Add command to announce editor line and column number

[anthonykim1]

Resolves: #278855

[Copilot]

Pull request overview

This PR adds a new command editor.action.announceCursorPosition that announces the current cursor position (line and column) to screen reader users. This addresses an accessibility need where users want to quickly hear their current cursor location without navigating to the status bar.

Key Changes:

• New AnnounceCursorPosition action that uses the ARIA alert() function to announce position
• Integration with accessibility help documentation to inform users about the new command
• Localized strings for the command title, description, and announcement message

Reviewed changes

Copilot reviewed 3 out of 3 changed files in this pull request and generated 1 comment.

File	Description
src/vs/workbench/contrib/codeEditor/browser/accessibility/accessibility.ts	Implements the new AnnounceCursorPosition command that retrieves the cursor position and announces it via screen reader
src/vs/workbench/contrib/accessibility/browser/editorAccessibilityHelp.ts	Adds reference to the new command in the accessibility help content
src/vs/editor/common/standaloneStrings.ts	Adds localized string for the accessibility help entry with keybinding placeholder

[meganrogge]

Didn't test (we should) but LGTM! We should test using status and alert and see how each behaves.

[meganrogge]

Let's go with alert per feedback!

[anthonykim1]

Forgot to add keybinding🫢 ctrl/cmd + shift+ g , but I think we should be good to go after that

[meganrogge]

Thanks for working on this 😄

[meganrogge]

@anthonykim1 should we try the keybinding they suggested here?

[anthonykim1]

Yeap! @meganrogge is
[Add keybinding ctrlCmd+shift+g]0417961 good place to put it?