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List: Add inspector interface to choose bullet or number type #51480

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@jasmussen

#51186 adds an option to choose number types in the inspector. While the feature can land soon, we have an opportunity here to improve the interface in a few ways:

  • Add more features, such as number selector, color
  • Add similar options to the ordered list option
  • Size and alignment options for bullets
  • Improve compactness of the controls, making sure their value matches their prominence

In addition to that, we can make likely make the control into a style control, so that it doesn't split the inspector by adding just a single panel. All of this we can likely accomplish with a flyout menu pattern, like so, shown here for unordered list:
Unordered list items i4

  • The flyout would contain controls for selecting the bullet type (circle, square, diamond, dash)
  • A color option
  • A size and alignment option

Similarly we can apply the same pattern for ordered lists:

Ordered list items i1
  • The flyout would absorb existing controls for reverse order and starting value
  • It would add a type selector (numbered, lettered, roman numerals)
  • A color option
  • A size option

What do you think?

Related: a similar flyout interface for the Paragraph block in #51481.

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