Data grid without focus behavior possible?

[dremin]

Hello! I am currently using the Table component to display some textual data. I would like to add sorting capability to this table, which the Data Grid component provides.

However, when switching to Data Grid, the table itself and all cells become select-able, which is not desirable for the application nor the table's textual contents.

Is there a way to disable the selection behavior of the Data Grid? Thanks!

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Sorry, I don't know how to help with that.

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[dosubot[bot]]

Based on the current implementation of the Data Grid component in the Paste codebase, there isn't a direct property or method to disable the selection behavior. The Data Grid component is designed to handle focus, actionable states, and keyboard interactions, but it does not explicitly include a prop or method for disabling selection behavior. You can refer to the DataGrid.tsx file for more details.

However, it is possible to customize the Data Grid component to disable the selection behavior. This would involve modifying or extending the components that handle row selection. Here are some steps you could take:

1. Prevent the onClick event that toggles row selection.
2. Modify the state management logic to ignore selection actions.
3. Adjust the UI components to not display selection indicators (like checkboxes).

The selection behavior is typically managed at a higher level, possibly in the components that handle the Data Grid's state or its row and cell components. Therefore, the Th component, which is concerned with rendering a table header cell (<th> element) and its styling, does not directly relate to selection behavior. You can refer to the Th.tsx file for more details.

The Data Grid component manages selection state and events through a combination of React state, context, and callbacks. It uses React state to manage whether the grid is in an "actionable" mode, which affects how the grid responds to keyboard events and focus. The DataGridContext.Provider wraps the Composite component, passing down the dataGridState (which includes the actionable state and other properties) to allow for a shared state across the Data Grid components. Event handlers such as handleMouseDown, handleFocus, handleBlur, and handleKeypress are used to manage focus, blur, and keyboard interactions, thereby managing the selection state and events within the Data Grid component.

Please note that these changes would require a good understanding of the Data Grid's current implementation and careful testing to ensure that other functionalities are not affected. If you need further assistance, feel free to ask.

Sources

• packages/paste-core/components/data-grid/src/DataGrid.tsx
• packages/paste-core/components/data-grid/src/table/Th.tsx

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[dremin]

Unfortunately the bot doesn't seem to be very helpful. I eventually figured this out--I can define an element for both the DataGrid and the DataGridCell to reset the boxShadow property.