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Do not toggle boolean cell value when clicking on selected checkbox cell background #1114

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  1. Set up a boolean column with a checkbox interface.
  2. Select a cell in the column.
  3. Click the cell background (not the checkbox).
  4. Observe the state of the checkbox to toggle

For the time being, this behavior is followed from airtable which has the most similar UX for a boolean column. We will need to research and come up with the best suited UX for us.

Sean's opinion

  • I'd rather not assign any functionality to that action because I think that users will end up inadvertently toggling their checkboxes. I'd rather keep the checkbox toggling functionality limited to clicking strictly on the checkbox. I don't see any value in providing additional click area when it takes an extra click to active that area. Clicking on the checkbox itself is easy enough.

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    affects: uxRelated to user experienceneeds: ux designtemp: discussThis issue n eeds discussion to resolve - part of the Oct 2025 backlog grooming process.type: enhancementwork: frontendRelated to frontend code in the mathesar_ui directory

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