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Summary

  • Added ARIA attributes for better screen reader support
  • Implemented isLoading state with aria-busy attribute
  • Added loading indicator with accessible spinner
  • Added loadingText prop for better UX during loading states
  • Improved disabled state handling with aria-disabled

Accessibility Improvements

This PR enhances the Button component to be more accessible by:

  1. Adding proper ARIA attributes (aria-busy, aria-disabled) to communicate button state to screen readers
  2. Implementing a visually apparent loading state with a spinner
  3. Adding support for alternative loading text to improve the user experience
  4. Properly handling disabled states for better accessibility

These changes follow WCAG 2.1 guidelines for accessible interactive elements, focusing on:

  • 4.1.2: Name, Role, Value - Ensuring UI components have proper state information
  • 1.4.1: Use of Color - Not relying on color alone to convey state

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  • New Features

    • Added loading state support to buttons, including a spinning icon and optional loading text when active.
  • Style

    • Updated button styling to show a progress cursor when busy.

- Added ARIA attributes for better screen reader support
- Implemented isLoading state with aria-busy attribute
- Added loading indicator with accessible spinner
- Added loadingText prop for better UX during loading states
- Improved disabled state handling with aria-disabled

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The Button component in the mail application was enhanced to support a loading state. New props allow the button to display a spinner and loading text, set appropriate ARIA attributes, and show a progress cursor when busy. The ButtonProps interface was updated to reflect these changes.

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File(s) Change Summary
apps/mail/components/ui/button.tsx Added isLoading and loadingText props to Button; implemented loading state UI and ARIA improvements

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sequenceDiagram
    participant ParentComponent
    participant Button

    ParentComponent->>Button: Render with isLoading=false
    Button-->>ParentComponent: Renders normal button

    ParentComponent->>Button: Render with isLoading=true, loadingText
    Button-->>ParentComponent: Renders disabled button with spinner and loadingText, sets aria-busy
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Possibly related PRs

  • Minor Fixes #1343: Replaces native button elements with the Button component, indicating related usage patterns but does not modify the Button component itself.

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A button now spins with a twirl and a flash,
Showing it's busy—no need to dash!
With loading text clear and a cursor anew,
The Button’s more helpful for all that you do.
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apps/mail/components/ui/button.tsx (1)

51-65: Excellent accessibility implementation with minor spinner consideration.

The implementation excellently follows WCAG 2.1 guidelines:

Accessibility strengths:

  • aria-busy={isLoading} properly communicates loading state to screen readers
  • aria-disabled={props.disabled} correctly distinguishes permanent disability from loading state
  • disabled={isLoading || props.disabled} ensures functional disability in both states
  • Smart fallback logic: loadingText || children maintains context

Minor enhancement opportunity:
The Unicode spinner is functional but could be improved with a proper SVG icon or more accessible spinner component for better screen reader support.

For future enhancement, consider replacing the Unicode spinner:

-            <span className="inline-block animate-spin mr-2">↻</span>
+            <svg className="inline-block animate-spin mr-2 h-4 w-4" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+              <circle className="opacity-25" cx="12" cy="12" r="10" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="4"></circle>
+              <path className="opacity-75" fill="currentColor" d="M4 12a8 8 0 018-8V0C5.373 0 0 5.373 0 12h4zm2 5.291A7.962 7.962 0 014 12H0c0 3.042 1.135 5.824 3 7.938l3-2.647z"></path>
+            </svg>
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apps/mail/components/ui/button.tsx (3)

8-8: LGTM! Excellent UX enhancement.

The aria-busy:cursor-progress class provides great visual feedback by changing the cursor to indicate progress when the button is in a busy state. This improves user experience by providing clear visual cues.


43-44: Well-designed props for loading state management.

The new optional props are well-structured:

  • isLoading provides clear state control
  • loadingText offers flexibility for custom loading messages
  • Both are optional, maintaining backward compatibility

48-48: Clean implementation of new props with proper defaults.

The destructuring and default values are correctly implemented, ensuring the component remains robust when new props are not provided.

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MrgSub commented Jun 27, 2025

@harshith-eth please add a video/screenshot next time, thank you!

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Noted @MrgSub 🫡

@MrgSub MrgSub merged commit 5f22b13 into Mail-0:staging Jun 27, 2025
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