gameboard gear menu clipping under footer aperture finally RESOLVED; .container padding attr true cause behind two red herrings, #id_footer background attr & %applets-grid mask-image attr; latter still pared down to open more viewable space in applet container aperture

src/static_src/scss/_base.scss

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ body {
         max-width: 960px;
         width: 100%;
         margin: 0 auto;
-        padding: 1rem;
+        // padding: 1rem;
         flex: 1;
 
         .navbar {
@@ -273,11 +273,11 @@ body {
     align-items: center;
     padding: 1rem 1rem;
     border-top: 0.1rem solid rgba(var(--secUser), 0.3);
-    background: linear-gradient(
-        to top,
-        rgba(var(--priUser), 1) 25%,
-        transparent 100%
-    );
+    // background: linear-gradient(
+    //     to top,
+    //     rgba(var(--priUser), 1) 25%,
+    //     transparent 100%
+    // );
 
     #id_footer_nav {
         display: flex;