UI – Refactor edit query > name and description fields to allow reasonable control of pencil icons (#17086)

## –> #16663 
- Display text within `textarea` only when editing. Since the
problematic pencil icons are hidden in this state, it is okay that their
position varies depending on browser (see previous discussions).
- When not editing, text and icon are displayed in a `button` , removing
the dependence of their position on the variable per browser`textarea`
"col"s.
- Note that the wrapping behavior of these texts can affect how much
space is placed after it _within_ its span/textarea – the distance of
the icon from this element remains constant.


https://www.loom.com/share/105df09a447e42cc9e3a71668f5d1d2c?sid=244d0543-cc4b-43ed-83dd-22959cb08879


<img width="1284" alt="Screenshot 2024-02-27 at 2 15 12 PM"
src="https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/assets/61553566/7b8f7fea-bc57-4699-9d61-d93b19e8d922">



- [x] Changes file added for user-visible changes in `changes/`
- [x] Manual QA for all new/changed functionality

---------

Co-authored-by: Jacob Shandling <jacob@fleetdm.com>

changes/16663-pencil-icon-alignment

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- Fix a bug where the pencil icons next to the edit query name and description fields were
+  inconsistently spaced.

frontend/components/forms/fields/AutoSizeInputField/AutoSizeInputField.stories.tsx

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ interface IAutoSizeInputFieldProps {
   placeholder: string;
   value: string;
   inputClassName?: string;
-  maxLength: string;
+  maxLength: number;
   hasError?: boolean;
   isDisabled?: boolean;
   isFocused?: boolean;
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export default {
     placeholder: "Type here...",
     type: "",
     value: "",
-    maxLength: "250",
+    maxLength: 250,
     onFocus: noop,
     onChange: noop,
     onKeyPress: noop,

frontend/components/forms/fields/AutoSizeInputField/AutoSizeInputField.tsx

@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ interface IAutoSizeInputFieldProps {
   placeholder: string;
   value: string;
   inputClassName?: string;
-  maxLength: string;
+  maxLength: number;
   hasError?: boolean;
   isDisabled?: boolean;
   isFocused?: boolean;
-  onFocus: () => void;
+  onFocus?: () => void;
-  onBlur: () => void;
+  onBlur?: () => void;
   onChange: (newSelectedValue: string) => void;
   onKeyPress: (event: KeyboardEvent<HTMLTextAreaElement>) => void;
 }
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ const AutoSizeInputField = ({
   hasError,
   isDisabled,
   isFocused,
-  onFocus,
+  onFocus = () => null,
-  onBlur,
+  onBlur = () => null,
   onChange,
   onKeyPress,
 }: IAutoSizeInputFieldProps): JSX.Element => {
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ const AutoSizeInputField = ({
     [`${baseClass}--disabled`]: isDisabled,
     [`${baseClass}--error`]: hasError,
     [`${baseClass}__textarea`]: true,
+    "no-value": !inputValue,
   });
 
   const inputElement = useRef<any>(null);
@@ -87,11 +88,10 @@ const AutoSizeInputField = ({
           onChange={onInputChange}
           placeholder={placeholder}
           value={inputValue}
-          maxLength={parseInt(maxLength, 10)}
+          maxLength={maxLength}
           className={inputClasses}
           cols={value ? value.length : placeholder.length - 2}
           rows={1}
-          tabIndex={0}
           onFocus={onInputFocus}
           onBlur={onInputBlur}
           onKeyPress={onInputKeyPress}

frontend/components/forms/fields/AutoSizeInputField/_styles.scss

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   color: $core-fleet-black;
 
   &::placeholder {
-    color: $ui-fleet-black-50;
+    @include placeholder;
   }
 
   &:focus {
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@
     &::after,
     input,
     textarea {
+      white-space: pre-wrap;
       width: auto;
+      max-width: 100%;
       grid-area: 1 / 2;
       resize: none;
       background: none;

