Add inputStyle preference

Author: ficristo

src/editor/Editor.js

@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
         UPPERCASE_COLORS    = "uppercaseColors",
         USE_TAB_CHAR        = "useTabChar",
         WORD_WRAP           = "wordWrap",
-        INDENT_LINE_COMMENT   = "indentLineComment";
+        INDENT_LINE_COMMENT = "indentLineComment",
+        INPUT_STYLE         = "inputStyle";
 
     /**
       * A list of gutter name and priorities currently registered for editors.
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
     cmOptions[TAB_SIZE]           = "tabSize";
     cmOptions[USE_TAB_CHAR]       = "indentWithTabs";
     cmOptions[WORD_WRAP]          = "lineWrapping";
+    cmOptions[INPUT_STYLE]        = "inputStyle";
 
     PreferencesManager.definePreference(CLOSE_BRACKETS,     "boolean", true, {
         description: Strings.DESCRIPTION_CLOSE_BRACKETS
@@ -228,6 +230,10 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
         description: Strings.DESCRIPTION_INDENT_LINE_COMMENT
     });
 
+    PreferencesManager.definePreference(INPUT_STYLE,  "string", "textarea", {
+        description: Strings.DESCRIPTION_INPUT_STYLE
+    });
+
     var editorOptions = Object.keys(cmOptions);
 
     /** Editor preferences */
@@ -413,7 +419,7 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
             highlightSelectionMatches   : currentOptions[HIGHLIGHT_MATCHES],
             indentUnit                  : currentOptions[USE_TAB_CHAR] ? currentOptions[TAB_SIZE] : currentOptions[SPACE_UNITS],
             indentWithTabs              : currentOptions[USE_TAB_CHAR],
-            inputStyle                  : "textarea", // the "contenteditable" mode used on mobiles could cause issues
+            inputStyle                  : currentOptions[INPUT_STYLE],
             lineNumbers                 : currentOptions[SHOW_LINE_NUMBERS],
             lineWiseCopyCut             : currentOptions[LINEWISE_COPY_CUT],
             lineWrapping                : currentOptions[WORD_WRAP],

src/nls/root/strings.js

@@ -752,6 +752,7 @@ define({
     "DESCRIPTION_LANGUAGE_FILE_EXTENSIONS"           : "Additional mappings from file extension to language name",
     "DESCRIPTION_LANGUAGE_FILE_NAMES"                : "Additional mappings from file name to language name",
     "DESCRIPTION_LINEWISE_COPY_CUT"                  : "Doing copy and cut when there's no selection will copy or cut the whole lines that have cursors in them",
+    "DESCRIPTION_INPUT_STYLE"                        : "Selects the way CodeMirror handles input and focus. It cans be textarea, which is the default, or contenteditable which is better for screen readers (unstable)",
     "DESCRIPTION_LINTING_ENABLED"                    : "true to enable Code Inspection",
     "DESCRIPTION_ASYNC_TIMEOUT"                      : "The time in milliseconds after which asynchronous linters time out",
     "DESCRIPTION_LINTING_PREFER"                     : "Array of linters to run first",