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Re: Tabset with X buttons to remove tabs

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From: James Nurthen
Date: Jun 4, 2014 8:48PM

Have you checked http://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-practices/#tabpanel
It says to use a keystroke or a popup menu to accomplish this.
We also add aria-describedby pointing to some text that says that the tab
can be removed so a user knows it is removable without requiring trial and
error.

Regards,
James


On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 5:31 PM, Jesse Hausler < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> That's not a bad idea!
>
> So I think we'll set tabindex="-1" on the non active tabs, and tabindex="0"
> on the active tab. This way mouse users can still click the links and close
> out the tabs without needing to open them first.
>
> Thanks Jonathan.
>
> Jesse
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 7:08 PM, Jonathan Avila < <EMAIL REMOVED>
> >
> wrote:
>
> > > Here's the catch... we have little x buttons on each tab, so users can
> > remove them from the page. The "remove tab" x's are currently anchors,
> but
> > this causes a problem.
> >
> > I make only the currently active tab's close X focusable by removing the
> > others from the focus order.
> >
> > Jonathan
> > SSB BART Group
> >
> >