[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #45789: Block List: Does not recognize the current state

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#45789: Block List: Does not recognize the current state
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 Reporter:  La Geek       |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Editor        |     Version:  5.0.2
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                |     Focuses:
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Comment (by afercia):

 Generally, UI control names shouldn't change dynamically to represent the
 underlying state. Name and state are two different things.

 This applies to all users and especially to assistive technologies users.
 Imagine screen reader users or speech input users: once they learn a
 control name is "xyz", they will search for and try to use that control
 name. For example. as a speech input user I learn a control's name is
 "Italic": voicing the command "Click Italic" will activate the control.
 But if the control's name changes once it gets activated, I'd be forced to
 discover what the new control's name is and voice that instead. Less than
 ideal.

 > Probably both strings could be changed from "convert to ordered list" to
 (only) "ordered list", the same for "unordered list".

 I'd second it: the shorter, the better. Also, in the Classic Editor, these
 buttons are simply named "Bulleted list" and "Numbered list". Not sure why
 their name has been changed in the first place.

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