playcanvas / playcanvas/editor

Make the UX on the Builds panel easier to use and not misclick

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area: editor interface area: launch tab area: publishing area: ui enhancement
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Description

Forum thread: https://forum.playcanvas.com/t/ui-build-window-modification/22519

I got a suggestion for a future UI update :slight_smile:
I don’t know if others have the same “problem”, but while my build is being published, I like to delete some of the previous ones.
But if I’m hovering the “delete” option, and the publish ends, the menu disappears and I end up clicking on a build, which launch it !
It’s not really important but maybe if the play/launch function was called with a button or another menu option (see below) instead of the whole row, that would be nice 🤟

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From a personal viewpoint, it's not clear that these builds have unique URLs as well.

I'm wondering if we should make the links visible on the UI and have them be clickable rather than the whole button?

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Research direction

Start with the Builds panel UI and review the linked forum thread for the proposed interaction changes. Inspect how publishing, deletion menus, row activation, and build URLs currently behave; done means the interaction no longer causes accidental launches and the intended build links or actions are clear and usable.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
frontend, web-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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