James Koster

I'm going to close this as it is essentially captured by https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/49278 which is more comprehensive.

Re-opening since https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/49278 is a large issue, and this part is particularly important.

We need to decide whether this menu is about highlighting _areas_, or specific template parts. The former would be similar to the 'Content' panel we find when editing pages in...

Good insights, I agree with a lot of the thinking. Currently all template parts are assigned to an area, but the "General" category is kind of meaningless in terms of...

> The separation of "other template parts" seems like a good idea for all those templates that are instantiated only within the template being edited. That is the purpose of...

> But if the individual blocks within show the color selected in their color picker I think that leads to confusion since users can no longer determine whether the color...

I could potentially see an 'Effects' section where you're able to manage shadows, filters, duotone, and similar styles. Though I would agree that preset management in global styles needs some...

Nice work so far, it's exciting to see progress on this. The thing that stands out most here is the preview UI, this one: Both in the block inspector, and...

> I assume it would be the similar experience such as text color selection panel. Can you confirm? That's correct, yes. The UI should be the same :)

A potential alternative popover design; * Drop shadow / Inset shadow option now a segmented control for single-click switching. * Added a light-source control for manipulating X and Y position...