[DevTools] Show fallback in inspected element pane when no element is selected #35503
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| padding: 0.25rem; | ||
| color: var(--color-dimmer); | ||
| font-style: italic; | ||
| border-left: 1px solid var(--color-border); |
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Placing the border here made the border only span a single line. Now the border is one the whole container while also not being duplicated if the parent already defines a border. This makes composition easier with regards to border drawing.
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| return ( | ||
| <div className={styles.InspectedElement}> | ||
| <div className={styles.TitleRow} /> | ||
| <div className={styles.NoInspectionFallback}>{fallbackEmpty}</div> |
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We also show the loading fallback below the title row.
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Stacked on #35240
We used to only show a blank pane when no element is selected. This was ok when we only showed the inspected element pane in the Components and Suspense tab since you couldn't escape inspection.
However, when showing the inspected element pane in the browsers Elements panel, you can select elements that aren't owned by React and therefore won't inspect an element. Now we show a configurable fallback.
For the inspected element pane in the browser's Elements panel, we display "No element rendered by React selected.".
Otherwise "No React element selected."
Styling and layout is similar to the loading fallback but not dimmed since the fallback for no selection may be visible indefinitely.