Show bulk actions below table

[howdu]

Description

Add option to display bulk actions below table

->bulkActions([
])
->bulkActionsPosition(Tables\Enums\BulkActionsPosition::BelowTable)

Visual changes

Functional changes

• Code style has been fixed by running the composer cs command.
• Changes have been tested to not break existing functionality.
• Documentation is up-to-date.

[danharrin]

@zepfietje would appreciate the green light on the design before I proceed into the code please

[zepfietje]

Personally I don't think having the actions at the bottom results in a good UI/UX.
Could you clarify your reasoning here, @howdu?

[howdu]

@zepfietje it was a client who requested it - their reasoning was they work their way down the table selecting all the relevant records and always finish at the bottom where they wanted the action button instead of having to scroll to the top.

The table is implemented as a checklist where they need to work through all the rows selecting all the relevant records at once.

[zepfietje]

Hmm, I'm wondering if the bulk select checkbox and select/deselect actions should be in the footer too then?

[howdu]

@zepfietje I've added this above the action let me know what you think.

Also added the option to display both above and below table. You can get clever with not displaying this on a small tables.

->bulkActionsPosition(
    fn (Table $table) => $table->getRecords()->count() > 5
        ? Tables\Enums\BulkActionsPosition::AboveAndBelowTable
        : Tables\Enums\BulkActionsPosition::AboveTable
)

[zepfietje]

Is there a way to minimize duplication here and in the header?
Maintenance of the table index view is already very hard, so I don't want to introduce additional complexity.

[howdu]

@zepfietje please let me know what changes you think best to improve this.

Perhaps using capture blade directive? But due to it not including the reorder action in the footer I think the selection-indicator and bulk actionfilament-tables::actions would need to be captured separately?

[zepfietje]

@howdu, shouldn't it also show the bulk selection checkbox?
It should be identical to what's in the header, right?

[howdu]

@zepfietje I think adding the bulk checkbox would overcomplicate this. I was trying to keep it simple and work the same as filter position above/below.

[zepfietje]

Alright, I understand now since the bulk selection checkbox is in the column headers row.
What does this PR look like when positioning bulk actions and filters in the footer of the table, @howdu?

[howdu]

@zepfietje it displays above the pagination so doesn't affect that.