[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #64856: Admin Reskin: Hard to tell if secondary variation button is pressed

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#64856: Admin Reskin: Hard to tell if secondary variation button is pressed
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 Reporter:  wildworks                            |       Owner:  joedolson
     Type:  defect (bug)                         |      Status:  accepted
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  7.0
Component:  Administration                       |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  admin-reskin has-patch needs-        |     Focuses:
  testing                                        |  accessibility
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Comment (by gaisma22):

 == Patch Testing Report

 Patch Tested: https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/pull/11282

 === Environment
 - WordPress: 7.0-beta5-61991-src
 - PHP: 8.3.30
 - Server: nginx/1.29.5
 - Database: MySQL 8.4.8
 - Browser: Brave
 - OS: Ubuntu
 - Theme: Twenty Twenty-Five 1.4
 - MU Plugins: None
 - Plugins: WP Button Variations Checker 1.1.0

 === Steps taken
 1. Applied patch from PR #11282 using git apply
 2. Rebuilt CSS using npm run build:dev
 3. Navigated to the WP Button Variations Checker plugin page
 4. Observed the Secondary button rows - active state is now
    clearly different from the default state
 5. Navigated to Settings -> Permalinks
 6. Clicked the **`%hour%`** structure tag
 7. The active tag now has a visible background and inset shadow
 ✅ Patch is solving the problem

 === Expected result
 Secondary variation buttons and structure tags on the Permalinks page
 should have a pressed/active state that is easy to tell apart from the
 default state.

 === Additional Notes
 - Tested with the Default (purple) admin color scheme from the
   WP 7.0 admin reskin
 - The patch raises the active state background opacity from 0.04
   to 0.15 and adds an inset box-shadow - the pressed state is
   now clearly visible
 - Button group active states also show improved distinction
 - WP Button Variations Checker plugin used for testing:
 https://github.com/t-hamano/wp-button-variations-checker

 === Screenshots/Screencast with results
 Before patch:

 [[Image(https://i.ibb.co/K3dRG39/before-button-variations.png)]]

 [[Image(https://i.ibb.co/4h5vMTV/before-permalinks.png)]]

 After patch:

 [[Image(https://i.ibb.co/QF38tyxj/after-button-variations.png)]]

 [[Image(https://i.ibb.co/7dQxydcy/after-permalinks.png)]]

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