navigateRegions doesn't work from the editable blocks #5847
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[Focus] Accessibility (a11y)
Changes that impact accessibility and need corresponding review (e.g. markup changes).
[Type] Bug
An existing feature does not function as intended
navigateRegions
is a keyboard-friendly feature that allows to navigate through the main Gutenberg areas with a keyboard shortcut. PressingCtrl + backtick
focus is moved and cycles through the top toolbar, the editing area, and the sidebar.Shift + Ctrl + backtick
cycles in the opposite direction.Inspired by a similar feature in Slack, it has been brilliantly implemented and it's a great feature for keyboard users.
Unfortunately, seems to work only when focus is not inside an editable block, which kinda defects its purpose. At any moment, users should be able to use
Ctrl + backtick
to jump through the editor main sections, evne (an especially) when they're typing in an editable block.To reproduce:
Ctrl + backtick
and observe focus cycles through the 3 main editor sectionsCtrl + backtick
Note: honestly I'm not sure if
navigateRegions
has ever worked from editable blocks, but it's of fundamental importance to make it work from anywhere.The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered: