☕️ 2026 April - UX roundup

UX Roundup

Hi community :smiling_face: Small things done right make a big difference. This month, we focused on fixes and improvements that make your day-to-day smoother. Here’s what’s new.

Development

Visual Clarity & Alignment

  • Changed the Delete branch button to red (Tertiary-danger) to emphasize its destructive action

  • Repositioned AQL error indicators next to header cell text for better clarity

Consistency

  • Corrected folder structure when moving items — library and settings now appear at the top, matching Project Explorer.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed random preview error in Data Model list view when fields were selected but auto-run was off

  • Fixed blue banner in Rlts Diagram pushing widget controller out of viewport by switching to full-width style

Navigation

  • Edit modal now auto-scrolls to and expands the folder containing the dataset in use — no extra search steps needed

Reporting

Correct Components & States

  • Replaced incorrect radio buttons with checkboxes for Dashboard auto-run settings

  • Added missing indeterminate state for filter checkboxes when partial selection occurs

  • Dataset selector items now show tooltips for full names, with word-breaking for long names

Smart Defaults & Validation

  • Dashboard selector pre-selects the most recently saved-to dashboard when saving a chart

  • Submit button auto-scrolls to the first empty mandatory field on error

Feedback & Shortcuts

  • Saving a visualization now shows a clear Alert — titles like “Block saved” with CTAs: “View block” / “View dashboard”

  • Standardized save shortcut tooltip using a consistent Shortcut component

Layout & Consistency

  • Enhance the delete confirmation pop-up for clarity and consistency

  • Fixed overlapping popovers when adding multiple trend lines — only one displays at a time

  • Standardized empty Dashboard Preferences tab height (max 720px, 24px top/bottom margins)

UX Writing & Field Behavior

  • Softened reused dashboard edit instructions: “This dashboard is a reused dashboard and can only be edited in Development’s code mode.”

  • Title field in Data Schedules now renders {{$dashboard_title}} consistently with placeholder text; tooltip added for older versions


Others

UX Writing & Copy

  • Revised unsaved changes modal → “Discard changes?” with buttons: “Keep editing” / “Discard changes”

  • Updated Personal Workspace copy for clarity with “Learn more” doc links

  • Changed “Shareable Link” → “Shareable Links”; removed redundant “with…” phrasing

  • Standardized naming: tenant_name Workspace“Reports & Dashboards”, Private“Personal”

  • Fixed “successfully” typo in toast messages across the app

  • Merged duplicate trial banners into one — new copy: “Talk to an expert for a personalized demo to maximize your trial” with updated image

  • Changed AI field description panel text color to text.inverted.default for dark background visibility

Layout & Alignment

  • Alerts repositioned to appear where expected without obscuring content

  • Notification timestamps on the right side properly aligned

  • Share empty state images and content centered and spaced

  • VUD Show visualization line elements realigned

  • Admin-o badge changed to icon-only format to prevent cutoff in empty spaces

  • Padding and banner width adjusted for proper spacing and visual hierarchy

  • Settings pages (Data Sources, Users, Groups, Jobs Monitoring, Activities) set to full-width with 24px L/R padding

  • Added 50vw minimum width to Browse pages to prevent unreadable narrow layouts

Component & Interaction Fixes

  • Deduplicated two refresh buttons into a single clear action

  • Clarified X remove icon placement in relation rows

  • Auto-refresh in Jobs Monitoring / Activity pages: checkbox → switch, consistent naming and sizing

  • Selected values in dropdowns now highlighted to show active option

  • Modal footers made sticky at the bottom for cross-app consistency

  • Personal workspace: entire row clickable, button hidden by default

  • Removed Paste from dashboard/widget action menus — restricted to folders only

Keyboard & Accessibility

CleanShot 2026-04-01 at 16.22.30

  • Improve tab navigation and scrolling experience

  • Cmd/Ctrl-Click on “Ask AI” nav link now opens in a new tab

  • Enter key opens selected items when navigating search recents

  • Mini toasts moved from bottom-right to top-center alert style; exclamation mark removed

Visual Polish

  • Updated illustrations across the platform to new versions

  • Checking status icon changed from warning symbol to loading spinner

Simplification

  • Removed redundant vertical tab section in Endorsement & Archive settings — all content visible on a single page

Bug Fix

  • Fixed user management search dropping the last character when typing fast

That’s a wrap for this month. Got a bug to report or an idea to share? We’d love to hear it. Your feedback shapes what we build next, so keep it coming :speech_balloon:

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