[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #51006: Add a mechanism for accessible tooltips in core

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#51006: Add a mechanism for accessible tooltips in core
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 Reporter:  joedolson                |       Owner:  joedolson
     Type:  enhancement              |      Status:  accepted
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  General                  |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                   |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  tooltips has-patch       |     Focuses:  ui, accessibility,
  needs-unit-tests needs-test-info   |  javascript
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Changes (by joedolson):

 * milestone:  6.9 => Future Release


Comment:

 Punting this again. What we'd ideally like to do is implement tooltips
 using native CSS popovers, but we're waiting on Firefox to complete their
 implementation.

 It's not practical to add a custom implementation and create a permanent
 support burden at this time.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/51006#comment:59>
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