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1. Title and support strip
Section titled “1. Title and support strip”Reveal a small set of secondary actions for the current context. Stable ID: SWC-menu; source IDs: P14, P16, S5, L3, B. Maturity: proposed; availability: documented reference, not a published component package. Owner: Space Works design-system owner, Shaan Shoukath; product maintainers own app integration. Documentation introduced/updated for v2.1.0, planned under decision 397. Last source verification: 2026-11-13. Web implementation is described below; Compose/SwiftUI are starter mappings with no verified component parity.
2. Use it for / choose something else
Section titled “2. Use it for / choose something else”Use OverflowMenu for uncommon row/header actions. Keep the next step inline. Use Select for choosing a field value, and ordinary links for primary navigation.
Extracted source contract: P14 — P14. Tables inside a card (R4, R8, R10) · P16 — P16. Danger zone (R5, R10) · S5 — S5. Inventory list (inventory) ← R2 header/stat cards + adapted dense table (§5) · L3 — L3. ListLayout — header + callout + stats/tabs + filters + list/table + pagination (R2, R4) · B — B. Interaction states. The purpose, anatomy, variants and dimensions below condense those sections without moving their IDs or anchors. Source P rules describe observed reference boards; B/C and later decisions resolve brand adaptations.
Authority and implementation status gives precedence. Source inventory preserves headings, table cells, code and links for publication checks.
3. Live example and complete code
Section titled “3. Live example and complete code”Full-page runnable example: start node examples/web/server.mjs from the repository root, then open http://localhost:4174/examples/web/component-gallery.html#menu. Choose Light/Dark, preview width and an applicable state; exercise hover, pressed and focus-visible with real input. Complete source: HTML, behaviour, styles. No app module, network API or build step is required. These are portable reference compositions, not replicas of app exports.
<details><summary>More actions for Drill press</summary><a href="#table">View history</a><button type="button" data-action="archive">Archive</button></details>The linked shell supplies CSS/tokens and any data-* behaviour. Static text/native controls remain without JavaScript; modal content has an inline fallback. Copy the complete source for enhancements, not this fragment alone. First-screen setup shows the whole document.
4. Anatomy
Section titled “4. Anatomy”Numbered reading-order diagram: [1] → [2] → [3] → [4]. Slots and name ownership:
- Named trigger with haspopup, expanded and controls.
- Anchored role=menu popup.
- Menuitem link/button with action label and optional icon/reason.
- Optional confirmation layer after the menu closes.
5. Variants
Section titled “5. Variants”Overflow ellipsis by default; showLabel adds label plus ChevronDown. mobileActions are shown below md; actions are always shown. Popup alignment adapts near the left viewport edge. No submenus or checked-menu-item API exists.
| Variant | Choose it for |
|---|---|
| Overflow ellipsis | Rare contextual actions. |
| showLabel | Named action group trigger with ChevronDown. |
| mobileActions | Extra actions below md, not duplicate visible controls. |
Native products use platform controls with mapped roles/settings. A web keyboard model does not establish native parity. Gallery variants/states are reference compositions, not undocumented app props.
6. States
Section titled “6. States”State handling belongs either to this primitive or the containing task explicitly named below. N/A records a semantic or API limitation, not an omitted requirement.
| State | Presentation / copy | Action, focus, announcement and data |
|---|---|---|
| Default | Required visible name, correct role and truthful current value/context. | Enabled actions follow §8; no automatic announcement for static content. |
| Hover | Use B hover roles without hiding the label or necessary boundary. | No hover-exclusive instructions; child controls retain their own contracts. |
| Pressed | Use B active colours during activation; do not mutate on pointer-down. | Native click/release activates once; optional child actions use Button. |
| Focus-visible | Visible 2 px ring plus offset; ≥3:1 against actual adjacent colour. | Keep focused actions visible above sticky chrome and the software keyboard. |
| Selected | N/A — this is an action menu without checked-menu-item API. | Use Select/Radio for a value. |
| Disabled | Explicit surface/muted/line colours and an understandable prerequisite. | Use native disabled where supported; aria-disabled requires event guards. Consult §11 for unsupported props. |
| Read-only | N/A — no read-only component mode; noneditable information already reads as text. | No read-only API is claimed. For a locked choice, present a labelled static value; native checkbox/radio/select do not honour readOnly. |
| Loading / pending | Keep context; use task-specific pending copy such as “Saving…”. | Disable only the mutation in progress, announce once and preserve drafts. Fetch state is product-owned unless §11 says otherwise. |
| Empty | No actions/mobileActions: render null. | Never show a trigger which opens an empty menu. |
| Filtered-empty | N/A — this primitive does not filter results; the affected result region owns this state. | Preserve query and scope, offer Clear filters and announce the result once. |
| Error / retry | “Couldn’t save/load. Try again.” plus persistent explanation and specific recovery. | Keep the user’s value/context, relate field errors by ID and retry only the failed operation. |
| Offline | Keep clearly labelled last-known values and unsent drafts; explain network-only limitations. | Local navigation/editing/Close can remain available. Product owns safe retry/idempotency; queued is not completed. |
| Success | Show the completed effect and truthful updated value; use precise confirmation. | Announce once without taking focus; visible in-place changes need no redundant toast or invented success prop. |
| Interrupted work | Retain safe drafts/context and say whether completion is known or still unresolved. | Reconcile server/session state before repeating a mutation; never automatically replay irreversible work. |
7. Specifications and tokens
Section titled “7. Specifications and tokens”44 px item targets, p-1 popup, w-64 capped to viewport minus 2rem, max-height min(60dvh,28rem) with internal scroll. Panel fill and overlay shadow; wrap long labels. Do not use decorative line as the only boundary for an essential state.
