Current sprint | Drupal Usability

The issues currently being worked on by our team are marked with 'Usability' and 'sprint' in the drupal.org issue queue. Below is a pull-out of just those tasks to help you figure out what the team is working on and what needs reviews and help at the moment.

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Currently in the works for Drupal 8

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To do

#2518960: Emphasize the most important items on the 'structure' page
8.4.x-devTaskMajorActiveUMN 2015frontendCSSNeeds designstyleguideux-hierarchy

#2695411: [meta] Fix text based usability issues
8.4.x-devPlanMajorActiveUMN 2015User interfacedocumentation

#2514794: Frontpage view is confusing when only one node is promoted to the default front page
8.3.x-devTaskMajorActiveUMN 2015ux-hierarchy

#2738393: Compile UI (Text) Standards for module developers
8.4.x-devPlanMajorActiveuser interface textDevDaysMilan

#2762505: Introduce "outside in" quick edit pattern to core
8.2.x-devPlanMajorActiveNeeds framework manager reviewNeeds release manager reviewneeds accessibility reviewOutside-inDrupal core ideas

#2635710: Add option to automatically create an entity reference view when a new content type is created
8.4.x-devFeature requestMajorActiveField APIviewsSite builder improvementsUMN 2015

#2516902: Introduce a visual hierarchy to the help page.
8.4.x-devTaskNormalActiveUMN 2015Needs designux-hierarchy

#2061679: Add a tour for the improved block admin UI at admin/structure/blocks.
8.4.x-devTaskNormalActiveBlock pluginsTourUMN 2015

#341982: Standardize operations' text throughout UI
8.4.x-devTaskNormalActive

#2521800: List(text) key|label entry field is freetext, which doesn't give guidance towards the expected input.
8.3.x-devTaskNormalActiveUMN 2015

#1904900: Default auto pick the primary field for the type in view wizard to avoid red error: 'Display "EntityReference" needs a selected
8.3.x-devTaskMinorActiveVDCNeeds screenshots

#1904902: replace "autocomplete" in modal with more accurate word and replace "Search field" during entity reference view wizard process
8.3.x-devTaskNormalActive

#2729707: Administration screen of the Views listing is not responsive
8.4.x-devBug reportNormalActivemobileBaltimore2017

#2821825: Relative positioning inherited from classy theme makes links in header inaccessible
8.4.x-devBug reportMinorActive

#2825413: When a block is being placed, selected region should be highlighted.
8.4.x-devTaskNormalActiveOutside-inblocks

#1953836: Replace "Select a field type" with a hierarchical select
8.4.x-devFeature requestNormalActiveaccessibilityariahtml5optgroupUMN 2015

#2833768: Add media type icon SVG files for all the media types to core icons
8.4.x-devTaskNormalActiveD8MediaNeeds design

Assigned to tkoleary

#2796597: Validate usability of visual design in outside-in off canvas tray with user testing
8.4.x-devTaskNormalActiveOutside-in

#2836153: Improve metadata mapping UI on Media type form
8.4.x-devTaskNormalActiveD8MediaBerlin media sprintNeeds UX reviewux

To review

#2113931: File Field design update
8.5.x-devTaskMajorJavaScriptstyleguideSevenfrontendD8MediaNeeds issue summary updateBerlin media sprintSprintWeekend2017SprintWeekendBerlinDevDaysSeville

Assigned to dubcanada

#2524272: Make Bartik sidebar menu blocks finger-friendly
8.4.x-devTaskNormalUMN 2015NoviceSprintWeekend2017CSS

#2570985: Update the module descriptions on the Extend page
8.4.x-devTaskNormalux-interfacetextBarcelona2015DevDaysMilandublin2016DevDaysSevilleString change in 8.4.0

#2098047: Installer ui text cleanup
8.3.x-devTaskNormalux-interfacetext

#1833096: Cannot mark a translation itself as outdated
8.3.x-devTaskNormalD8MIlanguage-content

#2500607: Some block categories are not translatable
8.4.x-devBug reportNormalD8MIlanguage-baseBaltimore2017

#1836390: Add “place block in region’ to the Views wizard to help workflow
8.4.x-devTaskNormalVDCBADCamp2012UX

#2785051: Improve usability of Views bulk action form in Seven theme
8.4.x-devTaskNormalVDCcross browser compatibilityNovice

Assigned to tkoleary

#2581949: Move the cron form to a status report item, then link to the form if automated cron is enabled
8.4.x-devTaskNormalDevDaysSeville

#2886816: When you remove the "Breadcrumb" block in Seven, there's no top padding for the main content, looks awful.
8.4.x-devBug reportNormalaccessibilityCSS

To be committed

#2848507: Indicate that grouping elements have child element errors for ux and a11y
8.4.x-devBug reportMajoraccessibilityformsDevDaysSeville

#2421001: Fix regression in the link widget where help text does not show.
8.4.x-devBug reportNormaldcoslo15accessibilityTwigDevDaysMilan

#1167366: Replace "Lorem Ipsum" Color preview HTML templates with example text in Twig templates
8.5.x-devTaskNormalUMN 2011Novice

Assigned to rakesh gectcr

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Postponed

#2831941: [PP-1] Re-create Image field widget on top of media entity
8.4.x-devTaskNormalPostponedD8MediaBerlin media sprint

Assigned to seanB

Closed

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