Multi-select: don't focus first selected block

packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/block.js

@@ -103,10 +103,8 @@ function BlockListBlock( {
 	const onBlockError = () => setErrorState( true );
 
 	const blockType = getBlockType( name );
-	const blockLabel = isFirstMultiSelected ?
-		__( 'Multiple selected blocks' ) :
-		// translators: %s: Type of block (i.e. Text, Image etc)
-		sprintf( __( 'Block: %s' ), blockType.title );
+	// translators: %s: Type of block (i.e. Text, Image etc)
+	const blockLabel = sprintf( __( 'Block: %s' ), blockType.title );
 
 	// Handing the focus of the block on creation and update
 
@@ -148,18 +146,13 @@ function BlockListBlock( {
 	const isMounting = useRef( true );
 
 	useEffect( () => {
-		if ( ! isMultiSelecting && ! isNavigationMode ) {
-			if ( isSelected ) {
-				focusTabbable( ! isMounting.current );
-			} else if ( isFirstMultiSelected ) {
-				wrapper.current.focus();
-			}
+		if ( ! isMultiSelecting && ! isNavigationMode && isSelected ) {
+			focusTabbable( ! isMounting.current );
 		}
 
 		isMounting.current = false;
 	}, [
 		isSelected,
-		isFirstMultiSelected,
 		isMultiSelecting,
 		isNavigationMode,
 	] );

packages/block-editor/src/components/writing-flow/focus-capture.js

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ const FocusCapture = forwardRef( ( {
 	isReverse,
 	containerRef,
 	noCapture,
+	hasMultiSelection,
 }, ref ) => {
 	const isNavigationMode = useSelect( ( select ) =>
 		select( 'core/block-editor' ).isNavigationMode()
@@ -52,6 +53,11 @@ const FocusCapture = forwardRef( ( {
 		// selected, enable Navigation mode and select the first or last block
 		// depending on the direction.
 		if ( ! selectedClientId ) {
+			if ( hasMultiSelection ) {
+				containerRef.current.focus();
+				return;
+			}
+
 			setNavigationMode( true );
 
 			const tabbables = focus.tabbable.find( containerRef.current );

packages/block-editor/src/components/writing-flow/index.js

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { overEvery, find, findLast, reverse, first, last } from 'lodash';
 /**
  * WordPress dependencies
  */
-import { useRef } from '@wordpress/element';
+import { useRef, useEffect } from '@wordpress/element';
 import {
 	computeCaretRect,
 	focus,
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {
 } from '@wordpress/dom';
 import { UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, TAB, isKeyboardEvent, ESCAPE } from '@wordpress/keycodes';
 import { useSelect, useDispatch } from '@wordpress/data';
+import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
 
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
@@ -164,6 +165,7 @@ function selector( select ) {
 		isNavigationMode,
 		isSelectionEnabled,
 		getBlockSelectionStart,
+		isMultiSelecting,
 	} = select( 'core/block-editor' );
 
 	const selectedBlockClientId = getSelectedBlockClientId();
@@ -182,6 +184,7 @@ function selector( select ) {
 		isNavigationMode: isNavigationMode(),
 		isSelectionEnabled: isSelectionEnabled(),
 		blockSelectionStart: getBlockSelectionStart(),
+		isMultiSelecting: isMultiSelecting(),
 	};
 }
 
