Bug 166933 – Web Inspector: spring function editor has unusual layout, should have left-aligned labels and slider tracks

• Component: Web Inspector
• Status: RESOLVED FIXED

[Blaze Burg]

I didn't even know we had this editor!

Here are some polish things that stuck out about the layout, which make it look like a prototype:

- The labels are center-aligned. I think they should be to the left of the component sliders (in LTR)
- The sliders have no tracks. It makes it weird, I don't know the extent of where they go.
- The sliders have no labels. You can enter a value much larger than the slider's max value (say, 1000), and it looks the same as if the slider was at 100. (Maybe it should rescale if a big value is entered manually.)
- The text fields are too big (~8 characters), especially considering the default slider range is [0,100].
- Not really about the layout, but it's often the case that the popover covers up the property declaration, so I can't see how the values are used in the syntax (spring syntax seems to differ from every other timing function).

[Radar WebKit Bug Importer]

<rdar://problem/29972516>

[Devin Rousso]

(In reply to comment #0)
> I didn't even know we had this editor!

(☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞

> - The sliders have no tracks. It makes it weird, I don't know the extent of
> where they go.

I think this is a regression, because the style was added in <https://webkit.org/b/148120> and I distinctly remember seeing it work.  It doesn't even show up in the styles sidebar anymore.

> - The sliders have no labels. You can enter a value much larger than the
> slider's max value (say, 1000), and it looks the same as if the slider was
> at 100. (Maybe it should rescale if a big value is entered manually.)

Would it make sense to have the slider be a relative slider, meaning one that always resets to the center and just allows for faster value changing?  Do you think we even need to keep the slider?

> - Not really about the layout, but it's often the case that the popover
> covers up the property declaration, so I can't see how the values are used
> in the syntax (spring syntax seems to differ from every other timing
> function).

I agree.  This happens a lot.  Not sure how to fix it though.

[Devin Rousso]

Created attachment 298612 [details]
[WIP] Patch

[Devin Rousso]

Created attachment 298614 [details]
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[Devin Rousso]

Created attachment 298615 [details]
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[Devin Rousso]

Created attachment 298620 [details]
Patch

[Blaze Burg]

Comment on attachment 298620 [details]
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View in context: https://bugs.webkit.org/attachment.cgi?id=298620&action=review

r=me

> Source/WebInspectorUI/UserInterface/Views/SpringEditor.css:105
> +    width: calc(75% - 10px);

Cool. Might want to use a var() here since it corresponds to the right-margin.

> Source/WebInspectorUI/UserInterface/Views/SpringEditor.js:194
> +            WebInspector.reportInternalError("Input event fired for unrecognized element");

Nice!

[Devin Rousso]

Created attachment 298641 [details]
Patch

[WebKit Commit Bot]

Comment on attachment 298641 [details]
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Clearing flags on attachment: 298641

Committed r210618: <http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/210618>

[WebKit Commit Bot]

All reviewed patches have been landed.  Closing bug.