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Configuration tab UI/UX issues

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Description

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Is your feature request related to a problem?

The current configuration tab has some issues which result in a bad UX (in my opinion):

  1. the groups (general, when in combat, etc.) jump around when you (un)tick checkboxes
  2. the custom modifiers group is quite small, cannot be scaled (with the advent of crucible mods, there really isn't too much space there)
  3. map modifiers and debuffs take up too much space (I myself don't and haven't used these features ever, I suspect most players are the same)
  4. sometimes a label overflows outside its group (one example: "Have your Totems Hit with a Spell Recently?")
Describe the solution you'd like

Just some layman's suggestions:

  1. make these groups static and allow the whole page to be scrolled
  2. make the custom modifiers group at least twice as large (in height)
  3. make some of these groups collapsible and collapsed by default
  4. make each group a bit wider (there probably aren't too many lengthy labels)
Describe alternatives you've considered

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Research direction

Start at the configuration tab UI entry point and inspect how its groups are laid out and sized. Compare the current behavior with the requested changes: stable group positions, page scrolling, a larger custom modifiers group, collapsible space-heavy groups, and wider groups that contain long labels. Done means the configuration tab satisfies these layout and usability requirements.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
lua
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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