[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #31416: An accessibility issue with the Publish metabox

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#31416: An accessibility issue with the Publish metabox
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 Reporter:  basbva           |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)     |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Posts, Post      |     Version:  4.1.1
  Types                      |  Resolution:
 Severity:  normal           |     Focuses:  ui, javascript, administration
 Keywords:  needs-patch      |
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Comment (by basbva):

 I realise there is some inconsistency my initial post. To plead my case, I
 would like to state it isn't all the way clear what the publish metabox is
 telling us.

 I would expect it show us status and visibility of the post as is, untill
 I start editing those settings. As it does after publishing.

 This isn't consistent from the moment we add a new post. Then we see the
 status and visibility as they will be the moment we have added a name to
 the post, as it becomes a draft. Strangely I also encountered another
 status the can show up after some testing. Which was the status: ' ', i.e.
 'none'. See added images.

 To emphasize the fact those mataboxes show either the current status of a
 post, or an option, should it not be clear in the first place what they're
 telling us, and does it not make more sense to show the status 'none' as
 we add a post and hide this status where it shows up now?

 The 'none' status you currently see after changing the visibility settings
 from private to public, and after that opening the status window and
 cancelling it.

 For newly invited contibutors, who aren't neccesariliy experienced with
 WP, I believe it's important to be clear how this publish box works. This
 starts with it being consistent.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/31416#comment:6>
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