Windows: Ctrl + right / left arrows doesn't navigate by word any longer #14170
Labels
[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
[Type] Regression
Related to a regression in the latest release
Noticed while re-resting #6002 (comment)
On Windows, standard keyboard shortcuts to move the caret "by word" in a textarea are
Ctrl + right arrow
andCtrl + left arrow
. This used to work within the blocks rich text area but seems it's now broken.Ctrl + right arrow
andCtrl + left arrow
move the caret "by word"Then go in the Block Editor, create a new post, add same text in a paragraph:
Ctrl + right arrow
andCtrl + left arrow
move the caret by characterNote:
Shift + Ctrl + right arrow
andShift + Ctrl + left arrow
still work correctly and select text by wordIn any editor, standard operations like navigating / selecting text should always work with the native shortcuts. Not to mention the breakage of standard keyboard navigation is even more serious for assistive technologies users.
This appears to have changed at some time, sorry I'm not able to trace down exactly when.
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