Use Image instead of ImageBackground

[hayata-suenaga]

Details

I couldn't pinpoint the root cause of the original issue. The issue seems to stem from the ImageBackground RN component. This PR replaces ImageBackground with Image.

In the original code, ImageBackground was contained inside this View component, which also acted as a filler to push this View component down.

In the original code, ImageBackground overflew its parent View component. This overflew part behaved differently depending on the platform. On laptop and mobile Safari and mobile Chrome, this overflew part covered the View component which contains avatars and welcome texts.

Instead of using ImageBackground, this PR uses Image RN component with its position set to absolute. By putting this Image before other sibling components in the code, Image goes behind just like what ImageBackground does.

The View component which originally contained ImageBackground still needs to be there, as it also acts as a filler to position avatars and welcome texts correctly.

Fixed Issues

$ #15237

Tests

Mobile Safari and Mobile Chrome

1. Go to NewDot and sign in with any account
2. Create a new chat room
3. Zoom in and zoom out
4. Check if the avatars and welcome messages (`This is the beginning of your chat history...) are not covered by background illustration

• Verify that no errors appear in the JS console

*You cannot zoom in or zoom out on NewDot on Chrome on Android device. You can use Chrome on iPhone to test zoom in and zoom out interactions.

Laptop Chrome and Safari, Desktop, Android and Safari Native

1. Go to NewDot and sign in with any account
2. Create a new chat room
3. Check if the avatars and welcome messages (`This is the beginning of your chat history...) are not covered by background illustration

Offline tests

Same as above

QA Steps

Same as above

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Screenshots/Videos

Web

Chrome

Safari

Mobile Web - Chrome

Mobile Web - Safari

Simulator.Screen.Recording.-.iPhone.14.-.2023-02-22.at.15.30.01.mp4

Desktop

iOS

Android

[MelvinBot]

@aimane-chnaif @MariaHCD One of you needs to copy/paste the Reviewer Checklist from here into a new comment on this PR and complete it. If you have the K2 extension, you can simply click: [this button]

[MariaHCD]

These changes make sense to me! Tagging @shawnborton to double check the style changes.

[shawnborton]

This looks good to me, also cc @dangrous who worked on this originally.

[dangrous]

Ha! My original solution strikes again... So weird that ImageBackground doesn't behave like a background should, but if the Image component still looks the same, I'm totally fine with that. Seems like it does from the screenshots.

[hayata-suenaga]

@MariaHCD @aimane-chnaif could one of you complete the Reviewer Checklist, please?

[aimane-chnaif]

@MariaHCD @aimane-chnaif could one of you complete the Reviewer Checklist, please?

Sure, I will review and complete checklist during weekend.

[aimane-chnaif]

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  • I verified the steps for local testing are in the Tests section
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  • I verified the steps cover any possible failure scenarios (i.e. verify an input displays the correct error message if the entered data is not correct)
  • I turned off my network connection and tested it while offline to ensure it matches the expected behavior (i.e. verify the default avatar icon is displayed if app is offline)
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  • I verified that comments were added to code that is not self explanatory
  • I verified that any new or modified comments were clear, correct English, and explained "why" the code was doing something instead of only explaining "what" the code was doing.
  • I verified any copy / text shown in the product is localized by adding it to src/languages/* files and using the translation method
  • I verified all numbers, amounts, dates and phone numbers shown in the product are using the localization methods
  • I verified any copy / text that was added to the app is correct English and approved by marketing by adding the Waiting for Copy label for a copy review on the original GH to get the correct copy.
  • I verified proper file naming conventions were followed for any new files or renamed files. All non-platform specific files are named after what they export and are not named "index.js". All platform-specific files are named for the platform the code supports as outlined in the README.
  • I verified the JSDocs style guidelines (in STYLE.md) were followed
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• I verified other components that can be impacted by these changes have been tested, and I retested again (i.e. if the PR modifies a shared library or component like Avatar, I verified the components using Avatar have been tested & I retested again)
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• If a new component is created I verified that:
  • A similar component doesn't exist in the codebase
  • All props are defined accurately and each prop has a /** comment above it */
  • The file is named correctly
  • The component has a clear name that is non-ambiguous and the purpose of the component can be inferred from the name alone
  • The only data being stored in the state is data necessary for rendering and nothing else
  • For Class Components, any internal methods passed to components event handlers are bound to this properly so there are no scoping issues (i.e. for onClick={this.submit} the method this.submit should be bound to this in the constructor)
  • Any internal methods bound to this are necessary to be bound (i.e. avoid this.submit = this.submit.bind(this); if this.submit is never passed to a component event handler like onClick)
  • All JSX used for rendering exists in the render method
  • The component has the minimum amount of code necessary for its purpose, and it is broken down into smaller components in order to separate concerns and functions
• If any new file was added I verified that:
  • The file has a description of what it does and/or why is needed at the top of the file if the code is not self explanatory
• If a new CSS style is added I verified that:
  • A similar style doesn't already exist
  • The style can't be created with an existing StyleUtils function (i.e. StyleUtils.getBackgroundAndBorderStyle(themeColors.componentBG)
• If the PR modifies a generic component, I tested and verified that those changes do not break usages of that component in the rest of the App (i.e. if a shared library or component like Avatar is modified, I verified that Avatar is working as expected in all cases)
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[aimane-chnaif]

Current solution looks good to me.

There are also alternative options to fix this issue:

• Option 1
  Layout fix. Same as current solution, but no need to replace ImageBackground with Image

• Option 2
  Use zIndex here:

function getReportWelcomeBackgroundImageViewStyle(isSmallScreenWidth) {
    if (isSmallScreenWidth) {
        return {
            height: CONST.EMPTY_STATE_BACKGROUND.SMALL_SCREEN.VIEW_HEIGHT,
+           zIndex: -1,
        };
    }

    return {
        height: CONST.EMPTY_STATE_BACKGROUND.WIDE_SCREEN.VIEW_HEIGHT,
+       zIndex: -1,
    };
}

[hayata-suenaga]

@aimane-chnaif thank you for your suggestion. I'll check your approaches when I got a minute. Please don't merge this PR until I test @aimane-chnaif's suggestions.

[dangrous]

Some updates to make things a bit nicer and fix a bug - let me know if everything makes sense!

[dangrous]

Looks good as long as it continues to test correctly! (@aimane-chnaif did you double check after these new changes?)

[aimane-chnaif]

Looks good as long as it continues to test correctly! (@aimane-chnaif did you double check after these new changes?)

yes checked

[MariaHCD]

Just a small comment from me but otherwise, looks great!

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