Multi textfield helper

[karwosts]

Proposed change

Add helper text, and add label to ADD button. Sometimes there is no textbox visible, so the label would not otherwise be visible.

Type of change

• Dependency upgrade
• Bugfix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
• New feature (thank you!)
• Breaking change (fix/feature causing existing functionality to break)
• Code quality improvements to existing code or addition of tests

Example configuration

Additional information

• This PR fixes or closes issue: fixes Multi-Text input shows neither name nor description in config flow #23640
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Checklist

• The code change is tested and works locally.
• There is no commented out code in this PR.
• Tests have been added to verify that the new code works.

If user exposed functionality or configuration variables are added/changed:

• Documentation added/updated for www.home-assistant.io

[piitaya]

The helper seems a little out of place because of the button. I will ask UX team to know how we can fix that.

[marcinbauer85]

@karwosts I've made a design that addresses this PR, along with some other much needed fixes for this whole dialog. Feel free to include it also or not.

https://www.figma.com/design/Kmn09N7TCO1gaXlDJLinfn/PDX-1896-Helpers%3A-History-Stats-fix?node-id=2-130&t=1sZ6yfBcwFWheKUQ-11

[karwosts]

@marcinbauer85 - This bug is not specifically for history stats, but regarding the lack of helper text in any config flow for this type of selector.

This form in my screenshot is not specific to history stats, it is just an example of a config flow form. You design omits helper text, which I guess could be fine for history stats, but it doesn't indicate what to do for integrations that do include helper text. It needs to be put somewhere.

Most of these changes you request would therefore be ha/core changes to the config flow schema for history_stats, which is out of scope for this PR.

[marcinbauer85]

@karwosts Thanks for letting me know. The bugs are just something I've noticed and can be addressed by a seperate PR in the future. Helper text should be used only when validation is triggered on that specific selector, so in this case if triggered it would show up under the selector itself, not at the end, or under the "+ADD STATE") button.

[karwosts]

Helper text should be used only when validation is triggered on that specific selector, so in this case if triggered it would show up under the selector itself, not at the end, or under the "+ADD STATE") button.

Sorry, this is hard for me to believe. Every other selector shows the description field. You're saying just for multiple-textfield selectors you don't want to show it? Or you want it to be removed for every selector from every integration? Not every field may even have possible validation, it may just be freeform input that needs explanation.

[marcinbauer85]

For now please just align the "Add state" button to the left. In the future we'll tackle other UX issues of this helper and others.

[karwosts]

Thank you Marcin, it has been left aligned.