frontend/pages/policies/PolicyPage/components/PolicyForm/PolicyForm.tsx

@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ const PolicyForm = ({
               value={lastEditedQueryName}
               hasError={errors && errors.name}
               inputClassName={`${baseClass}__policy-name`}
-              maxLength="160"
+              maxLength={160}
               onChange={setLastEditedQueryName}
               onFocus={() => setIsEditingName(true)}
               onBlur={() => setIsEditingName(false)}
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ const PolicyForm = ({
               placeholder="Add description here."
               value={lastEditedQueryDescription}
               inputClassName={`${baseClass}__policy-description`}
-              maxLength="250"
+              maxLength={250}
               onChange={setLastEditedQueryDescription}
               onFocus={() => setIsEditingDescription(true)}
               onBlur={() => setIsEditingDescription(false)}
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ const PolicyForm = ({
               placeholder="Add resolution here."
               value={lastEditedQueryResolution}
               inputClassName={`${baseClass}__policy-resolution`}
-              maxLength="500"
+              maxLength={500}
               onChange={setLastEditedQueryResolution}
               onFocus={() => setIsEditingResolution(true)}
               onBlur={() => setIsEditingResolution(false)}

frontend/pages/queries/edit/components/EditQueryForm/EditQueryForm.tsx

@@ -470,79 +470,103 @@ const EditQueryForm = ({
     return platformCompatibility.render();
   };
 
-  const queryNameClasses = classnames("query-name-wrapper", {
+  const editName = () => {
-    [`${baseClass}--editing`]: isEditingName,
+    if (!isEditingName) {
-  });
+      setIsEditingName(true);
+    }
+  };
 
-  const queryDescriptionClasses = classnames("query-description-wrapper", {
+  const queryNameWrapperClasses = classnames("query-name-wrapper", {
-    [`${baseClass}--editing`]: isEditingDescription,
+    "query-name-wrapper__editing": isEditingName,
   });
 
   const renderName = () => {
     if (savedQueryMode) {
       return (
+        <div className={queryNameWrapperClasses}>
+          {isEditingName ? (
             <>
-          <div className={queryNameClasses}>
               <AutoSizeInputField
                 name="query-name"
                 placeholder="Add name here"
                 value={lastEditedQueryName}
                 inputClassName={`${baseClass}__query-name`}
-              maxLength="160"
+                maxLength={160}
                 hasError={errors && errors.name}
                 onChange={setLastEditedQueryName}
-              onFocus={() => setIsEditingName(true)}
-              onBlur={() => setIsEditingName(false)}
                 onKeyPress={onInputKeypress}
                 isFocused={isEditingName}
+                onBlur={() => {
+                  setIsEditingName(false);
+                }}
               />
-            <Button
+              {/* yes, necessary in both places */}
-              variant="text-icon"
-              className="edit-link"
-              onClick={() => setIsEditingName(true)}
-            >
               <Icon
                 name="pencil"
-                className={`edit-icon ${isEditingName ? "hide" : ""}`}
+                className="edit-icon hide"
+                size="small-medium"
               />
-            </Button>
-          </div>
             </>
+          ) : (
+            <button onClick={editName} onFocus={editName}>
+              <div className={`${baseClass}__query-name`}>
+                {lastEditedQueryName || (
+                  <div className="placeholder">Add name here</div>
+                )}
+              </div>
+              {/* yes, necessary in both places */}
+              <Icon name="pencil" className="edit-icon" size="small-medium" />
+            </button>
+          )}
+        </div>
       );
     }
 
     return <h1 className={`${baseClass}__query-name no-hover`}>New query</h1>;
   };
 
+  const editDescription = () => {
+    if (!isEditingDescription) {
+      setIsEditingDescription(true);
+    }
+  };
+
   const renderDescription = () => {
     if (savedQueryMode) {
       return (
+        <div className="query-description-wrapper">
+          {isEditingDescription ? (
             <>
-          <div className={queryDescriptionClasses}>
               <AutoSizeInputField
                 name="query-description"
-              placeholder="Add description here."
+                placeholder="Add description here"
                 value={lastEditedQueryDescription}
-              maxLength="250"
                 inputClassName={`${baseClass}__query-description`}
+                maxLength={250}
                 onChange={setLastEditedQueryDescription}
-              onFocus={() => setIsEditingDescription(true)}
-              onBlur={() => setIsEditingDescription(false)}
                 onKeyPress={onInputKeypress}
                 isFocused={isEditingDescription}
+                onBlur={() => setIsEditingDescription(false)}
               />
-            <Button
+              {/* yes, necessary in both places */}
-              variant="text-icon"
-              className="edit-link"
-              onClick={() => setIsEditingDescription(true)}
-            >
               <Icon
                 name="pencil"
-                className={`edit-icon ${isEditingDescription ? "hide" : ""}`}
+                className="edit-icon hide"
+                size="small-medium"
               />
-            </Button>
-          </div>
             </>
+          ) : (
+            <button onClick={editDescription} onFocus={editDescription}>
+              <div className={`${baseClass}__query-description`}>
+                {lastEditedQueryDescription || (
+                  <div className="placeholder">Add description here</div>
+                )}
+              </div>
+              {/* yes, necessary in both places */}
+              <Icon name="pencil" className="edit-icon" size="small-medium" />
+            </button>
+          )}
+        </div>
       );
     }
     return null;

