Make code lens discoverable and invokable for screen reader users#317265
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[WIP] Fix code lens accessibility via screen reader
Make code lens discoverable and invokable for screen reader users
May 19, 2026
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Code lenses render as widgets above their target line and are not focusable from the keyboard, so screen reader users cannot discover or invoke them. The existing
codelens.showLensesInCurrentLinecommand only matched lenses on the exact cursor line and was undiscoverable from the editor's accessibility help.Changes
ShowLensesInCurrentLinenow invokes the closest code lens at or above the cursor (largeststartLineNumber≤ cursor line) instead of requiring an exact match, per @meganrogge's suggestion. The model-re-creation fallback path uses the same resolved target line.EditorContextKeys.hasCodeLensProvideris set, so screen reader users discover it alongside Go to Symbol, Show Hover, Set Breakpoint, etc. The entry is gated on the context key to avoid noise in editors without code lenses (e.g. Markdown previews, output channels).AccessibilityHelpNLS.codeLensstring using the standard<keybinding:codelens.showLensesInCurrentLine>placeholder.No new keybindings, accessibility signals, settings, or services were introduced — the existing command and accessibility-help infrastructure are reused.