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From: Jonathan Avila
Date: Jan 5, 2018 4:59PM

> Tried ALT+TAB/ALT+SHIFT+TAB) - no go. Even tabbing to google search result links is not possible.

I have a Anker Bluetooth keyboard and I was able to get the keys to work with and without VoiceOver. There are limitations. For example, several times the keys would not work and I had to switch apps/tabs in Safari on iOS and then was able to get them to work. There is no additional visual focus without VoiceOver. With VoiceOver dvis with tabindex=0 on them were included but nothing was announced when navigating with these keys. I was using iOS 11.2.x So if things aren't working make sure you have a recent iOS version and try switching tabs (control+tab) and tapping (if you can) in order to wake up the functionality.

Jonathan

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From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Pete Hachey
Sent: Friday, January 5, 2018 12:51 PM
To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] hardware keybaord accessibility on IPAD and IPAD mini issue

Thanks Patrick,

I tried those keys but still does not work.

I have a K480 Bluetooth keyboard and an recent ipad pro and keyboard accessibility is really not good for navigating any web page. Works fine if I just want to navigate the IPAD internal apps - but not web pages.

Tried ALT+TAB/ALT+SHIFT+TAB) - no go. Even tabbing to google search result links is not possible.

ENTER/SPACE does work.

Looks like it's an apple thing
P



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From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Patrick H. Lauke
Sent: January-04-18 5:16 PM
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Subject: Re: [WebAIM] hardware keybaord accessibility on IPAD and IPAD mini issue

On 04/01/2018 20:20, Pete Hachey wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Anybody came across this issue?
>
> Hardware keyboard navigation (using tab key) do not work on IPAD or IPAD mini using Safari or Chrome browser.
>
> I am a web developer, working on web app and I ensured javascript events with event.which= and 32 for enter and space bar and also used tabindex="0" for div buttons. Etc.
>
> The web app tab navigation works perfect using hardware keyboard on Windows system using Chrome, Firefox and IE browsers and Samsung phones S5 and S8.
>
> Unlike the desktop macOS there is no settings i can find to make IPAD or IPAD mini work with well hardware keyboard.
>
> Cannot tab to:
>
> Form fields and links. Able to type into form fields with hardware keyboard.

By default, on iOS, hardware keyboards don't fire any key events / work in Safari (and any other iOS browsers, as they're all based on the same UIWebView/WkWebView component) except in the situations where normally you'd get an on-screen keyboard (i.e. when focus is inside a text input, the browser's address bar, etc).

From memory, though, this HAS changed in recent iOS builds. However, you need to use the alt/option key to move the focus (ALT+TAB/ALT+SHIFT+TAB). ENTER/SPACE should work normally (no extra modifier key).

P
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