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From: Robert Fentress
Date: Mar 17, 2015 7:03AM

Birkir,

Thanks for your response.

Since the delete button is within the item being removed, I couldn't keep
it on that delete button. Do you mean I should move it to the delete
button in the other item?

Also, what about live regions? Would this be an appropriate use case for
those and, if so, what attribute values should I apply for aria-live,
aria-atomic, and aria-relevant?

Is there a set of standards or principles that you are going by in your
recommendations or are they just based on your sense of things based on
your experience? Hope that didn't sound rude; I just want to know, because
then I could reference that for guidance later.

Best,
Rob

On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 8:37 AM, Robert Fentress < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Just noticed the background of the wireframe I attached was transparent.
> Here is one where I've filled that in. Sorry.
>
> On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 4:33 PM, Birkir R. Gunnarsson <
> <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
>> My take on this:
>> - If adding an item, move focus to the recently added item once complete.
>> - If deleting one of multiple items, user should be notified to this,
>> ideally by an accessible modal alert dialog, or at least using a live
>> region with role="alert"
>> I would suggest keeping focus on the delete button.
>> - If deleting the only item on the page, alert user in the same way
>> but put the user focus at the top of the page.
>> If possible, keep items in a list markup so that users can quickly
>> find out how many items are on the page (screen readers will notify
>> user of the number of items in an ol or ul list).
>>
>>
>>
>> On 3/16/15, Robert Fentress < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>> > Hello, all.
>> >
>> > Following up on my previous email regarding focus in rich internet
>> > applications, I thought I'd provide an explicit example. I'm attaching
>> a
>> > wireframe image to help make things clearer to the sighted. It shows
>> the
>> > following:
>> >
>> > - A "Skip to content" link with id="skip" at the top of the page
>> > - A large rectangle with id="items", which encompasses the following
>> > items:
>> > - Two rectangles, one following the other vertically, both with
>> > class="item", one with id="item 1" and the other with id="item2".
>> > Inside
>> > each element with class="item" are the following:
>> > - A link with class="itemlink"
>> > - An icon button with class="delete"
>> > - The last thing in the "items" element is a button, whose value
>> is
>> > "Add Item" with id="add"
>> >
>> > The delete button causes an item to be removed from the list of items,
>> and
>> > the "Add Item" button causes an item to be added to the bottom of the
>> list
>> > of items.
>> >
>> > Here are my questions, using jQuery selectors to indicate element
>> > referenced:
>> >
>> > Deleting
>> >
>> > 1. With focus on $("#item1 .delete"), a click event causes
>> $("#item1")
>> > to be removed from the page dynamically. Where should focus be
>> placed?
>> > Options:
>> > 1. Perform no explicit focus-setting action and allow browser to set
>> > focus or not
>> > 2. $("#items")
>> > 3. $("#item2")
>> > 4. $("#item2 .itemlink")
>> > 5. $("#skip")
>> > 2. With only $("#item2") remaining and focus on $("#item2 .delete"),
>> a
>> > click event causes $("#item1") to be removed from the page
>> dynamically.
>> > Where should focus be placed? Options:
>> > 1. Perform no explicit focus-setting action and allow browser to
>> set
>> > focus or not
>> > 2. $("#items")
>> > 3. $("#add")
>> > 4. $("#skip")
>> > 3. Reset scenario, so that $("#item1") and $("#item2") are in the
>> list.
>> > With focus on $("#item2 .delete"), a click event causes $("#item1")
>> to
>> > be
>> > removed from the page dynamically. Where should focus be placed?
>> > Options:
>> > 1. Perform no explicit focus-setting action and allow browser to
>> set
>> > focus or not
>> > 2. $("#items")
>> > 3. $("#item1")
>> > 4. $("#item1 .itemlink")
>> > 5. $("#add")
>> > 6. $("#skip")
>> >
>> > Adding
>> >
>> > 1. Reset scenario, so that only $("#item1") and $("#item2") are in
>> the
>> > list. With focus on $("#add"), a click event causes another item,
>> > $("#item3") to be added to the end of the list dynamically. In this
>> > scenario, we are assuming there are no intermediary dialogs or
>> > pages. Where should focus be placed? Options:
>> > 1. Perform no explicit focus-setting action and allow browser to set
>> > focus or not
>> > 2. $("#items")
>> > 3. $("#item3")
>> > 4. $("#item3 .itemlink")
>> > 5. $("#add")
>> > 6. $("#skip")
>> >
>> > Should $("#items") be a live region? If so, to what should its
>> parameters
>> > be set? If one felt live regions was appropriate here, I'd guess the
>> > following:
>> >
>> > - aria-live="polite"
>> > - aria-atomic="false" (implied)
>> >
>> > Does that seem reasonable?
>> >
>> > Are there other attributes or techniques that would seem particularly
>> > relevant to these use cases that should be considered?
>> >
>> > Thanks, in advance, for your assistance.
>> >
>> > Best,
>> > Rob
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Robert Fentress
>> > Senior Accessibility Solutions Designer
>> > 540.231.1255
>> >
>> > Technology-enhanced Learning & Online Strategies
>> > Assistive Technologies
>> > 1180 Torgersen Hall
>> > 620 Drillfield Drive (0434)
>> > Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
>> >
>>
>>
>> --
>> Work hard. Have fun. Make history.
>> >> >> >>
>
>
>
> --
> Robert Fentress
> Senior Accessibility Solutions Designer
> 540.231.1255
>
> Technology-enhanced Learning & Online Strategies
> Assistive Technologies
> 1180 Torgersen Hall
> 620 Drillfield Drive (0434)
> Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
>



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Robert Fentress
Senior Accessibility Solutions Designer
540.231.1255

Technology-enhanced Learning & Online Strategies
Assistive Technologies
1180 Torgersen Hall
620 Drillfield Drive (0434)
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061