Danny White c8aca8d3a0 chore(design-system): standardise keyboard focus rings (#41575)
## I have read the
[CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/supabase/supabase/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
file.

YES

## What kind of change does this PR introduce?

UI / design-system consistency (accessibility).

## What is the current behavior?

Keyboard focus rings are inconsistent across Studio and `packages/ui`:

- Custom Button uses thick `outline` with per-variant colours (brand /
grey / destructive / warning)
- Form controls use muted grey rings (`ring-background-control`)
- Tabs / NavMenu / Radio use soft brand `ring-ring`
- Studio `.inset-focus` uses dark green `outline-brand-600`

Related: [DEPR-354](https://linear.app/supabase/issue/DEPR-354).

## What is the new behavior?

One shared focus recipe, exposed as Tailwind `@utility` classes in
`packages/config/css/utilities.css`:

| Utility | Use when |
| --- | --- |
| `focus-ring` | Buttons, inputs, most controls (offset ring) |
| `focus-inset` | Dense/flush surfaces such as interactive table rows
(renamed from `inset-focus`) |

```txt
# focus-ring
outline-hidden
focus-visible:ring-2
focus-visible:ring-ring
focus-visible:ring-offset-2
focus-visible:ring-offset-background
```

Applied on Button, shadcn form controls, Menu/NavMenu, Command palette
trigger, Studio table rows, and related call sites. Documented in the
design-system accessibility docs. Variants do not change focus ring
colour.

When the ring must appear on a different element than the focused one
(e.g. Menu + ProductMenu `Link` via `group-focus-visible`, or InputGroup
via `:has()`), keep an explicit ring stack. The utilities bake in
`:focus-visible` on the same element.

## Additional context

**Out of scope**

- Full `packages/ui` / Studio / www sweep
- Legacy Studio form-group green box-shadow cleanup
- ESLint rule for bare `outline-none`

## Test plan

Prefer Safari (“hard mode” for `tabIndex`). Expect one soft brand ring
everywhere: not grey, not solid green outline.

### Design system

- [ ]
[Accessibility](https://design-system-git-dnywh-choreimprove-tab-focus-styles-supabase.vercel.app/design-system/docs/accessibility):
recipe docs match what you see
- [ ]
[Button](https://design-system-git-dnywh-choreimprove-tab-focus-styles-supabase.vercel.app/design-system/docs/components/button):
Tab primary / default / danger; same ring colour
- [ ] [Table → Row-level
navigation](https://design-system-git-dnywh-choreimprove-tab-focus-styles-supabase.vercel.app/design-system/docs/components/table#row-level-navigation):
Tab an interactive row; inset outline (`focus-inset`) sits inside the
row

### Studio

- [ ] **Org home → table view** (`/organizations/_` or org projects):
switch to the table layout, Tab onto a project row; inset outline sits
inside the row (list/card view uses CardButton, not `focus-inset`)
- [ ] **Project sidebar** (Database, Auth, Storage, …): Tab the main
product nav links; ring follows the focused item (not the nested section
menus like Tables / Roles)
- [ ] **Storage → Files**: Tab a bucket row; same inset outline as org
table rows
- [ ] **Project Settings → General** (or Compute and Disk): Tab through
inputs, checkboxes, switches, selects; same offset ring, no ring on
mouse click
- [ ] **Header ⌘K** (desktop width): Tab to the search control after
Feedback; same soft brand `focus-ring` (was a thicker
`ring-border-strong` before)
- [ ] **Table Editor or SQL Editor tabs**: focus a tab, Tab to × if
active; close shows a ring
- [ ] **Light + dark**: ring stays visible against both backgrounds
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