microsoft / microsoft/monaco-editor

[Feature Request]. Accessibility. Update accessibility support in Monaco editor to VSCode's support.

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accessibility feature-request
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Description

There are a lot of new features added in VSCode's accessibility support to help blind and visually impared users to work faster. These recent additions include different sounds for different events, such as errors and warnings in the code, which is really helpful when a user can navigate to the line and hear the sound of an error. It would be really helpful if such things are added to Monaco's editor and if they can be configured later to the user's preferance.

Monaco Editor Playground Link

https://microsoft.github.io/monaco-editor/

Monaco Editor Playground Code

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

Start by comparing Monaco's current accessibility support with the newer accessibility features in VSCode, using the Monaco Editor Playground as the entry point. Done would mean adding the relevant event sounds and making them configurable for users.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
accessibility, frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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