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From: Roel Van Gils
Date: Oct 26, 2017 11:39AM

This sounds like a job for 'Fake' (a Mac app).

From their site (http://fakeapp.com):

> Fake is a new browser for Mac OS X that makes web automation simple. Fake allows you to drag discrete browser Actions into a graphical Workflow that can be run again and again without human interaction. The Fake Workflows you create can be saved, reopened, and shared.

I've used Fake in the past to do browser automation tests. If you're familiar with using Automator on the Mac, it's straightforward to use. I just checked and it has a 'Dispatch keyboard event' and a 'Focus HTML element' action. These should get you started, I think.

Good luck.

Roel

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> On 26 Oct 2017, at 12:52, Peter Krautzberger < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
>> 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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