Disambiguate the 'List view' terminology #61567
Labels
[Block] Latest Posts
Affects the Latest Posts Block
[Block] Post Template
Affects the Post Template Block
[Block] RSS
Affects the RSS Block - used to display entries from an RSS/Atom feed
[Feature] List View
Menu item in the top toolbar to select blocks from a list of links.
Needs Copy Review
Needs review of user-facing copy (language, phrasing)
[Type] Bug
An existing feature does not function as intended
Description
Splitting this out from #61535
The editor has a 'List View' feature to show and navigate the hierarchy of blocks.
Some blocks do have a 'List view' setting to display their content in a list, as opposed to a 'Grid view'. See for example the Latest Posts, RSS, and Post Template bocks.
As such, the editor UI uses the terminology 'list view' for very different features. While this may not a big problem for sighted users, it is very confusing for blind users, users with cognitive impairments, low tech-savvy users etc.
Features in software should use unambiguous names to avoid any potential confusion.
Cc @alexstine
Step-by-step reproduction instructions
Screenshots, screen recording, code snippet
Latest Posts block:
RSS block:
Post Template block:
Additiobnally, the ambigous string may be confusing for translators as well. A few examples:
In Spanish it's 'Vista de lista' for both features:
In German it's 'Listenansicht' for both features:
In Italian it's 'Vista elenco' and 'Visualizzazione in modalità elenco':
Environment info
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Please confirm that you have tested with all plugins deactivated except Gutenberg.
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