fix(orchestrator): clarify ActiveText retrigger loading

[lokanandaprabhu]

Hey, I just made a Pull Request!

Fixes: https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHDHBUGS-2507

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• show a spinner while fetch:retrigger dependencies are unresolved

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• keep spinner for actual fetch/evaluation

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[rhdh-gh-app]

Changed Packages

Package Name	Package Path	Changeset Bump	Current Version
@red-hat-developer-hub/backstage-plugin-orchestrator-form-widgets	workspaces/orchestrator/plugins/orchestrator-form-widgets	patch	v1.6.1

[mareklibra]

The different sizes for spinners are intentional?

[mareklibra]

One comment, otherwise lgtm

[lokanandaprabhu]

@mareklibra ,

I set the smaller spinner (size={16}) for the “waiting for dependencies” state and the standard spinner (size={20}) for active fetch/evaluation. The idea was to visually distinguish “waiting on input” vs “fetch in progress.”

If you prefer consistency, I can make both sizes the same.

[mareklibra]

Not sure the user will notice or understand :-)

What about keeping both of the same size. IF the user needs to know the reason, there can be a hint with text.

[lokanandaprabhu]

Sure, for now I will keep the size same.

[sonarqubecloud]

Quality Gate passed

Issues
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[lokanandaprabhu]

/cherrypick orchestrator-1.8

[openshift-cherrypick-robot]

@lokanandaprabhu: #2096 failed to apply on top of branch "orchestrator-1.8":

Applying: fix(orchestrator): clarify ActiveText retrigger loading
Using index info to reconstruct a base tree...
M	workspaces/orchestrator/plugins/orchestrator-form-widgets/src/utils/useFetchAndEvaluate.ts
M	workspaces/orchestrator/plugins/orchestrator-form-widgets/src/widgets/ActiveText.tsx
Falling back to patching base and 3-way merge...
Auto-merging workspaces/orchestrator/plugins/orchestrator-form-widgets/src/widgets/ActiveText.tsx
CONFLICT (content): Merge conflict in workspaces/orchestrator/plugins/orchestrator-form-widgets/src/widgets/ActiveText.tsx
Auto-merging workspaces/orchestrator/plugins/orchestrator-form-widgets/src/utils/useFetchAndEvaluate.ts
CONFLICT (content): Merge conflict in workspaces/orchestrator/plugins/orchestrator-form-widgets/src/utils/useFetchAndEvaluate.ts
error: Failed to merge in the changes.
hint: Use 'git am --show-current-patch=diff' to see the failed patch
hint: When you have resolved this problem, run "git am --continue".
hint: If you prefer to skip this patch, run "git am --skip" instead.
hint: To restore the original branch and stop patching, run "git am --abort".
hint: Disable this message with "git config set advice.mergeConflict false"
Patch failed at 0001 fix(orchestrator): clarify ActiveText retrigger loading

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/cherrypick orchestrator-1.8

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