A few comments on the usability of the new Table component

App Building
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First off, let me say that this is going in the right direction. This post of focused on the general development UX.

  1. I do not like how the query to perform table updates is added, it is non-intuitive. You have to make a column editable and then the Save Changes Add-on shows up. Saving a change more properly fits with the rest of the event handlers - it does not logically fit with add-ons.

  2. The tick you use to identify an editable field needs a tweak. It looks like the lead on the pencil in the Tag icon and kinds hides in Date icon.

Honestly I though I had a few more, but have been won over by a couple others that I did not like at first.

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Glad you're a fan of the new Table component!

I agree with both of these points -- we're actively working on improving the UX for configuring editable Tables, and I hope to share more soon.

Please don't hesitate to share other points of friction, even if they're small or you've since been won over :slight_smile: