[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #50066: Make alt text input a textarea on classic editor

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#50066: Make alt text input a textarea on classic editor
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 Reporter:  edent                    |       Owner:  sabernhardt
     Type:  enhancement              |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:  5.5
Component:  Media                    |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                   |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-refresh  |     Focuses:  ui, accessibility
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Comment (by joedolson):

 Here are the results of testing line breaks in alt text using current
 screen readers/browsers:

 Alt text with line breaks

 1) NVDA, Windows 10, Firefox: Line breaks ignored
 2) NVDA, Windows 10, Chrome: Line breaks ignored
 3) NVDA, Windows 10, Edge: Line breaks ignored
 4) NVDA, Windows 10, IE 11: Line breaks ignored
 5) JAWS, Windows 10, Firefox: Line breaks read as if each line is new
 image, e.g. "line 1 graphic; line 2 graphic; line 3 graphic"
 6) JAWS, Windows 10, Chrome: Line breaks ignored
 7) JAWS, Windows 10, Edge: Line breaks ignored
 8) JAWS, Windows 10, IE 11: Line breaks read as if each line is new image,
 e.g. "line 1 graphic; line 2 graphic; line 3 graphic"
 9) VoiceOver, Mac OS 10.15.5, Firefox: Line breaks ignored
 10)VoiceOver, Mac OS 10.15.5, Safari: Line breaks ignored
 11) VoiceOver, iPadOS 13.5.1, Safari: Line breaks pause reading

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