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Re: JAWS 14 issues with partial view reloads for Single Page Java web applications

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From: MEJ - Beth Sullivan
Date: Jul 21, 2015 9:40AM

Ya I've thought of that as a solution, but it's hard to do a timeout when
you don't know the customer's environment using the application.

I'm concerned if it goes to early, then the same issue will result.

If it goes too late, the user may have already move forward in the
application or corrected the improperly moved virtual cursor, only to be
randomly moved to another part of the page. (We would know it was the right
spot but for a JAWS user I'd be concerned that would be very disorienting.)

Thank you,

Beth

On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 11:21 AM, Paul J. Adam < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Maybe you need to do a setTimeout to wait a few seconds for the page to
> fully load before sending focus manually? I've had to do that to modify the
> accessibility properties of elements that load in via JS/iframes.
>
> Paul J. Adam
> Accessibility Evangelist
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>
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>
> > On Jul 21, 2015, at 9:18 AM, Mary Elizabeth Sullivan <
> <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> >
> > It's a very interesting problem. Essentially the team is trying to move
> the focus manually using js. However, there is dynamic server side content
> that is being added asynchronously which is stealing the jaws virtual
> cursor from the .focus() code when the dynamic content loads.
> >
> > You can see visually that the dotted line and focus should be on one
> element. But it moves to the dynamic content instead.
> >
> > I'm thinking that it is a page lifecycle issue?
> >
> > That they are using document.ready() which is too early to be calling
> that js function.
> > I'm pretty sure a .live function might do the trick instead maybe. I'm
> not a js guru but that might be something.
> >
> > I wish I could call the js when the last piece of dynamic content is
> loaded server side, but I know that can be brutal to implement Sometimes
> with frameworks like Java.
> >
> > Any other thoughts?
> > Thanks Paul for getting back to me.
> >
> > -Beth
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On Jul 20, 2015, at 15:53, Paul J. Adam < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Yes I've seen many problems with Single Page Apps. Focus management is
> the biggest problem. Speaking dynamic content and unique page titles is
> another major problem. You have to do this all manually with JavaScript.
> >>
> >> Paul J. Adam
> >> Accessibility Evangelist
> >> www.deque.com
> >>
> >> Join us at our Mobile Accessibility "Bootcamp!"
> >> August 6-7 in Austin Texas
> >> https://dequeuniversity.com/events/2015/mobile
> >> Topics include responsive web design, native apps, & more
> >>
> >>> On Jul 20, 2015, at 2:14 PM, MEJ - Beth Sullivan <
> <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hello,
> >>>
> >>> Has anyone seen an issue with single page java applications that are
> using
> >>> partial view using ajax to refresh the inside of the page dynamically
> and
> >>> JAWS 14. They are also injecting a # at the end of the url to make
> sure it
> >>> can be saved as a page/bookmarked.
> >>>
> >>> Any thoughts would be great.
> >>>
> >>> Thank you,
> >>>
> >>> Beth
> >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>
> >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > >