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Re: tabpanel mark-up, possible effect of role=presentation

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From: Bryan Garaventa
Date: Aug 6, 2015 12:21PM

> Also for keyboard-only users without AT wouldn't it be hard to know when to use arrow navigation in tabs?

Not if the widget is programmed intuitively.

E.G If the tabs flow from left to right in a single row, it would be a simple matter to use a CSS pseudo element such as :after to append left/right pointing arrows to clue the sighted keyboard user into this functionality.