Add screen reader mode support, deprecate keyboard controls toggle#15
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Adds MakeCodeFrameDriver.toggleScreenReaderMode() sending the new "togglescreenreadermode" action and an optional screenReaderMode field on the info response, both supported by the next MakeCode release. toggleKeyboardControls() remains for API compatibility but is deprecated as current MakeCode versions keep keyboard controls always enabled, so it does nothing. The storybook toolbar button now exercises the screen reader toggle, and the editor stories' version control gains a "local" option pointing at a locally running pxt-microbit dev server for testing unreleased editor changes.
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Update for pxt-microbit v9 where keyboard controls are on by default and additional features for SR users are optional extras (base SR functionality is always present).
Adds MakeCodeFrameDriver.toggleScreenReaderMode() sending the new "togglescreenreadermode" action and an optional screenReaderMode field on the info response. toggleKeyboardControls() remains for API compatibility but is deprecated as current MakeCode versions keep keyboard controls always enabled, so it does nothing.
The storybook toolbar button now exercises the screen reader toggle, and the editor stories' version control gains a "local" option pointing at a locally running pxt-microbit dev server for testing unreleased editor changes.
Depends on microsoft/pxt#11459 which is now in live MakeCode.