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Command Popover with Descriptions for Solid

An outline Search Contacts button that opens a popover of contact rows, each with a muted line naming what it is.

UI library: Ark UI

An outline Search Contacts button opens the popover. John Doe, an email, a mobile number, and San Francisco, CA each carry a muted second line.

Keep the popover when the contact list should sit next to the button. Use a Dialog if the details need more room. In Solid, Ark UI leaves the chosen action to you.

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Anatomy

Command anatomy: root, input, group label, list, item, shortcut

Usage

<CommandItem item={item}>
                      <Icon aria-hidden="true" />
                      <div class="flex flex-col">
                        <span>{item.label}</span>
                        <span class="text-muted-foreground text-xs">
                          {item.description}
                        </span>
                      </div>
                    </CommandItem>

FAQ

How is this menu anchored to the button?

The Search Contacts button is the trigger, and the panel opens below it, lined up with its start edge. The panel is 400px wide, never wider than the screen, and has no padding, so the Command fills it. A visually hidden PopoverTitle names it. asChild is a function on PopoverTrigger that returns the button, and positioning on Popover sets placement: "bottom-start". When the popover closes, the demo clears the filter.

How does each contact get a second line?

The name and the detail sit in a div with flex flex-col. The detail is a span with text-muted-foreground text-xs: Software Engineer under John Doe, Email under jane@example.com, Mobile under the phone number, and Location under San Francisco, CA. The search matches the first line only.

What are the icons beside the contacts?

User, Mail, Phone and MapPin, the first child of each CommandItem. They're decorative and hidden from screen readers, and the item centers each one against the two lines.

What appears when nothing matches the search?

CommandEmpty in the list says "No contacts found." It shows only when the search leaves nothing.

How do I run an item from this menu in Solid?

These items don't run anything yet. Handle onValueChange on Command, which receives the chosen item's value, and keep value empty so every choice fires.

How do the keys work in this menu?

The arrow keys move through the items, Enter runs the highlighted one, and typing filters the list. Escape or a click outside closes the popover, and focus goes back to the button. CommandInput shows "Search contacts..." until someone types. The filtering is the demo's: it builds the items with useListCollection and a contains filter, and calls filter with the input's value as it changes.

API Reference

Command

Sets item={item}. The rest is on the Command page.