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Update paragraph block placeholder text format for consistency#68868

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@dhananjaykuber dhananjaykuber commented Jan 24, 2025

Fixes #56371

What?

Updates placeholder text in paragraph blocks to use ' / ' for the forward slash key.

Why?

Fixes confusion for new users who misinterpreted "Type / to choose a block" as "Type OR choose a block"

How?

Updated the placeholder text to 'Type ' / ' to choose a block'

Testing Instructions

  1. Open block editor
  2. Create new paragraph block
  3. Verify placeholder shows ' / ' in placeholder

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@t-hamano t-hamano added [Type] Enhancement A suggestion for improvement. [Block] Paragraph Affects the Paragraph Block labels Jan 25, 2025
@carolinan carolinan requested a review from afercia February 27, 2025 06:06
@afercia afercia added the Needs Design Feedback Needs general design feedback. label Feb 27, 2025
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afercia commented Feb 27, 2025

I'm not sure adding the quotes would make things better for all users.
I'd argue that if the slash alone / may be confusing and interpreted by some users as an OR, then also the added quotes ' / ' may be confusing and interpreted by some users literally as type quote slash quote:

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