[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #12423: Include Ace (or similar) as default code editor

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#12423: Include Ace (or similar) as default code editor
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 Reporter:  scribu           |       Owner:  afercia
     Type:  feature request  |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  4.8
Component:  Editor           |     Version:  3.0
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                   |     Focuses:  accessibility
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Comment (by FolioVision):

 Replying to [comment:49 afercia]:
 > As mentioned
 [https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/core/p1487193774008984 in the last
 dev meeting on Slack] this should be extensively tested with assistive
 technologies. We'll discuss during next accessibility team meeting and
 probably ask the a11y testers group to test the current patch or the
 Codepen. In the meanwhile, I've done some first testing with screen
 readers and, although it's a bit early to make any judgment, first
 impressions are not so great. Seems navigating through content in the
 editor is extremely hard and I'd say it's a regression compared to the
 native textarea.

 Andrea, what would be the gold standard in terms of a dedicated screen
 reader code editor? Is there one out there which does all of this and more
 really well?

 I'm asking as it seems it would be a much better experience for screen
 reader users to get the best screen reader code editor in the world rather
 than a bunch of patches on top of CodeMirror. Full cross compatibility
 (i.e. the final code created with both does not conflict) with the
 CodeMirror code editor for non-screen reader users would of course be
 essential.

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