Menu Component

[wlumtwilio]

Hi, I am trying to create a Menu with a fixed width but have the text left aligned. Is this possible?

The reason is I want to have other components next to the Menu component but it will be distracting if the component positioning changes when the Menu text changes

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Yes, it is possible to create a Menu with a fixed width and left-aligned text in the Paste design system. You can achieve this by using the Box component from Paste to wrap the Menu component and set a fixed width. The text inside the MenuItem component is left-aligned by default.

Here is an example of how you can do it:

import { Box } from "@twilio-paste/box";
import { Menu, MenuButton, MenuItem, useMenuState } from "@twilio-paste/menu";

const FixedWidthMenu: React.FC<React.PropsWithChildren<unknown>> = () => {
  const menu = useMenuState();
  const onClick = (): void => {
    menu.hide();
  };
  return (
    <Box width="size20">
      <MenuButton {...menu} variant="primary">
        Preferences
      </MenuButton>
      <Menu {...menu} aria-label="Preferences">
        <MenuItem {...menu} onClick={onClick}>
          Settings
        </MenuItem>
        <MenuItem {...menu} href="http://www.google.com" onClick={onClick}>
          Has a link
        </MenuItem>
        <MenuItem {...menu} variant="destructive" href="http://www.google.com" onClick={onClick}>
          Destructive link
        </MenuItem>
        <MenuItem {...menu} disabled>
          Extensions
        </MenuItem>
      </Menu>
    </Box>
  );
};

In this example, the Box component is used to wrap the Menu and MenuButton components. The width prop of the Box component is set to "size20", which sets a fixed width for the Menu. The text inside the MenuItem components is left-aligned by default.

As for the available width options that can be set for the Box component, I wasn't able to find specific information within the repository. However, the width property generally accepts any valid CSS width values, including but not limited to specific pixel values, percentages, and responsive values. For more specific information, you might want to refer to the official Paste documentation or the CSS specification.

I hope this helps! If you have any other questions, feel free to ask.

Source

Sources

• packages/paste-core/components/menu/stories/index.stories.tsx

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[nkrantz]

Thanks for explaining! We strongly recommend against changing the button text based on a user's actions. That type of behavior can cause confusion for users as well as accessibility issues, because it's not a typical pattern for button text to change.

That said, if your goal is for the selection text to persist in the text of the button/trigger, a good option would be to use a Combobox or a Select. Those components should achieve your desired behavior, including left-aligned text and a consistent width.

[wlumtwilio]

I see... is it possible to use the MenuBadge but to look like a Combobox? I want to use MenuItems, left-aligned text, constant width, and dynamic text

[serifluous]

@wlumtwilio Combobox might be the better component to use here if you need it to look and function mostly like a Combobox. But can you share a screenshot or prototype of your use case so we can make sure we're giving the best guidance?

[serifluous]

@wlumtwilio Thanks for slacking me the Figma file! A few things here:

1. Make sure you're using Popover or the Non-modal Dialog Primitive for the dropdown part of this element. Menus should't contain form fields inside them. The Figma file you shared also shows a Popover being used.

2. You're on the right track here with MenuBadge. You'll have to create something custom using Box and Text, but you can use the MenuBadge source code as a starting point. If you do that, you can get pretty close to the original design, just with a slightly different placement of the dropdown.