feat(uui-card): Adds checkbox for selection #1138
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Pull Request Overview
This PR adds a new checkbox selection feature to various card components within the UUI library. Key changes include:
- Adding a dependency on uui-checkbox and importing it in uui-card.
- Implementing a renderCheckbox() method in uui-card and integrating it into the derived card components (User, Media, Content Node, and Block Type).
- Updating the corresponding Storybook stories to demonstrate selectable card variants.
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| packages/uui-card/tsconfig.json | Added reference to uui-checkbox to enable checkbox feature. |
| packages/uui-card/package.json | Added dependency on uui-checkbox. |
| packages/uui-card/lib/uui-card.element.ts | Introduced renderCheckbox() and imported uui-checkbox. |
| packages/uui-card-user/* | Integrated renderCheckbox() into card user element and updated story. |
| packages/uui-card-media/* | Integrated renderCheckbox() and updated story; removed "width: 100%" from #content CSS. |
| packages/uui-card-content-node/* | Integrated renderCheckbox() and updated styling for #select-checkbox. |
| packages/uui-card-block-type/* | Integrated renderCheckbox() and updated story configuration. |
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packages/uui-card-media/lib/uui-card-media.element.ts:210
- The removal of 'width: 100%;' from the #content styling could impact layout consistency compared to other card components. Consider confirming that this change aligns with the intended design and layout behavior for media cards.
display: flex;
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@leekelleher looks really good 👏 I have not cloned it down yet, but it seems there are 3 focusable elements. I would say that we should only have two. The question then goes, should the element that can retrieve tab-focus for selection be the checkbox or the outer frame? |
removing "selectOnly" from the "Selectable" story
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Good point! I think the tab-focus for selection should be on the outer frame. I've added a |
Description
Following the proposed implementation of displaying a checkbox on a Media Card in the Umbraco CMS backoffice, umbraco/Umbraco-CMS#19616, we agreed that this feature should be done natively across cards in the UUI library.
Types of changes
Motivation and context
As a UX enhancement, a checkbox has been added to selectable cards to provide a visual indicator that the card can be selected, (rather than attempting to click the card's border).
How to test?
Important
Please note, the checkbox will only be available when the card is in
selectablemode.The checkbox will only appear when the card is focused (or being hovered).
In the Storybook, for a Media Card, does toggling the checkbox perform a select/deselect action? Does clicking the card's border toggle the checkbox? Does keyboard navigation work with the select/deselect interaction?
The hover-over checkbox has been added to the following card types: Block Type Card, Content Node Card, Media Card and User Card. It has not been added to the base
uui-card.Screenshots (if appropriate)
Recording.2025-06-30.185647.mp4