fix: Fix scrollable elements in Policy pages.

[Krishna2323]

Details

Fixed Issues

$ https://github.com/Expensify/App/issues/37782 PROPOSAL: https://github.com/Expensify/App/issues/37782#issuecomment-1984112170

Tests

For devices with width greater than 800px

1. Open collect workspace from workspaces page
2. Open Members, Distance rates, Categories, Tags and Taxes page.
3. On each page scroll the options list and verify it does scroll correctly

For devices with width less than 800px

1. Open collect workspace from workspaces page
2. Open Members, Distance rates, Categories, Tags and Taxes page.
3. On each page scroll the options list
4. Verify the page description on top and the thead scrolls and buttons are fixed.

• [x] Verify that no errors appear in the JS console

Offline tests

For devices with width greater than 800px

1. Open collect workspace from workspaces page
2. Open Members, Distance rates, Categories, Tags and Taxes page.
3. On each page scroll the options list and verify it does scroll correctly

For devices with width less than 800px

1. Open collect workspace from workspaces page
2. Open Members, Distance rates, Categories, Tags and Taxes page.
3. On each page scroll the options list
4. Verify the page description on top and the thead scrolls and buttons are fixed.

QA Steps

For devices with width greater than 800px

1. Open collect workspace from workspaces page
2. Open Members, Distance rates, Categories, Tags and Taxes page.
3. On each page scroll the options list and verify it does scroll correctly

For devices with width less than 800px

1. Open collect workspace from workspaces page
2. Open Members, Distance rates, Categories, Tags and Taxes page.
3. On each page scroll the options list
4. Verify the page description on top and the thead scrolls and buttons are fixed.

• [x] Verify that no errors appear in the JS console

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Screenshots/Videos

Android: Native

https://github.com/Expensify/App/assets/85894871/de69a238-d56e-45b7-a21e-9ab7b48dfc5b

Android: mWeb Chrome

https://github.com/Expensify/App/assets/85894871/dc281d4c-3197-4aec-a49b-9866b6ff26d9

iOS: Native

https://github.com/Expensify/App/assets/85894871/b2ec120a-dac9-42e4-aac1-771a2fa5eb8e

iOS: mWeb Safari

https://github.com/Expensify/App/assets/85894871/633268c7-30ca-4a43-8ca8-bc80b6e7b6ee

MacOS: Chrome / Safari

https://github.com/Expensify/App/assets/85894871/568a4a90-201e-4be1-8e42-a24c01761f0c

MacOS: Desktop

https://github.com/Expensify/App/assets/85894871/630d2bb7-4495-40ef-9b37-83a49ee2f4ff

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[Krishna2323]

@shawnborton https://github.com/Expensify/App/issues/37782#issuecomment-2009382463, do you have something to suggest here? it would be great if we clear things before I start implementing it on other pages since we need to handle multiple pages, eg: tags, categories, taxes, distance, etc etc.

https://github.com/Expensify/App/assets/85894871/058bb4ad-279d-40d7-a9bf-9b8ee714bc5d

[shawnborton]

Thanks for the video! cc @Expensify/design for visibility

One thing that would be nice, but would be more difficult - it would be cool if the entire page was able to scroll below the header area, but as soon as the table column header row (thead) was about to scroll out of view, it would stay fixed to the top. This way the description can scroll away so you get a little more viewport height to use. Does that make sense, and is that doable?

[Krishna2323]

@shawnborton, my apologies for the delay. I encountered some difficulties over the past few days while attempting to implement your suggestions. However, I believe I've finally managed to grasp it. Could you please confirm if this is what you meant?

https://github.com/Expensify/App/assets/85894871/d18f64a3-0a8c-4961-8a8e-daeb45123c77

[shawnborton]

Exactly! Though it looks like the thead has an incorrect BG color?

[Krishna2323]

@shawnborton, Yep, I just added white as bg for testing because it was transparent and hard to see in demo video. Will update that. Thanks.

One more thing I would suggest is that we should scroll to the top when the user selects all by using the checkbox in the thead. This way, they can see the dropdown button to delete/disable/enable categories/tags/etc.

[Krishna2323]

@shawnborton, could you please tell me what background to use for the sticky header? The application's background is set to darkMode: rgba(6,27,9,0.92) and lightMode: rgba(252, 251, 249, 0.92). I applied the same background to the header, but the options are still visible when the header overlaps them because of the opacity set to.92.

https://github.com/Expensify/App/assets/85894871/a89f9b4c-906f-497a-9603-919a8e52fd99

[shawnborton]

Whoa - no idea why the opacity is reduced. Can we just remove that and make it so that it uses a 100% opacity background?

[Krishna2323]

yep, we can create a new variable for that to use the same bg color with full opacity, will share screenshots after making changes.

