refactor(ui): validation as errors on attempt, help text behind the ? (#1561)

The founder flagged the app as bloated with standing instructional text.

Ny verifikation: the what's-missing lines (Ange en beskrivning, Minst
två rader...) rendered from the first frame because their only gate was
form validity, which an empty form fails: instructions dressed as
validation. The submit buttons now stay enabled and an attempt on an
incomplete form is what surfaces the lines, in destructive red, per the
error-on-submit idiom. The Enter-to-advance flow keeps the old
completeness predicate so navigation is untouched.

Matcha mot befintlig verifikation: the two-sentence explainer moved
behind a ? (HelpPopover, convention 7), the N:1 note tightened, the
Visa även matchade switch became a quiet link (switches are settings
idiom), and Stark träff, the normal auto-selected case, renders as
muted text instead of a chip (chips mark exceptions, convention 5).

Deleted always-visible paraphrase lines and their orphaned keys:
items_card_description, picker_description, references_subtitle,
sort_stack_hint, dimensions hints, document_help, and the dead
fill_balance_hint key that had no render site at all.

Co-authored-by: Jakob Wennberg <311770904+jakobwennberg-oss@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Jakob Wennberg
2026-08-13 11:20:00 +02:00
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co-authored by Jakob Wennberg Claude Fable 5
parent 1e9f245f7c
commit abff8d90f6
10 changed files with 95 additions and 77 deletions
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ export default function InboxDocumentPicker({ open, onClose, journalEntryId, onL
<DialogContent className="max-w-2xl">
<DialogHeader>
<DialogTitle>{t('picker_title')}</DialogTitle>
<DialogDescription>{t('picker_description')}</DialogDescription>
</DialogHeader>
<div className="relative">
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@@ -204,6 +204,10 @@ export default function JournalEntryForm({
const [isSavingDraft, setIsSavingDraft] = useState(false)
const saveAsDraftRef = useRef(false)
const [showNoDocWarning, setShowNoDocWarning] = useState(false)
// The what's-missing lines render only after a submit attempt (error-on-
// submit), never as standing chrome on an empty form. The buttons stay
// enabled so the attempt can happen; the handlers gate on validity.
const [showValidationHints, setShowValidationHints] = useState(false)
const [uploadedFiles, setUploadedFiles] = useState<UploadedFile[]>([])
const [accounts, setAccounts] = useState<BASAccount[]>([])
// Full BAS catalogue (static reference data, fetched once per session). Lets
@@ -809,7 +813,11 @@ export default function JournalEntryForm({
}
const handleReview = () => {
if (!selectedPeriod || !description || !isBalanced || periodMismatch) return
if (!selectedPeriod || !description || !isBalanced || periodMismatch) {
setShowValidationHints(true)
return
}
setShowValidationHints(false)
const hasDocuments = uploadedFiles.some((f) => f.status === 'uploaded')
if (!embedded && !bare && !hasDocuments) {
setShowNoDocWarning(true)
@@ -818,17 +826,24 @@ export default function JournalEntryForm({
setShowReview(true)
}
// Whether an Enter should open the review: mirrors the review button's
// enable gate exactly, so Enter never submits something the button wouldn't.
// Nothing in flight and the user may write: the buttons' enable gate.
// Validity is deliberately NOT part of it; an attempt on an incomplete
// form is what surfaces the validation hints.
const processReady = () =>
!isUploading &&
canWrite &&
!isSubmitting &&
!isSavingDraft
// Whether the entry is actually submittable. The Enter-to-advance handlers
// below key off this: navigation fires while the entry is incomplete, and
// once it balances Enter falls through to the review instead.
const canSubmitReview = () =>
isBalanced &&
!!description &&
!!selectedPeriod &&
!periodMismatch &&
!isUploading &&
canWrite &&
!isSubmitting &&
!isSavingDraft
processReady()
