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Re: Tab navigation for non-interactive content?

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From: Patrick H. Lauke
Date: Oct 28, 2016 8:05AM

On 28/10/2016 14:57, Jonathan Avila wrote:

> Sam Joehl and I had a twitter conversation with Steve that doesn't
> seemed to be listed in the thread where we list some situations where
> it is important. For example, for terms of service or scrolling
> areas. If the scrolling area is not keyboard focusable or there is
> not keyboard focusable content in it a keyboard only user or a user
> of speech recognition will not be able to access that content outside
> the scrollable area.

And this is why the warning is a "SHOULD NOT", rather than a "MUST NOT".
If you can justify the use of tabindex greater than zero on something
with good conscience, then that's fine.

> There also may be some other readonly type content that isn't in a
> readonly field like redemption or promotion codes or other things
> that may need to be copied via the keyboard where the user may not
> have access to caret browsing, etc.

But then why isn't it in a readonly field?

P
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