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Re: Where should I expect the focus?

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From: glen walker
Date: Mar 29, 2018 11:40AM

In general, the focus shouldn't move. If you select a link in a navigation
pane and it updates the contents of a container on the same page (kind of
like a tab object), the focus should remain on the link that caused the
update. You could have an aria-live region that announces what was
updated, but if you move the focus and I decide that wasn't the right link,
then I have to find my way back to the navigation area, which is a hassle.

On Thu, Mar 29, 2018 at 10:30 AM, Vemaarapu Venkatesh <
<EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I have a communication app with list of groups as links vertically and on
> activating each group we can see group opening in the right side part of
> the page. Above the groups list in the navigation region we do have couple
> of tabs like conversations and notifications placed horizontally where
> again content is updated in the right side part of the screen i.e. main
> region on activating tab items.
> Now on activating any group or tab item where should I expect the focus
> ideally?
> Looking for the valuable suggestions on this scenario.
>
> Thanks,
> Venkatesh
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