microsoft / microsoft/pxt-microbit
Improved keyboard navigation for block comments
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Description
The keyboard navigation plugin doesn't properly support block comments.
We've added workarounds in MakeCode that work well for users who are happy to toggle on/off comments but are less good for users who want to leave them open and navigate between them.
Further improvements are blocked on https://github.com/google/blockly-keyboard-experimentation/issues/636 but might additionally need MakeCode work due to the MakeCode block comments having a different structure with a toolbar like a workspace comment.
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Research direction
Start with the keyboard navigation plugin and read the blocked Blockly keyboard experimentation issue #636. Compare navigation for comments that are toggled with navigation between comments left open, including MakeCode block comments with a toolbar like a workspace comment. Done means open block comments can be navigated between reliably without relying on the existing toggle workaround.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- accessibility, frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100