Testing needed: Equipment browser and mobile dropdown improvements

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Salvatore Iovene avatar

Hello AstroBin Beta Testers,

I've pushed some UI improvements to beta-app.astrobin.com and would appreciate your help testing before they go live.

What's new

  1. Simplified equipment selection - Equipment inputs no longer open a large fullscreen modal. You just type to search directly, which is more intuitive and less overwhelming. Plus a few more small issues that I noticed in that area.

  2. Mobile bottom sheet for dropdowns - All dropdown menus now slide up from the bottom on mobile, similar to native apps.

  3. Most inputs and selects are a more thumb-friendly - You can verify this on forms such as the image data and creating a marketplace listing.

What to test

  • Adding/editing equipment on your images

  • Searching for equipment on the equipment database page

  • Any dropdown menus on mobile

Testing on mobile has priority, because the changes should affect phones only (in portrait mode). If you want to browse Beta a bit on desktop too it doesn't hurt, in case there are regressions.

⚠️ Important ⚠️

Beta connects to the live database, so any changes you make are real.

If you find issues, please reply with your device/browser and what went wrong (screenshots help a lot).

Here's some before/after screenshots for your convenience.

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I'm extremely grateful for your help!

Salvatore

Salvatore Iovene avatar

Please ignore this, I went ahead and deployed it and I'm using Beta for other things now. Thanks anyway!