[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #21334: Accessibility of Quick Edit panel in Posts/Pages/etc

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#21334: Accessibility of Quick Edit panel in Posts/Pages/etc
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 Reporter:  grahamarmfield         |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)           |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                 |   Milestone:  3.6
Component:  Accessibility          |     Version:  3.4.1
 Severity:  normal                 |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  2nd-opinion has-patch  |
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Comment (by grahamarmfield):

 Replying to [comment:15 azaozz]:

 > Having an off-screen link that would toggle a class on the table cell to
 show/hide the links sounds good.
 >
 > We could also try moving the links off-screen (with the screen-reader-
 text class?) instead of hiding them. That way they will always be
 "visible" for screen readers. Then we can negate `screen-reader-text` on
 hover and show them same as now.

 Yes, but that doesn't help speech recognition software users who can see
 and who would benefit from show/hide links. Software like Dragon is not
 sufficiently consistent in being able to action off-screen links, and
 users need to know the links are there in the first place.

 I know that it would not be a good idea to clutter up the pages any more
 than they are at the moment. So what about providing the always visible
 show/hide links, but make them dependent on a switch in the screen options
 panel. That way people can have the more verbose option if they want it,
 but mouse only users will be none the wiser. As a further option the quick
 links panel could be permanently switched on all the time as well using an
 option like that.

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