UI for adding a page to a list is unintuitive, could be improved

[jdlrobson]

The list UI is not great. It's not clear that clicking list names will add the current book to the list, and it becomes even more confusing when those same links link to the lists themselves.

Evidence / Screenshot (if possible)

Relevant url?

Any book page. e.g. https://openlibrary.org/works/OL194006W/Diary

Steps to Reproduce

I was playing around with the list feature today, and opened the list widget:

Click the list "Jon's Recommended".

Expected: I will go to the list.
Actual: My book was added to the list without any confirmation and no obvious way to remove it.

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Proposal & Constraints

At minimum. I think the "My Reading Lists:" heading should be changed to "Add to existing list:",
when I click the link I should get a confirmation saying "Are you sure you want to add to the list?"

A better solution might be to display all my lists with checkboxes next to them, or at least empty checkboxes next to the title. This also allows me to undo if necessary.

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[SaravgiYash]

@jdlrobson UI on localhost:8080:

[jdlrobson]

This is how it will look when #4369 lands, yes. However, I think this amplifies the problem, as it the "my reading lists" section is no longer related to the dropper component. It now looks like a shortcut to reading lists links. At least before the proximity to want to read, made it clear that this related to adding to lists some how. Now it just seems lost, hence the urgency.

At least the link "Personal List" should read "Add to Personal List" and "My Reading Lists" should be changed to "Add the book to existing list:"

"Create a new list" should also possibly be renamed "Add to a new list" and autopopulate the list with the book.

[BrittanyBunk]

it would be nice to have checkboxes next to the lists, so people can check and uncheck them. I have this issue a lot, but I just haven't brought it up, because so many other issues have popped up for me.

[seabelis]

Related to #3561 and #3607