Center the FAQ lists

[MikeMcC399]

This PR resolves the enhancement request #3246 "FAQ Sections is not centered".

The lower section of https://www.coronawarn.app/en/faq/ is now centered so that it has a consistent look independently of the available browser width.

Old

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Previously

New

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Desktop wide

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Desktop narrow

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Mobile

[brianebeling]

Hey @MikeMcC399

Thanks for the change. Unfortunately I'm unable to review it today as I would really like to take a more in-depth look.
I'll try to review and test it tomorrow.

Specifically I'd like to review the centered title and see if we can find some alternatives. But I also want to take the opinion of others into consideration if possible.

[MikeMcC399]

@brianebeling

Please take your time. There is no urgency from my side.

If it is desired to have the "Sections" title on the left again that would be an easy change (just move text-left from line 31 up to line 29).

As the screen gets narrower it is more noticeable how much white space is used. I haven't changed this.

If you want to do further layout optimisation it might be an idea to create a separate non-fork branch instead of master to merge this PR into.

[mtb77]

@brianebeling just tell me when its ready to review :)

[brianebeling]

@MikeMcC399 This might be a bit of a wild idea, but what if we remove the Sections title? I don't think it adds any value. Just looking at the table already suggests these are the categories or sections available.

[brianebeling]

So basically this

[MikeMcC399]

@brianebeling

• I'm afraid that removing the "Sections" header is just scratching at the surface of issues on this page. It removes an <h1> tag which would then be no longer available for screen reader navigation.
• I also wonder why the text "View all topics and questions" at the top shows all FAQs articles whereas "View all topics and questions" at the bottom of a column shows only the topics from the column. Why isn't the text at the top more prominent if it is more important? Why doesn't it have an <hn> tag? Why is this link closer to the search box when it belongs more to the bottom section?
• The fact that the display of some titles in the columns is suppressed, but then they show up in the results page is non-intuitive. If they have a lower priority then they should be shown visually with a lower priority.
• Then there is the issue of how many items are displayed in the column of lists and where it fades out.

I think it would be possible to spend quite a bit of time investigating and optimising these and related points.

For the moment I would restrict this PR to the centering topic only. If you want me to put the "Sections" header back on the left again, let me know and I will update the PR. I would however not want to remove it as an isolated change to this page.

[brianebeling]

Brian-J. Ebeling

• I'm afraid that removing the "Sections" header is just scratching at the surface of issues on this page. It removes an <h1> tag which would then be no longer available for screen reader navigation.
• I also wonder why the text "View all topics and questions" at the top shows all FAQs articles whereas "View all topics and questions" at the bottom of a column shows only the topics from the column. Why isn't the text at the top more prominent if it is more important? Why doesn't it have an <hn> tag? Why is this link closer to the search box when it belongs more to the bottom section?
• The fact that the display of some titles in the columns is suppressed, but then they show up in the results page is non-intuitive. If they have a lower priority then they should be shown visually with a lower priority.
• Then there is the issue of how many items are displayed in the column of lists and where it fades out.

I think it would be possible to spend quite a bit of time investigating and optimising these and related points.

For the moment I would restrict this PR to the centering topic only. If you want me to put the "Sections" header back on the left again, let me know and I will update the PR. I would however not want to remove it as an isolated change to this page.

Yes, I agree that there are quite some issues. Then also not a lot of urgency to change much. It'd certainly improve the usability and visual appearance of the site, if it was a bit refined and weight of elements reconsidered.
Take the sections h1, why is it a h1? It shouldn't have the same weight or priority as the actual headline "How can we help you?".

The more I look at it, the more of an urge I get to work on this. 😆

Sadly the issue of the visual alignment still remains. If you measure the flexbox or inspect element, it is truly aligned. But it doesn't look aligned. That is because the rightmost column is shorter than the other columns, but they are equal width. As such creating a left-sided balance.

I fixed it with a pl-5. That does the trick and also improves the mobile experience a bit.

Desktop

Mobile

[MikeMcC399]

@brianebeling

Please go ahead as you wish with this PR!