[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #39074: No method to move meta boxes using keyboard

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#39074: No method to move meta boxes using keyboard
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 Reporter:  joedolson                |       Owner:  afercia
     Type:  defect (bug)             |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:  5.5
Component:  Editor                   |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                   |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  wpcampus-report has-     |     Focuses:  ui, accessibility,
  patch has-screenshots needs-dev-   |  administration
  note commit                        |
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Comment (by afercia):

 Note for the dev-note:

 This change will need to make sure plugins that alter the post boxes
 "header" are aware of the change and adjust their code accordingly.

 For example, Advanced Custom Fields adds a "Edit field group" link in the
 post box header.

 Interesting to note:
 in the Classic Editor, Advanced Custom Fields adds one more "sortables"
 area after the post title:

 `<div id="acf_after_title-sortables" class="meta-box-sortables ui-
 sortable">`

 Thus, it's actually possible to move the boxes before the post title. Not
 sure ACF should be allowed to do that, but this is the expected behavior,
 based on the available "sortables" areas.

 Luckily, this additional "sortables" area is hidden in the block editor so
 it's ignored by the JS that handles the order buttons.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/39074#comment:70>
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