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Re: Automatic Keyboard navigation via Javascript

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From: Peter Krautzberger
Date: Oct 26, 2017 4:52AM

> Unfortunately, no...as the handling of tab etc is at the browser level,
not at the page/document level (otherwise a webpage would be able to send
arbitrary "fake" key commands that trigger browser commands as well).

Just to add: it should be possible with many front-end testing tools (e.g.,
anything using Selenium).

Peter.

2017-10-26 11:18 GMT+02:00 Patrick H. Lauke < <EMAIL REMOVED> >:

> On 26/10/2017 09:34, <EMAIL REMOVED> wrote:
>
>> Is it possible via Javascript to initiate a tab keypress and a shift tab
>> keypress, and log the element which the keyboard focus moves too? I am
>> just
>> thinking of a way of logging the different elements keyboard focus moves
>> to
>> on the page without using Assistive Tech.
>>
>
> Unfortunately, no...as the handling of tab etc is at the browser level,
> not at the page/document level (otherwise a webpage would be able to send
> arbitrary "fake" key commands that trigger browser commands as well).
>
> P
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