Redesign the "Summarize Table" message

[seancolsen]

This ticket is marked as "design" and "frontend" because design work is required first, and then implementation.

Context

• The Table Page has a "Summarize Table" message that appears when grouping is applied.

Problems with the current design and implementation

• The message clutters the actions pane, especially when the screen is narrow

  

• Users may be confused when directed to the Data Explorer which does not (yet) offer the same grouping functionality as the Table Page.

• Users may want the same kind of "quick link to switch to an exploration" even when they do not have grouping applied to the table. For example, if I've applied filtering, it would be nice to begin an exploration of the table with those same filters already applied.

Design considerations

• Various iterations of this design have included functionality for the user to dismiss the message. If we continue with this direction we'll need to answer additional questions about where the visibility state is persisted. If I dismiss it, when does it come back? Some users might find this message obtrusive, expecting that a dismissal will hide it forever. Other users might appreciate the convenience of the link and expect the message to return when they make changes to the grouping. If we keep the link in the Table Inspector at all times, then we can avoid this tricky question about the persistence of the visibility state.

[seancolsen]

My inclination would be to put this UI in the Table Inspector and display it regardless of the filtering/sorting/grouping applied to the table.

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