frontend/pages/queries/edit/components/EditQueryForm/_styles.scss

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   &__title-bar {
     display: flex;
     justify-content: space-between;
+    gap: 1.5rem;
 
     .form-field {
       margin-bottom: 0px;
@@ -35,7 +36,6 @@
     .edit-link {
       margin: 0; // override margin intended for buttons being used as form-fields, which these are not
       cursor: pointer;
-      padding-left: $pad-small;
       height: 18px;
     }
 
@@ -44,41 +44,50 @@
       flex-direction: column;
       gap: 0.5rem;
 
-      .query-name-wrapper {
+      .query-name-wrapper,
+      .query-description-wrapper {
         display: flex;
-        align-items: center;
+        align-items: baseline;
-
+        gap: 0.5rem;
-        &:not(.edit-query-form--editing) {
+        outline: 0;
-          textarea:hover {
+        &:hover:not(.focus-visible):not(.no-hover) {
-            cursor: pointer;
           color: $core-vibrant-blue;
+          cursor: pointer;
+        }
+        .hide {
+          opacity: 0;
+        }
+        .icon {
+          align-self: initial;
+        }
+
+        button {
+          all: unset;
+          display: flex;
+          // must match gap of wrappers
+          gap: 0.5rem;
+          align-items: baseline;
         }
       }
+      .query-name-wrapper {
+        width: fit-content;
+        .no-value {
+          min-width: 170px;
+        }
+
         .edit-query-form__query-name,
         .input-sizer::after {
           font-size: $large;
-        }
-        .component__auto-size-input-field {
           letter-spacing: -0.5px;
           line-height: 2.3rem;
         }
+
+        // compensate for FF weirdness with textarea line-height calculations
+        @-moz-document url-prefix() {
+          line-height: 2.25rem;
+          &__editing {
+            line-height: 2.3rem;
           }
-      .query-description-wrapper {
-        display: flex;
-        &:not(.edit-query-form--editing) {
-          textarea:hover {
-            cursor: pointer;
-            color: $core-vibrant-blue;
-          }
-        }
-      }
-      .edit-icon {
-        width: 14px;
-        height: 14px;
-        opacity: 1;
-        transition: opacity 0.2s;
-        &.hide {
-          opacity: 0;
         }
       }
     }
@@ -105,24 +114,29 @@
     }
   }
 
+  &__textarea-content-display {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+  }
+
   &__query-name,
   &__query-description {
-    width: 100%;
     margin: 0;
     padding: 0;
     border: 0;
     resize: none;
-    white-space: normal;
+    // collapse not supported on Firefox, so pre-wrap for consistency across browsers
+    white-space: pre-wrap;
     background-color: transparent;
     overflow: hidden;
-    &:hover:not(.focus-visible):not(.no-hover) {
+    text-align: left;
-      color: $core-vibrant-blue;
-      cursor: pointer;
-    }
     &.focus-visible {
       outline: 0;
       cursor: text;
     }
+    .placeholder {
+      @include placeholder;
+    }
   }
 
   &__query-name {

frontend/styles/var/icon_sizes.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ export type IconSizes = keyof typeof ICON_SIZES;
 
 export const ICON_SIZES = {
   small: "12",
+  "small-medium": "14",
   medium: "16",
   large: "24",
   "extra-large": "48",

frontend/styles/var/mixins.scss

@@ -220,3 +220,8 @@ $max-width: 2560px;
   // compensate in layout for extra clickable area button height
   margin: -8px 0;
 }
+
+@mixin placeholder {
+  color: $ui-fleet-black-50;
+  opacity: 0.75;
+}