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Re: Keyboard trap for non-modal dialogs and popups:

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From: JP Jamous
Date: Sep 22, 2016 6:10AM

Hmm, trapping me inside a modal. I don't think I like the approach Ramakrishnan. The only way I would approve it is if I have a way of getting out.

Think of this.

You trap me inside the modal and I device to press Insert + 7 to pull the list of links on the page, because I decided to go somewhere else. What if JAWS cannot get out of this modal?

Can't you use proper semantic and put the cursor at the top of the modal and let the browser handle the tabindex and navigation?

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From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Ramakrishnan Subramanian
Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2016 5:30 AM
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Subject: [WebAIM] Keyboard trap for non-modal dialogs and popups:

Dear members
I request for your inputs on the following thing.

Is it a good practice to trap the keyboard focus inside the popup or a non-modal dialog?
I mean, while using arrow keys and tab/shift tab keys, trapping the focus inside the popup.
Generally the mouse user is able to access the parent page and also the popup simultaneously.
Should this be the case for the keyboard only users and screen reader users?
Which approach would be recommendable here?
What are the pros and cons for both the approaches?

Thanks for your inputs
Ramakrishnan