Load tokens CSS once. Theme pairs: bg/surface/panel with ink or muted; fills use matching on-*; standalone links/essential accent marks use accent-ink or brand-boundary. line is decorative. No alpha text or opacity-based disabled state. outline on hover and raw dark accent on panel need special contrast care; use the tested functional boundary role. Geometry described here is a source contract, not a claim that new CSS variables exist. Wrap translation and enlarged text; use min-inline-size:0 and 320 CSS px reflow rather than clipping.
8. Interaction / accessibility
Section titled “8. Interaction / accessibility”Trigger Enter/Space or ArrowDown opens at first item; ArrowUp opens at last. Popup arrows/Home/End wrap; printable characters perform single-character prefix search; Enter/Space activates. Escape closes/restores trigger. Tab closes (source restores trigger before default Tab); verify forward/backward destination in the composed page. Outside pointer and blur close.
| Key / input | Behaviour |
|---|---|
| Trigger arrows / Enter / Space | Open at first/last appropriate item. |
| Arrows / Home / End / characters | Traverse visible menuitems and single-character prefix search. |
| Escape / Tab | Close; source restoration/default Tab behaviour needs composition verification. |
Test name/role/value and reading order with a screen reader. The name contains the visible label. Associate errors with unique description IDs and announce status once without moving focus. Test both themes, 400% zoom, forced colours and reduced motion. Use system colours/visible borders in forced colours; do not suppress adaptation by default. Keep focus clear of sticky chrome. The house target is 44 px; WCAG minimum is 24×24 CSS px with exceptions. Provide click/tap alternatives to dragging. Native integrations test TalkBack/VoiceOver, large type and platform focus. These are required checks, not claims of completed AT tests. Accessibility maps criteria, system contracts and product responsibilities.
9. Content
Section titled “9. Content”Use verb-plus-object labels. Context belongs in the trigger’s accessible label; a disabled reason belongs with its item and should also be available visibly where necessary. Confirmation labels end in ….
Sentence case; translated labels and locale-aware plurals/numbers/dates/currency. Never expose raw error codes or invent a count. Money/evidence outcomes require actual confirmed completion and precise auditable consequences.
10. Do / don’t
Section titled “10. Do / don’t”| Do | Don’t / why |
|---|---|
| Keep one common action inline and place rare alternatives here. | Do not fill menus with forms, navigation trees or arbitrary disabled controls. |
| Use semantic role tokens and complete visible copy. | Do not copy reference hex colours, alpha text or paid Gilroy weights: they bypass the current theme/type contract. |
11. Implementation
Section titled “11. Implementation”Observed API: OverflowMenu({actions,label='More actions',className='',mobileActions=[],showLabel=false}), using shared Action fields. Empty action arrays render null. Disabled/pending items expose aria-disabled/aria-busy, remain focusable during menu traversal, and guard click. Menu closes before action/confirmation.
App source, reference only: frontend/src/components/ui/OverflowMenu.tsx. Inspected in the supplied int-stage-r2final worktree; uncommitted content may differ from upstream main. Implementation snapshot records exact file hashes. Neighbours: useRovingFocus.ts.
<OverflowMenu label='More actions for Drill press' actions={[ { label: 'View history', href: '/items/1/history' }, { label: 'Archive', onClick: archive }]} />The snippet assumes the source app’s imports/state handlers. It is not a standalone install. Observed app dependencies include React 19.2, React Router 7.18, Tailwind 4.3, Lingui 6.10.1 and local motion/session modules. The separate React starter avoids these app dependencies. Preserve controlled values separately from fetched data. Only validated public/member brand roles take tenant overrides; staff chrome remains Space Works.
Known limitations: Source type-ahead is one character, not buffered search. aria-disabled items are included by rovingItems and announce the reason; do not describe them as native-disabled. The standalone details demo deliberately uses ordinary links/buttons and does not claim role=menu keyboard semantics.
The standalone gallery uses local sample data/simulated outcomes. Without JS, ordinary content/controls and inline explanations remain; async/modal enhancements require JS. Native source is starter-only, not compiled here.
12. Related and maintenance
Section titled “12. Related and maintenance”Button · Dialog · Select. Named patterns/layouts retain P1–P30/L1–L10 and screen backlinks. Fonts/licences, portable logo master and design-resource availability connect the assets; no public editable library or native component download is asserted.
Evidence: source inspection/captured hashes, not an app/site AT certificate. History: first dedicated contract for planned v2.1.0; no API removal introduced here. Release policy, migrations and contribution route govern maintenance.