[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #32720: Customizer Menus: Accessibility: improve search for menu items

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#32720: Customizer Menus: Accessibility: improve search for menu items
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 Reporter:  designsimply  |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement   |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:
Component:  Customize     |     Version:
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                |     Focuses:  accessibility
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Description changed by designsimply:

Old description:

> /hat tip afercia for the original report at
> https://github.com/voldemortensen/menu-customizer/issues/89
>
> When adding new links, you can search existing links in the "Search Menu
> Items". In its current form this search is barely usable for screen
> reader users. A couple of things could improve the experience:
>
> 1. the "search as you type" script should try to detect when users
> actually end typing and debounce the search, see for example what was
> done in core for the Themes search:
> https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/26600
> 1. the search results (or no results) should be announced to assistive
> technologies, possible use case for `wp.a11y.speak` see same core ticket
> 26600
> 1. a short description of the "live" search functionality could help, see
> the Themes search in core, i.e.: `aria-describedby="live-search-desc"`

New description:

 /hat tip @afercia for the original report at
 https://github.com/voldemortensen/menu-customizer/issues/89

 When adding new links, you can search existing links in the "Search Menu
 Items". In its current form this search is barely usable for screen reader
 users. A couple of things could improve the experience:

 1. the "search as you type" script should try to detect when users
 actually end typing and debounce the search, see for example what was done
 in core for the Themes search:
 https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/26600
 1. the search results (or no results) should be announced to assistive
 technologies, possible use case for `wp.a11y.speak` see same core ticket
 26600
 1. a short description of the "live" search functionality could help, see
 the Themes search in core, i.e.: `aria-describedby="live-search-desc"`

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