// Enter anywhere in the form = "Granska & skapa": opens the review exactly as
// the button does, from any field. Navigation is Tab's job. Two Enter
@@ -840,7 +855,7 @@ export default function JournalEntryForm({
if (e.defaultPrevented || showReview) return
if ((e.target as HTMLElement).tagName === 'TEXTAREA') return
e.preventDefault()
if (canSubmitReview()) handleReview()
if (processReady()) handleReview()
}
// Enter-to-advance inside the konteringsrader: konto → debet → kredit →
@@ -1132,7 +1147,11 @@ export default function JournalEntryForm({
}
const handleSaveDraft = async () => {
if (!selectedPeriod || !description || !isBalanced || periodMismatch) return
if (!selectedPeriod || !description || !isBalanced || periodMismatch) {
setShowValidationHints(true)
return
}
setShowValidationHints(false)
setIsSavingDraft(true)
saveAsDraftRef.current = true
try {
@@ -1198,7 +1217,11 @@ export default function JournalEntryForm({
// editEntryId URL) and keep it a draft. No field reset: the host dialog
// closes on success via onUpdated.
const handleSaveEdit = async () => {
if (!selectedPeriod || !description || !isBalanced || periodMismatch) return
if (!selectedPeriod || !description || !isBalanced || periodMismatch) {
setShowValidationHints(true)
return
}
setShowValidationHints(false)
setIsSavingDraft(true)
try {
await runSubmit()
@@ -1483,7 +1506,6 @@ export default function JournalEntryForm({
onChange={setHeaderDimension}
inputClassName="h-8"
/>
<p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{t('dimensions_apply_all_hint')}</p>
</div>
)}
@@ -1880,7 +1902,7 @@ export default function JournalEntryForm({
{editEntryId ? (
<Button
onClick={handleSaveEdit}
disabled={!isBalanced || !description || !selectedPeriod || !!periodMismatch || isSubmitting || isSavingDraft || isUploading || !canWrite}
disabled={isSubmitting || isSavingDraft || isUploading || !canWrite}
title={!canWrite ? t('read_only_tooltip') : undefined}
>
{!canWrite ? <Lock className="mr-2 h-4 w-4" /> : isSavingDraft && <Loader2 className="mr-2 h-4 w-4 animate-spin" />}
@@ -1907,7 +1929,7 @@ export default function JournalEntryForm({
<Button
variant="outline"
onClick={handleSaveDraft}
disabled={!isBalanced || !description || !selectedPeriod || !!periodMismatch || isSubmitting || isSavingDraft || isUploading || !canWrite}
disabled={isSubmitting || isSavingDraft || isUploading || !canWrite}
title={!canWrite ? t('read_only_tooltip') : t('save_draft_tooltip')}
>
{!canWrite ? <Lock className="mr-2 h-4 w-4" /> : isSavingDraft && <Loader2 className="mr-2 h-4 w-4 animate-spin" />}
@@ -1916,7 +1938,7 @@ export default function JournalEntryForm({
)}
<Button
onClick={handleReview}
disabled={!isBalanced || !description || !selectedPeriod || !!periodMismatch || isSubmitting || isSavingDraft || isUploading || !canWrite}
disabled={isSubmitting || isSavingDraft || isUploading || !canWrite}
title={!canWrite ? t('read_only_tooltip') : undefined}
>
{!canWrite && <Lock className="mr-2 h-4 w-4" />}
@@ -1925,8 +1947,8 @@ export default function JournalEntryForm({
</>
)}
</div>
{(!description || !selectedPeriod || isUploading || periodMismatch || incompleteLineCount > 0 || (!isBalanced && submittableLines.length < 2)) && (
<div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground space-y-0.5 text-right">
{showValidationHints && (!description || !selectedPeriod || isUploading || periodMismatch || incompleteLineCount > 0 || (!isBalanced && submittableLines.length < 2)) && (
<div className="text-xs text-destructive space-y-0.5 text-right">
{!description && <p>{t('validation_description')}</p>}
{!selectedPeriod && <p>{t('validation_period')}</p>}
{periodMismatch === 'no_period' && <p>{t('validation_no_matching_period')}</p>}
@@ -1066,7 +1066,6 @@ export default function JournalEntryList() {
<SelectItem value="description_desc">{t('sort_description_desc')}</SelectItem>
</SelectContent>
</Select>
<p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{t('sort_stack_hint')}</p>
</div>
{/* Verifikationsserie */}