- Issue created by @rkoller
The form for overriding a media item in a dialog modal is a hodgepodge compared to the page for editing the global media item. Pages for editing global media items utilize the vertical tab component known from for example the edit page of a content type, that is grouping the base fields for the media items meta data:
that kind of visual structure is missing on the form for overriding a media item within a dialog modal:
Therefore the cognitive load is rather high for users to orient within the dialog modal. In addition to that, there is another problem that applies to every field-able entity, where site builders struggle to distinguish which fields are related to content and which fields are related to meta data on manage form display
and manage display
pages. The problem is covered in
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Improve the manage form display page by untwining field widgets that belong to the main content and sidebar
Active
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I am not sure if the vertical tab component would also work within the dialog modal, but it would be one way to group fields of meta data.