fix: Make filters in proposals recap screen look neater

[marcoacierno]

Improve filter layout in proposals and grants recap screens.

Replace the old grid-based opt-filter layout with a cleaner flexbox design:

• Use compact uppercase labels instead of h3 headings
• Arrange filters horizontally in a wrapping flex container
• Group each filter with its label vertically for better visual hierarchy
• Apply consistent styling for checkboxes, selects, and text inputs
• Apply the same pattern to the grants recap screen

Closes #4552

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Project	Deployment	Actions	Updated (UTC)
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Summary

This PR improves the visual layout of filter controls in the proposals and grants recap screens. The changes replace a grid-based layout with a modern flexbox design, using cleaner typography and better visual hierarchy. The refactoring is consistent across both templates and maintains all existing functionality.

Review Feedback

Architecture & Design ✅

Positive:

• Good separation of concerns: CSS styling is properly scoped within <style> blocks
• Consistent pattern applied across both templates (proposals-recap.html and grants-recap.html)
• The new .filter-group structure provides better visual hierarchy with clear label/options separation
• Maintains existing JavaScript functionality without requiring changes to event handlers or selectors

Minor consideration:

• The CSS classes are defined inline in both templates. Consider extracting common filter styles to a shared stylesheet to follow DRY principles, though for Django admin templates this inline approach is standard practice.

Testing & Coverage ⚠️

Concerns:

• No tests included for the UI changes
• The PR doesn't demonstrate that JavaScript filters still work correctly (e.g., checkbox filtering, speaker name search, review count dropdown)
• Manual testing verification would be valuable for:
  • Filter interactions still work as expected
  • Layout renders correctly at various screen widths (flexbox wrapping behavior)
  • Accessibility with screen readers (labels are now <span> instead of <h3>)

Recommendation: Add a comment confirming manual testing was performed across different viewport sizes and filter interactions.

Error Handling ✅

No error handling concerns - this is purely a visual/CSS refactoring with no logic changes.

Performance ✅

Positive:

• The flexbox layout is more performant than CSS grid for simple wrapping scenarios
• No new JavaScript or DOM queries added
• The CSS is minimal and efficient

Code Quality

Positive:

• Clean, readable CSS with good naming conventions (.filter-group, .filter-group-label, .filter-group-options)
• Consistent spacing and sizing values
• Good use of CSS variables for theming (var(--body-quiet-color, #666))
• Typography improvements with uppercase labels and better font sizing

Minor issues:

1. proposals-recap.html:645 - There's a typo in the existing code: <aspan</div> should be </span> (not introduced by this PR, but worth noting)
2. Consider adding a comment in the CSS explaining the design intention of the new filter layout

Accessibility Considerations ⚠️

Potential issue:

• The filter labels changed from <h3> (heading elements) to <span> with class .filter-group-label
• This removes semantic heading structure that screen readers use for navigation
• Recommendation: Consider using <label> elements or maintaining heading elements with appropriate styling, or add ARIA roles if needed

Recommendations

1. Testing: Confirm that all filter interactions work correctly (checkboxes, select dropdown, text input, "Clear" button)
2. Accessibility: Evaluate whether the removal of <h3> elements impacts screen reader navigation
3. Cross-browser testing: Verify flexbox layout works in all supported browsers
4. Responsive testing: Check how filters render on mobile/tablet sizes

Verdict

The PR achieves its stated goal of making the filters look neater with a cleaner, more modern design. The code quality is good and consistent. My main concerns are around testing verification and the accessibility impact of changing from heading elements to spans. With manual testing confirmation and consideration of the accessibility point, this would be good to merge.

Suggested action: Approve pending manual testing confirmation and accessibility review.

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Codecov Report

✅ All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests.
✅ Project coverage is 94.16%. Comparing base (10b9c2c) to head (df562f1).

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