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Mixed state of 'Color' option in Appearance popup is unclear
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Description
If you have a selection of two elements with different colors, the "mixed" state of the button in Properties > Appearance > Color is just a question mark. It's not apparent that you can click this question mark to open the color picker again.
We should make this look more button-y (even just with a stroke) and perhaps add some copy indicating that multiple colors are selected.
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/1d30f8c3-7624-4fb6-a3ee-b632277ca4c1
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the mixed-color case in Properties > Appearance > Color with a selection containing different colors, then locate the Appearance popup implementation. Done means the mixed state visibly reads as interactive and makes clear that multiple colors are selected, while the color picker remains reachable.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- design, desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100