[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #38061: Rename the text window name on the editor

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#38061: Rename the text window name on the editor
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 Reporter:  lukecavanagh             |       Owner:  afercia
     Type:  enhancement              |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Editor                   |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                   |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-refresh  |     Focuses:  accessibility
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Comment (by mark-k):

 Just remove it.

 The "text" tab shows what is in the post_content, which to anyone outside
 of the few that actually know how wordpress works, means nothing.

 Back in the prehistoric days when editing was done in a textbox it was a
 mix of raw html to be displayed on the front end and text which was
 automatically translated into html. Not very elegant but you did not had
 to be a rocket scientist to get it.

 Then came shortcodes, oembeds, massive use of the_content filter in
 general and now gutenberg wants to add raw data into it. This is a mess
 that I doubt anyone can describe in less than 10 minutes to anyone else no
 matter what is his technical understanding level. Too many things here are
 too much of wordpress internals.

 The only reasonable name for that tab is probably "raw" which will
 probably cause everyone with 100 IQ to rightfully avoid using it, which
 leads to the question why should it exist in the first place. If tinymce
 now generates a good enough HTML, why can't the "html" editing be
 relegated into a plugin?
 The other option is to actually define in positive word what that tab is,
 and then the name will suggest itself.

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