Grid: resize widget and snap resize-placeholder#78389
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Do we have a CSS token to define this elevation value?
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Good Q; managing Z-indices is actually changing in Gutenberg and ui components. I'll merge with fixed numbers here and follow up with looking into how to better manage z-indices in the Grid package in a UI components compatible/native way.
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This is a nice enhancement that mitigates some cases where the next-layer configuration becomes a mess. Not relocating the rest of the tiles according to the makes the UX less noisy.
The downside is that we are losing the on-the-fly preview of the layout for the user, but I think that's fine.
There is an edge case that we may need to take a look. However, the current behavior isn't ideal either. I'd say it's worse.
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Also, as mentioned in another channel, I do prefer the dashed style for the tile overview.
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Another benefit is that you get a preview of how the widget contents will adapt as you resize rather than having to release every time.
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I find a dashed outline too noisy/distracting in this context, but happy to unpack further in a dedicated issue. |
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Another thing to fix is hiding other drag-handles while one widget is being resized: 
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Flaky tests detected in 41c9e87. 🔍 Workflow run URL: https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/actions/runs/26021205965
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Probably, we can hide the whole widget chrome when dragging/resizing. |
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Good observation. We might be able to improve the clarity of those sudden moves by adding slight animations. |
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What?
Follow-up to #78281 (comment)
Visualise resizing by resizing the actual widget, and the resize-placeholder behind the widget indicates the next snap location.
Why?
A different way of visualising the resizing can help it feel less "jumpy".
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