Grid Cell merging

[MayaKirova]

Grid cell merging feature as per spec

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[ChronosSF]

@MayaKirova , it seems that cell selection anywhere on a row that has a cell that is merged will break the merge sequence at that row. From the spec this is not clear as an intended behavior (and I understand how it can be intended as it allows for meaningful navigation). Please update the spec unless this is actually a bug (sorry can't remember if it was discussed or not)

[MayaKirova]

@MayaKirova , it seems that cell selection anywhere on a row that has a cell that is merged will break the merge sequence at that row. From the spec this is not clear as an intended behavior (and I understand how it can be intended as it allows for meaningful navigation). Please update the spec unless this is actually a bug (sorry can't remember if it was discussed or not)

@ChronosSF It's the same as Activation:

But I have updated the spec with an additional note for cell selection as well so that is clearer:

Let me know if that will suffice.

[ChronosSF]

@dkamburov , @MayaKirova , I concluded testing the scenarios that I intended . Putting this as verified as I prefer the bulk to be merged and the items I found be handled as separate prs but you can go on about it as you wish.

I'll be on PTO until Tuesday so you can have someone else verify fixes if they become available prior.

[MayaKirova]

@dkamburov , @MayaKirova , I concluded testing the scenarios that I intended . Putting this as verified as I prefer the bulk to be merged and the items I found be handled as separate prs but you can go on about it as you wish.

I'll be on PTO until Tuesday so you can have someone else verify fixes if they become available prior.

@ChronosSF @dkamburov Sure, I can add fixes in separate PRs. Just a side note about the one with master-detail:

This is expected, because activation and/or selection is on the collapsed cell. And as per the spec activation/selection break the merge sequence.

All additional fixes can be found here and can be tested/merged separately: #16107