[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #38185: Improve the post "locked indicator" accessibility

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#38185: Improve the post "locked indicator" accessibility
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 Reporter:  afercia                  |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)             |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Administration           |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                   |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-screenshots good-    |     Focuses:  ui, accessibility,
  first-bug has-patch                |  administration
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Comment (by afercia):

 Replying to [comment:2 mattking5000]:
 > In the supplied patch, this text gets applied to the div even when the
 post is not locked.
 Yep, right. I think the best option would be keeping it simple and rely on
 the current `wp-locked` CSS class. In `list-tables.css` use `display:
 none` by default on the locked indicator and set to display block when the
 table row has the `wp-locked` class. Screen readers don't announce element
 hidden with `display: none`.

 > Wondering how to easily indicate to a screen reader when a post gets
 "unlocked" while they have the post admin page still open.
 This could be done with a `wp.a11y.speak()` message when the locked status
 is checked and set/unset (see `inline-edit-post.js`) but then the same
 should be done when a post gets "locked". Considering there could be
 multiple posts changing state at the same time (or in a short amount of
 time), this could lead to multiple messages being announced repeatedly and
 could be potentially confusing.  I'd rather keep it simple, at least for
 now :)

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