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Re: Forms mode and error messages

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From: Jeevan Reddy
Date: Aug 16, 2011 2:45AM

Hello Nancy,
you are doing right way!
Generally screen reader users used to switch between focus mode& focus mode
to rectify the input errors.
if the input errors are in descriptive text format, then it won't be any
violation of any accessibility guidelines.
To make it more usable to AT users, you can use ARIA alerts by the
following way.
use ARIA alert role for each invalid field.
enable alert when the user get focus to teh corresponding invalid field
usingJ SF.
Make the Error descriptive.

On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 6:43 PM, Nancy Johnson < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> I have a question regarding forms mode and inline error messages. (I
> am using NVDA)
>
> We are using JSF framework for our form... The engineer set up the
> <inputs using a grid panel which produces a table. Currently the
> error messages are called from the server into a new table cell.
>
> There is no ajax...
>
> First test: I submitted the form so the form would produce all the
> default error messages.. Turned on NVDA and listened without trying to
> interact... All the error messages were readable and aligned
> themselves with the correct control. No problem.
>
> Second test: Tried to add incorrect data to the form so to force an
> error message... In this case I had to tab from control to control...
> the error message was not readable. Did not actually do anything to
> turn on "forms" mode.
>
> I am certainly not an expert with screen readers. Am I doing
> something incorrect? Is it to do with tabbing from input to input?
> What should I be doing so I can give an accurate report.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Nancy Johnson
>