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Re: a11y form use case question

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From: Schalk Neethling
Date: Oct 22, 2013 8:38AM

So, the form field will not immediately follow the checkbox. It is
something like:

[fieldset]

[x] field1 [] label [] label
[] label [x] field5 [] label

field1 [ --------- ]
field5 [ --------- ]

[/fieldset]

Of course the labels will be meaningful ;)

On 22/10/2013 16:18, Jared Smith wrote:
> Schalk Neethling wrote:
>> So these fields will be shown when a
>> checkbox is checked. So, I will move focus to the new field as well as
>> potentially marking the fieldset that contain these fields as an aria
>> live region.
>
> If the content is revealed when a checkbox is checked, there is no
> need to set focus to the new content, assuming the new fields are
> after the checkbox location. The user can simply navigate to the new
> content using typical interactions (e.g. Tab key).
>
> I can't think of a situation where the live region would be necessary or useful.
>
> Jared
> > > >

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Kind Regards
Schalk Neethling
Lead Front-End Engineer
Mozilla