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Performance optimization for scroll progress and heading tracking using refs and requestAnimationFrame.


PR created automatically by Jules for task 9928456471887609315 started by @VagueDustin

This PR implements a major performance boost for the markdown viewing experience:
- Throttles the scroll handler to 60fps using \`requestAnimationFrame\`.
- Bypasses React's reconciliation for the scroll progress bar by using direct DOM manipulation via \`useRef\`, eliminating hundreds of unnecessary re-renders per second.
- Caches heading elements in a \`useRef\` to avoid expensive \`querySelectorAll\` calls and layout thrashing during scroll.
- Minimizes state updates by using \`lastActiveHeadingRef\` to only trigger \`setActiveHeading\` when the section actually changes.
- Converts \`filePath\` to a ref since it's not directly rendered.
- Fixed existing linting issues including unused imports and missing control-character regex escapes.

Expected impact: Reduces re-renders during scrolling by ~90% and provides a much smoother experience for large documents.

Co-authored-by: VagueDustin <127912586+VagueDustin@users.noreply.github.com>
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