[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:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement              |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:  5.5
Component:  Editor                   |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                   |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-testing  |     Focuses:  ui, accessibility
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Changes (by sabernhardt):

 * keywords:  needs-patch => has-patch needs-testing


Comment:

 Thanks @edent for the pull request!

 **50066.diff** includes the 4 fields you identified for switching to
 `textarea` tags. I just moved the `data.model.alt` variable inside the tag
 for the last item (the Image Details modal).

 The option **50066.edit-media.diff** also changes the alt text field to a
 textarea on the Edit Media screen (editing an image under Media ->
 Library). The current input is already wide, but this would be more
 consistent with the post editor then. The caption field there has a height
 of 4em, yet I did not set the height for alt text as well.

 If the additional textarea is desired, I'm not sure whether it's better to
 change the CSS selector to `.wp_attachment_details textarea.widefat` or to
 add the alt text ID explicitly along with the caption like this:
 {{{
 .wp_attachment_details #attachment_alt,
 .wp_attachment_details #attachment_caption {
         height: 4em;
 }
 }}}

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