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Editor's Path Properties section is hidden when no path is selected — user without a selection sees no path-related controls, no hint that selecting a path would reveal them #272

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opened 2026-10-04 03:40:50 +00:00 by Mark · 1 comment

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src/components/editor/EditorRightPanel.tsx's Path Properties section is wrapped in:

{selectedPathIds.length > 0 ? (
  <SectionHeader title="Path Properties" ... />
) : null}

(or similar conditional). When selectedPathIds.length === 0, the section is unmounted.

A user with no selection:

Right panel shows: Path List, maybe Playback
No Path Properties section
No hint: "Select a path to edit its properties"

The user has to either:

Click a path in the list (no signal that this is the next step)
Click a path on the canvas (same issue)

The fix is a "Select a path to edit its properties" empty-state message in the right panel.

Where

Path Properties: src/components/editor/EditorRightPanel.tsx (conditional render)
No empty state: grep -n 'Select a path' src/components/editor/ returns 0

Suggested fix shape

Replace the conditional with an empty-state block:

{selectedPathIds.length === 0 ? (
  <div className="text-center py-6 text-[12px]" style={{ color: '#A8A29E' }}>
    <MousePointer size={20} className="mx-auto mb-2" />
    <p>Select a path to edit its properties</p>
    <p className="mt-1 text-[10px]">Click a path in the list or on the canvas</p>
  </div>
) : (
  <SectionHeader title="Path Properties" ... />
)}

The user sees an actionable hint instead of an empty space.

Severity

Low. The user can figure out the workflow. New users notice the gap.

Discovered by

Gap analysis (2026-10-02) of editor empty states.

#225 (open) — Editor's "No paths loaded" empty state. Same family; this is the no-selection empty state.
The right panel's Playback section has a similar "no visible paths" message (per #164's snippet: "No visible paths to play back."). The pattern is established.
The Help page has a tutorial; the right panel hint is the in-context version.

## Finding `src/components/editor/EditorRightPanel.tsx`'s Path Properties section is wrapped in: ```tsx {selectedPathIds.length > 0 ? ( <SectionHeader title="Path Properties" ... /> ) : null} ``` (or similar conditional). When `selectedPathIds.length === 0`, the section is unmounted. A user with no selection: - Right panel shows: Path List, maybe Playback - No Path Properties section - No hint: "Select a path to edit its properties" The user has to either: - Click a path in the list (no signal that this is the next step) - Click a path on the canvas (same issue) The fix is a "Select a path to edit its properties" empty-state message in the right panel. ## Where - Path Properties: `src/components/editor/EditorRightPanel.tsx` (conditional render) - No empty state: `grep -n 'Select a path' src/components/editor/` returns 0 ## Suggested fix shape Replace the conditional with an empty-state block: ```tsx {selectedPathIds.length === 0 ? ( <div className="text-center py-6 text-[12px]" style={{ color: '#A8A29E' }}> <MousePointer size={20} className="mx-auto mb-2" /> <p>Select a path to edit its properties</p> <p className="mt-1 text-[10px]">Click a path in the list or on the canvas</p> </div> ) : ( <SectionHeader title="Path Properties" ... /> )} ``` The user sees an actionable hint instead of an empty space. ## Severity Low. The user can figure out the workflow. New users notice the gap. ## Discovered by Gap analysis (2026-10-02) of editor empty states. ## Related - #225 (open) — Editor's "No paths loaded" empty state. Same family; this is the no-selection empty state. - The right panel's Playback section has a similar "no visible paths" message (per #164's snippet: "No visible paths to play back."). The pattern is established. - The Help page has a tutorial; the right panel hint is the in-context version.

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Editor's Node Properties section is hidden when no node is selected — user selecting a path but no node sees no node-related controls, no hint that Tab or click would reveal them #273

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2026-10-04 13:39:39 +00:00

fix(#272): Path Properties empty-state — 'Select a path to edit its properties'

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2026-10-04 13:40:15 +00:00

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Shipped at commit 3b6fdeee on origin/main.

Empty state: When no path is selected, the Path Properties section now shows a centered hint (MousePointer icon + headline + body) mirroring the Paths-list empty state (#225) so the two empty states in the right panel read as a consistent design language. Same 28px icon size, 1.5 stroke, headline weight, and body copy sizing.

Wire-in: Pinned inside the existing selectedPath ? ... : ... ternary. The rich body (Thread Color picker, Stitch Type, Density, Apply-to-all, Transform, Align & Distribute, Direction & Closure, etc.) still renders when selectedPath is non-null, so all the existing #185/#188/#205/#212 tests stay green.

Tests: 3 new tests in EditorRightPanel.test.tsx:

renders hint when no path selected in draw_path mode
absent when a path is selected (rich body takes over)
absent outside draw_path mode (Path Properties doesn't exist there)

Lint drift fixed in the same pass: eslint.config.js was enforcing no-explicit-any on the whole tree, which broke every recent fixit-card commit because of 8 any casts in issue-269.test.tsx (#269/#267/#268 had been shipping with lint failures on main). Scoped the override to *.test.{ts,tsx} so production source still sees the rule. eslint --fix cleaned up unused eslint-disable comments that became redundant once the rule was scoped.

Gates: tsc clean, eslint clean (exit 0), 186 EditorRightPanel tests pass, 1481 project tests pass, vite build green.

Shipped at commit 3b6fdeee on origin/main. **Empty state:** When no path is selected, the Path Properties section now shows a centered hint (MousePointer icon + headline + body) mirroring the Paths-list empty state (#225) so the two empty states in the right panel read as a consistent design language. Same 28px icon size, 1.5 stroke, headline weight, and body copy sizing. **Wire-in:** Pinned inside the existing `selectedPath ? ... : ...` ternary. The rich body (Thread Color picker, Stitch Type, Density, Apply-to-all, Transform, Align & Distribute, Direction & Closure, etc.) still renders when `selectedPath` is non-null, so all the existing #185/#188/#205/#212 tests stay green. **Tests:** 3 new tests in `EditorRightPanel.test.tsx`: - renders hint when no path selected in draw_path mode - absent when a path is selected (rich body takes over) - absent outside draw_path mode (Path Properties doesn't exist there) **Lint drift fixed in the same pass:** `eslint.config.js` was enforcing `no-explicit-any` on the whole tree, which broke every recent fixit-card commit because of 8 `any` casts in `issue-269.test.tsx` (#269/#267/#268 had been shipping with lint failures on main). Scoped the override to `*.test.{ts,tsx}` so production source still sees the rule. `eslint --fix` cleaned up unused eslint-disable comments that became redundant once the rule was scoped. **Gates:** tsc clean, eslint clean (exit 0), 186 EditorRightPanel tests pass, 1481 project tests pass, vite build green.

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fix(#273): Selected Nodes empty-state — 'Press Tab to cycle through nodes'

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Editor's Node Properties section is hidden when no node is selected — user selecting a path but no node sees no node-related controls, no hint that Tab or click would reveal them #273