[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #29974: Focus handle at wrong place when you click reply

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#29974: Focus handle at wrong place when you click reply
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 Reporter:  nhuja                 |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)          |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal                |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Comments              |     Version:  2.7
 Severity:  normal                |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-      |     Focuses:  accessibility, javascript
  testing                         |
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Comment (by jorbin):

 I tend to agree with Nacin that the solution here degrades the experience
 for some users.  At the same time, the experience for some users right now
 is completely subpar and bordering on negative in general.

 As this deals with code that is output on the most user facing portion of
 the site, I think we need to be incredibly cautious about changes that we
 make. This prevents a change to the HTML order while keeping the existing
 visual order.

 Taking these into account, I wonder if perhaps something that would
 improve the experience for screen reader users while not degrading the
 experience for others would be to add some screen-reader only text to
 {{{.form-allowed-tags}}} which is the aria-describedby for the comment
 field that let users know there are X fields in total and this text could
 be added only when users clicked the reply link.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/29974#comment:12>
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