[shawnborton]

Do we need a new variable? It should just be the same as the appBG right?

[Krishna2323]

Sorry for the confusion, I was lost in elements tab. We are using 252, 251, 249 with full opacity for the app. You can ignore the issue I mentioned above.

[Krishna2323]

Code changes are completed, will do final testing and add recordings for review.

[Krishna2323]

Facing a weird issue :(, the LHS is not displayed when visiting any policy settings page. Will try again later.

https://github.com/Expensify/App/assets/85894871/45af4c52-5c83-4fc3-9d81-b27037d294ca

[shawnborton]

Looks like we have some conflicts.

[Krishna2323]

@akinwale, you can start reviewing this, I'm facing some issues while building the app for iOS. I'm working on fixing the build issue and will add screenshots for both Android and iOS shortly. All other recordings have been added.

[akinwale]

@Krishna2323 Please fix merge conflicts.

[Krishna2323]

@akinwale, conflicts resolved.

[Krishna2323]

@akinwale, please hold off on reviewing this. While recording the video for Android, I noticed that the thead doesn't stick to the top in the Android native app, whereas it does in the iOS native app. Please wait until I find a solution for this, I'm currently working on it.

[Krishna2323]

I still haven't found any solution for Android native development :( However, I did notice one weird behavior, when I initially visit any policy page with a selection list, the table header doesn't stick to the top. But when I navigate to another page from the policy page and then return, the table header starts working correctly and sticks to the top.

I'm planning to test this on a physical Android device, maybe it will work there. @akinwale, do you have any suggestions on how to set up running the app on a physical device? I haven't tried it yet.

https://github.com/Expensify/App/assets/85894871/304e803c-2520-4185-85ee-ef2911f2fce8

[akinwale]

@Krishna2323 https://expensify.enterprise.slack.com/archives/C01GTK53T8Q/p1707982610262429?thread_ts=1707982610.262429&cid=C01GTK53T8Q

[Krishna2323]

@akinwale @shawnborton, I spent a lot of time finding a solution for android native thead stick issue but hasn't found any solution yet. Should I try workaround. I found few: medium, stackoverflow

[shawnborton]

Curious what @akinwale thinks there

[akinwale]

@Krishna2323 I think it would make sense as long as it's implemented as a platform-specific component for Android-native only.

[Krishna2323]

@akinwale @shawnborton, I've tried implementing both solutions, but unfortunately, they aren't working as expected. There's a noticeable lag while scrolling.

https://github.com/Expensify/App/assets/85894871/2330833e-63c9-4dcb-b48e-52f5575a9cc8

[shawnborton]

Hmm I am out of ideas then. At this point, maybe we should just make this part of the view fixed:

And everything else can scroll under it. Thoughts?

[Krishna2323]

@shawnborton, IMO making the buttons stick to the top, instead of select all rows thead, makes more sense for a few reasons:

1. If a user wants to select all, they can easily do so without scrolling.
2. Consider this scenario: If a user wants to check if a category/option is present, they can scroll and search. If they want to add it, they can use the fixed buttons instead of scrolling all the way back up (if the buttons aren't fixed).

[shawnborton]

Yeah, that makes sense to me and I think it's a good compromise.

[Krishna2323]

@akinwale, code is updated according to the discussion above, you can start the review. Recordings will be updated in few moments.

[Krishna2323]

@akinwale recordings are updated. @shawnborton can you pls verify the behaviour in the recording below.

https://github.com/Expensify/App/assets/85894871/de69a238-d56e-45b7-a21e-9ab7b48dfc5b

[shawnborton]

That feels pretty good to me. Thoughts @Expensify/design?

[dannymcclain]

Yeah I think that feels pretty good.

[dubielzyk-expensify]

LGTM too!

[Krishna2323]

@akinwale, bump for review.

[akinwale]

Reviewing today.

[akinwale]

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Screenshots/Videos

Android: Native

https://github.com/Expensify/App/assets/4160319/00a36e9f-ed92-4481-980f-b5790546414b

Android: mWeb Chrome

https://github.com/Expensify/App/assets/4160319/ddab64ee-c91f-4eb5-ab30-5a5cbcec7a34

iOS: Native

https://github.com/Expensify/App/assets/4160319/592716a7-73fd-46d6-a289-01392e1bd5c2

iOS: mWeb Safari

https://github.com/Expensify/App/assets/4160319/d0ad8e4e-900d-4ca4-90d2-1b2464348060

MacOS: Chrome / Safari

https://github.com/Expensify/App/assets/4160319/66c23ea2-e042-4c73-ab96-65058fde58a5

MacOS: Desktop

https://github.com/Expensify/App/assets/4160319/ab67d864-8c99-4c9c-b3d5-175e077ec9b3

[Krishna2323]

@flodnv, friendly bump to merge this.