Update CodeMirror to version 6

  • I guess your plugin relies on CodeMirror. Please update your current implemented version to version 6 as soon as possible.

This will insure that your plugin becomes more accessible for blind and visual impaired users, since all previous versions had some huge issues while this editor was a part of the plugin.

The user couldn't use the editor screen and edit post content at all since there were some huge accessibility issues that ment the field wasn't working well for screenreader users.

I will be happy to testdrive any PR-build if you are interested.

Thanks in advance
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  • Plugin Author Pierre-Henri Lavigne

    (@peter202202)

    @coolfortheblind Hello Thomas,
    First sorry for the late reply and thank you very much for your feedback.

    Yes, Markup Markdown is currently using the EasyMDE javascript library which depends on Code Mirror version 5, the ‘bad’ one regards accessibility. Code Mirror version 6 is a major rewrite using modern javascript so every piece of software using Code Mirror 6 will probably need a major update as well as EasyMDE. From what I understand it’s gonna take some time…

    Anyway, I already started developing on my side another version based on a different engine, no PR or branch available at the moment. I will keep you in touch and of course, would appreciate any help with test drives ??

    For now, what do you suggest to me? Should I add a warning inside the readme text for example or the FAQ?

    Kind regards,

    Thread Starter Thomas Dalgaard

    (@coolfortheblind)

    Thank you so much for taking the time to respond to my feedback.
    I have tried to get attention from other developers of Markdown-plugins but not many commented back.
    I will be happy to test anything you can send me. I am on GitHub at the username tbdalgaard

    I think it would be a good idea to mention the accessibility issues in the readme. That would certainly have helped me out when I reserached for good Markdown plugins some time ago.
    Let us stay in touch and perhaps we can find each other via GitHub if you have any PR ready for testing. ??

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