@@ -217,6 +220,7 @@ export default function WritingFlow( { children } ) {
 		isNavigationMode,
 		isSelectionEnabled,
 		blockSelectionStart,
+		isMultiSelecting,
 	} = useSelect( selector, [] );
 	const {
 		multiSelect,
@@ -348,18 +352,16 @@ export default function WritingFlow( { children } ) {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		const clientId = selectedBlockClientId || selectedFirstClientId;
-
 		// In Edit mode, Tab should focus the first tabbable element after the
 		// content, which is normally the sidebar (with block controls) and
 		// Shift+Tab should focus the first tabbable element before the content,
 		// which is normally the block toolbar.
 		// Arrow keys can be used, and Tab and arrow keys can be used in
 		// Navigation mode (press Esc), to navigate through blocks.
-		if ( clientId ) {
-			const wrapper = getBlockDOMNode( clientId );
-
+		if ( selectedBlockClientId ) {
 			if ( isTab ) {
+				const wrapper = getBlockDOMNode( selectedBlockClientId );
+
 				if ( isShift ) {
 					if ( target === wrapper ) {
 						// Disable focus capturing on the focus capture element, so
@@ -383,6 +385,17 @@ export default function WritingFlow( { children } ) {
 			} else if ( isEscape ) {
 				setNavigationMode( true );
 			}
+		} else if ( hasMultiSelection && isTab && target === container.current ) {
+			// See comment above.
+			noCapture.current = true;
+
+			if ( isShift ) {
+				focusCaptureBeforeRef.current.focus();
+			} else {
+				focusCaptureAfterRef.current.focus();
+			}
+
+			return;
 		}
 
 		// When presing any key other than up or down, the initial vertical
@@ -486,7 +499,11 @@ export default function WritingFlow( { children } ) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	const selectedClientId = selectedBlockClientId || selectedFirstClientId;
+	useEffect( () => {
+		if ( hasMultiSelection && ! isMultiSelecting ) {
+			container.current.focus();
+		}
+	}, [ hasMultiSelection, isMultiSelecting ] );
 
 	// Disable reason: Wrapper itself is non-interactive, but must capture
 	// bubbling events from children to determine focus transition intents.
@@ -495,22 +512,26 @@ export default function WritingFlow( { children } ) {
 		<div className="block-editor-writing-flow">
 			<FocusCapture
 				ref={ focusCaptureBeforeRef }
-				selectedClientId={ selectedClientId }
+				selectedClientId={ selectedBlockClientId }
 				containerRef={ container }
 				noCapture={ noCapture }
+				hasMultiSelection={ hasMultiSelection }
 			/>
 			<div
 				ref={ container }
 				onKeyDown={ onKeyDown }
 				onMouseDown={ onMouseDown }
+				tabIndex={ hasMultiSelection ? '0' : undefined }
+				aria-label={ hasMultiSelection ? __( 'Multiple selected blocks' ) : undefined }
 			>
 				{ children }
 			</div>
 			<FocusCapture
 				ref={ focusCaptureAfterRef }
-				selectedClientId={ selectedClientId }
+				selectedClientId={ selectedBlockClientId }
 				containerRef={ container }
 				noCapture={ noCapture }
+				hasMultiSelection={ hasMultiSelection }
 				isReverse
 			/>
 			<div

packages/edit-post/src/components/visual-editor/index.js

@@ -29,14 +29,16 @@ function VisualEditor() {
 			<VisualEditorGlobalKeyboardShortcuts />
 			<MultiSelectScrollIntoView />
 			<Typewriter>
-				<WritingFlow>
-					<ObserveTyping>
-						<CopyHandler>
-							<PostTitle />
-							<BlockList />
-						</CopyHandler>
-					</ObserveTyping>
-				</WritingFlow>
+				<CopyHandler>
+					<WritingFlow>
+						<ObserveTyping>
+							<CopyHandler>
+								<PostTitle />
+								<BlockList />
+							</CopyHandler>
+						</ObserveTyping>
+					</WritingFlow>
+				</CopyHandler>
 			</Typewriter>
 			<__experimentalBlockSettingsMenuFirstItem>
 				{ ( { onClose } ) => <BlockInspectorButton onClick={ onClose } /> }

packages/edit-post/src/components/visual-editor/style.scss

@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@
 }
 
 .edit-post-visual-editor > .block-editor__typewriter,
-.edit-post-visual-editor > .block-editor__typewriter > .block-editor-writing-flow,
-.edit-post-visual-editor > .block-editor__typewriter > .block-editor-writing-flow > .block-editor-writing-flow__click-redirect {
+.edit-post-visual-editor > .block-editor__typewriter > div,
+.edit-post-visual-editor > .block-editor__typewriter > div > .block-editor-writing-flow,
+.edit-post-visual-editor > .block-editor__typewriter > div > .block-editor-writing-flow > .block-editor-writing-flow__click-redirect {
 	height: 100%;
 }