[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #33251: Customizer hidden features: Shift+Click to edit widgets

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#33251: Customizer hidden features: Shift+Click to edit widgets
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 Reporter:  afercia                        |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)                   |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                         |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Customize                      |    Version:  4.2
 Severity:  normal                         |   Keywords:
  Focuses:  ui, accessibility, javascript  |
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 Looks like the Customizer has some little, hidden, gems I've never noticed
 before and probably many users haven't noticed too. For example, how many
 know that hovering on a widget in the preview iframe shows this title
 attribute? See below:

 [[Image(https://cldup.com/r9cTBdwm2b.png)]]

 And it works :) Shift+Click will open the widgets section in the left
 sidebar, with the related widget expanded and ready to be edited (maybe
 focus should be moved there):

 [[Image(https://cldup.com/wH-GHQmpbw.png)]]

 By the way, the point is this feature is really hidden. The only chance
 users have to be informed about this is when by accident they hover on a
 widget and notice the title attribute. Not to mention touch devices, as
 far as I know, won't ever show this. There are no instructions or Help
 text that mention this, as far as I know.

 Considering also #24766 I'd recommend to don't rely on title attributes
 alone to convey such important information. It would be a nice,
 interesting, challenge trying to find a new design/UI pattern to be used
 instead of a title attribute. Call for designers :)

 Also, from an accessibility point of view, this UI control is not
 focusable and hardly usable for keyboard users and screen reader users.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/33251>
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