[馃帹 Design] Improve controls to compare files changes to be easy to find on a MR
Insight
When a MR user wants to confirm to themselves that the proposed code changes are correct, they want to compare changes using a side-by-side view. Currently, the control to do this is hard to find and out of context.
Supporting evidence
_The side by side view is hidden under here and it's not, you kind of got to go looking for it a little bit.
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Currently - Compare changes controls is hard to find | Proposal |
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Currently - File browser controls another part of the screen | Proposal |
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Currently - While page scrolling - The preference controls disappear | Proposal |
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Action
- Increase the findability of these controls by surfacing a label instead of having an icon-only approach
- Move file browser controls to be contextual where files are on the page
- Fix the position of the controls while page scrolling
Tasks
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Assign this issue to the appropriate Product Manager, Product Designer, or UX Researcher. -
Add the appropriate Group
(such as~"group::source code"
) label to the issue. This helps identify and track actionable insights at the group level. -
Link this issue back to the original research issue in the GitLab UX Research project and the Dovetail project. -
Adjust confidentiality of this issue if applicable
Edited by Alex Fracazo