bug(TABS): tabs with fitInkBarToContent does not follow Material 3 design specs
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Description
### Is this a regression?
- [ ] Yes, this behavior used to work in the previous version
### The previous version in which this bug was not present was
_No response_
### Description
As per [Material 3 guidelines](https://m3.material.io/components/tabs/specs), primary tabs should have active indicator's height of `3px` and shape of `3px 3px 0 0`. In Angular Material, primary tabs' behaviour can be achieved using `[fitInkBarToContent]=true` input.
But, they have height of `2px`, and shape of `0`, which is right only for secondary tabs.
We can override it by using `tabs-overrides` mixin like below:
```scss
@use '@angular/material' as mat;
[fitInkBarToContent],
[ng-reflect-fit-ink-bar-to-content='true'] {
> .mat-mdc-tab-header {
@include mat.tabs-overrides(
(
active-indicator-shape: 3px 3px 0 0,
active-indicator-height: 3px,
)
);
}
}
```
But, it should be the default behaviour as per Material 3 specs.
### Reproduction
Not needed.
### Expected Behavior
Tabs with `[fitInkBarToContent]=true` should have active indicator's height of `3px` and shape of `3px 3px 0 0`.
### Actual Behavior
Tabs with `[fitInkBarToContent]=true` have active indicator's height of `2px`, and shape of `0`.
### Environment
- Angular: 19
- CDK/Material: 19
- Browser(s): Edge
- Operating System (e.g. Windows, macOS, Ubuntu): Windows
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start at Angular Material's tabs implementation and the tabs-overrides mixin, tracing the fitInkBarToContent path and the active-indicator styles on .mat-mdc-tab-header. Done means this input produces a 3px active indicator with a 3px 3px 0 0 shape, matching the stated Material 3 expectation.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- angular, scss, typescript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100