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UX Guidelines | Provide contextual information alongside do's / dont's

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Description

To further assist extension developers to make the best UI/UX choices for their functionality, provide more contextually relevant information e.g why should I choose one UI element over another.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

The issue does not name a file, test, or specific UX Guidelines section. Start by locating the existing do/don't guidance for extension developers and review where contextual explanations are missing. Done means the relevant guidance includes context explaining why one UI element is preferred over another.

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Assessment

Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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