button"
+        onclick={delete_entry}
+        class="btn variant-filled-error w-full mt-4"
+    >
+        <Trash2 size="1.25em" class="mr-2" />
+        Delete Entry
+    </button>
+</div>