Element status labels

[brandonkelly]

Adds a new “Status” table attribute to element indexes, shown by default for new element sources, which outputs the element’s status + label.

When shown, element chips in the first column no longer include status indicators.

Element cards have also been updated to always show the full status labels rather than just the indicators.

[linear]

PT-24 Redesign status indicator

[gcamacho079]

• Wherever there is adjacent text, the img role and aria-label can be removed from the .status element.
• When .sel class is applied to elements, all status label text drops under the 4.5:1 minimum contrast ratio.
• I noticed a couple index pages that still showed the indicator-only status: a custom source and a channel. Not sure if it's something I did on my end, or if there's something unique about these views that's causing them to show the previous status indicator.
• The text is very small and also uses px for sizing. I recommend we use rem to allow font resizing, and bump up the font size a bit for better readability.
• "Use shapes for statuses" do not affect the indicator shape in the status label. I think it would be a great idea to also include shape in the default status labels. From the Carbon Design System docs for status indicators: "Do use shape, color, and status labels to improve scannability. Avoid using only color and status labels to differentiate your content."
• There were a couple places where I noticed the adjacent text hasn't been implemented:
  • Notification toasts
  • Breadcrumbs
  • Author chips on edit screens
  • "Similar issues on GitHub" part of Support widget

[brandonkelly]

I noticed a couple index pages that still showed the indicator-only status: a custom source and a channel. Not sure if it's something I did on my end, or if there's something unique about these views that's causing them to show the previous status indicator.

The “Status” column is enabled by default for native element sources of built-in element types, but developers will need to explicitly opt into showing it if they’ve already saved custom source settings. And custom sources don’t make any assumptions about which columns you are going to want; that is always chosen by the developer when defining the custom source via the “Default Table Columns” setting.

If the Status column isn’t visible, we will continue to show the status indicators (sans text label) within the element chips.

The text is very small and also uses px for sizing. I recommend we use rem to allow font resizing, and bump up the font size a bit for better readability.

Increased to 11px, which matches the source headings. None of the other font sizes use rems yet; I’ll let Brian be the one to make that change across the board when the time comes.

There were a couple places where I noticed the adjacent text hasn't been implemented:

Yeah as I said this change only applies to element index tables (when a “Status” column is included) and element cards. We can discuss including them in element chips down the road (probably via an accessibility setting), but for now I don’t think we should hold back on an improvement up just because it’s not a complete solution.

[ryanleichty]

Would a feature request to optionally hide the status label be considered? I was just trying to hide this in the card view as we don't find it relevant in the contexts where we're using cards. It just adds noise to the page that isn't helpful in certain contexts.

[brandonkelly]

@ryanleichty Feel free to request that in a new discussion