[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #40986: Widgets: text widget and media widgets cannot be edited in accessibility mode

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#40986: Widgets: text widget and media widgets cannot be edited in accessibility
mode
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 Reporter:  designsimply             |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)             |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:  4.8.1
Component:  Widgets                  |     Version:  4.8
 Severity:  normal                   |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-testing  |     Focuses:  accessibility
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Comment (by afercia):

 Looking a bit into the history of the Widgets screen "accessibility mode",
 it was introduced in [11503] and it's basically the no-js fallback of this
 screen. All the "classical" widgets can be edited also when JS is off,
 while the new ones are JS-based.
 When the "accessibility mode" is on,
 [https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/trunk/src/wp-
 admin/widgets.php?rev=40313#L31 the main widgets JavaScript file doesn't
 get enqueued] and the Widgets screen is fully functional, it just works
 without the JS enhancement. So I'm wondering what the no-js fallback
 should be for the new widgets: they can still be repositioned but there's
 no way to edit their content. Should a no-js fallback be provided in the
 first place? Should the new widgets be hidden when no-js? Should a warning
 appear? Or...? From a more general perspective, is WordPress still aiming
 to provide no-js fallbacks in a future where many UI components will be
 built with JS?

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/40986#comment:7>
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