[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #12423: Include default code editor

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#12423: Include 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 zersiax):

 You make some good points. Overall, I am a proponent of trying to make
 mainstream tools work for screenreaders, there's a huge amount of reasons
 I could list for that. I'm not sure if I agree with the fact that it's not
 an accident a combo editor was never created; that seems more like a
 supply & demand problem to me.
 I know loads of code editors that either don't build in access features
 because they don't have the bandwidth, or the knowledge, or the money, or
 the time , or the incentive, or the myriad of other excuses I see over and
 over and over again when I ask.
 In this day and age, where most phones have a screenreader built in, most
 pc's do as well and more and more "mainstream" tech is introduced that
 actually is usable by the blind, what are called 'blind ghetto' products
 are becoming less and less popular. Creating a specialized editor for the
 blind seems to make sense, but do keep in mind that this introduces quite
 a bit of overhead for maintaining the two editors in sync. E.G., the
 specialized editors will likely require a lot of accessibility markup that
 not everyone is familiar with, so if the folks who built it decide to
 leave for the nearest space dock, we do have a problem.
 I wouldn't say it's impossible to create an editor that caters to both
 groups; if you look at my wishlist above, you'll find that a lot of the
 things I put down aren't specific to accessibility. They are just features
 you guys have had forever that I would like to see made accessible, or at
 least unobtrusive enough to stay the heck out of my way if I can't use
 them anyway ;)
 There is a case for creating a low-fi text editor for the folks who don't
 want extra complexity in their lives', the lowest common denominator as
 you mentioned, but I think that would impede progress quite a bit. I would
 like to add to that however that we should only replace that "dumb" editor
 if we have a better alternative, better in this case being better for
 everyone. If you want to go for progressive enhancement, perhaps in the
 next few minor version upgrades the installer should allow for an editor
 to be selected until we are certain we can deliver a good editing
 experience for everyone.

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