Update the review request box for modern, CSS-driven layout.

Review Request #13293 — Created Sept. 29, 2023 and submitted

Information

Review Board
release-6.x

Reviewers

The review request box historically was built with floats and
JavaScript-based layout. While this generally worked, we had an issue
with the Testing Done box in 6.0 where its height could get capped to
the lower bounds of the Details pane.

A JavaScript workaround wasn't the solution. Moving to modern CSS-based
layout methods was the way forward.

The box is now built using our standard CSS Component style, and uses
CSS Grid and Flexbox to manage the layout. This is faster, future-proof,
and allows us to eliminate a lot of JavaScript.

The old CSS was a bit of a mess, without a clear structure. We now have
a specific container for the field panes, and a container for each pane.
These are set up as grid areas, ensuring we can lay them out exactly as
we want.

There are no differences in layout, with the exception that the details
pane now has a bit more breathing room, which is easier to spare on
modern displays, and more necessary with the recent fixes to the display
of inline editors.

The review request boxes have also been updated to have ARIA labels.
These are fairly generic right now, but should help with navigation
nonetheless.

Tested the review request page, diff viewer, review UIs for images,
text files, and PDFs, making sure there were no regressions. These were
checked on desktop and mobile.

Summary ID
Update the review request box for modern, CSS-driven layout.
The review request box historically was built with floats and JavaScript-based layout. While this generally worked, we had an issue with the Testing Done box in 6.0 where its height could get capped to the lower bounds of the Details pane. A JavaScript workaround wasn't the solution. Moving to modern CSS-based layout methods was the way forward. The box is now built using our standard CSS Component style, and uses CSS Grid and Flexbox to manage the layout. This is faster, future-proof, and allows us to eliminate a lot of JavaScript. The old CSS was a bit of a mess, without a clear structure. We now have a specific container for the field panes, and a container for each pane. These are set up as grid areas, ensuring we can lay them out exactly as we want. There are no differences in layout, with the exception that the details pane now has a bit more breathing room, which is easier to spare on modern displays, and more necessary with the recent fixes to the display of inline editors. The review request boxes have also been updated to have ARIA labels. These are fairly generic right now, but should help with navigation nonetheless.
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Missing the rest of the description here.

maubinmaubin

I think "request" should be capitalized.

daviddavid

Same here.

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maubin
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    Missing the rest of the description here.

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chipx86
david
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    I think "request" should be capitalized.

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    Same here.

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chipx86
david
  1. Ship It!
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maubin
  1. Ship It!
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chipx86
Review request changed
Status:
Completed
Change Summary:
Pushed to release-6.x (ad06d07)