Clearly mark label set dropdown menu #7276

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opened 2025-11-02 07:21:33 -06:00 by GiteaMirror · 0 comments
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Originally created by @fwdekker on GitHub (Apr 30, 2021).

  • Gitea version: 1.14.0 (installed using pkg)
  • Git version: 2.31.1
  • Operating system: FreeBSD 12.2
  • Database:
    • PostgreSQL
    • MySQL
    • MSSQL
    • SQLite
  • Can you reproduce the bug at https://try.gitea.io:
    • Yes (provide example URL: N/A, not a bug)
    • No

Description

The label set dropdown menu does not look like what I expect a dropdown menu to look like, both in the latest version of Firefox and in the latest version of Chrome. It looks like this:
Label set dropdown menu

Typically, dropdown menus have some sort of down-pointing arrow on the right to show that the user can click the box to reveal more options. This is something the dependency dropdown menu already has:
Dependency dropdown menu

The label set dropdown menu does not have that arrow, which makes it look like the default option is the only available option. I sometimes encounter this confusion when I want to apply a label set to my repository, and then get confused about why my own label sets are missing.

I propose that the label set dropdown menu is changed to look something like this:
Proposed label set dropdown menu

Originally created by @fwdekker on GitHub (Apr 30, 2021). - Gitea version: 1.14.0 (installed using `pkg`) - Git version: 2.31.1 - Operating system: FreeBSD 12.2 - Database: - [ ] PostgreSQL - [ ] MySQL - [ ] MSSQL - [x] SQLite - Can you reproduce the bug at https://try.gitea.io: - [x] Yes (provide example URL: N/A, not a bug) - [ ] No ## Description The label set dropdown menu does not look like what I expect a dropdown menu to look like, both in the latest version of Firefox and in the latest version of Chrome. It looks like this: ![Label set dropdown menu](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/13442533/116712984-acab4b00-a9d4-11eb-917f-60141cd53f79.png) Typically, dropdown menus have some sort of down-pointing arrow on the right to show that the user can click the box to reveal more options. This is something the dependency dropdown menu already has: ![Dependency dropdown menu](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/13442533/116713057-bfbe1b00-a9d4-11eb-8a13-7e8647c052bc.png) The label set dropdown menu does not have that arrow, which makes it **look like the default option is the only available option**. I sometimes encounter this confusion when I want to apply a label set to my repository, and then get confused about why my own label sets are missing. I propose that the label set dropdown menu is changed to look something like this: ![Proposed label set dropdown menu](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/13442533/116713219-dd8b8000-a9d4-11eb-9400-7f391a86d7bd.png)
GiteaMirror added the type/enhancementtopic/ui-interaction labels 2025-11-02 07:21:33 -06:00
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Reference: github-starred/gitea#7276