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From: glen walker
Date: Jul 13, 2018 12:43PM

I think what Sean was asking about was moving the dialog itself. Since the
dialog can be moved by dragging it or using the move handles (nice job
allowing that from the keyboard), how does the AT user know where the
dialog is now?

With powerpoint, which I think I mentioned in some other thread, the
location of the object is announced as you move it around. You're also
notified if the object moves over the top or underneath another object. Is
anything like that announced when you move your dialog? Is the dialog
truly "on top" of the page in the background, or does stuff reflow around
it as you move it around? If it's on top, when it first appears, does
anything in the background get covered up? I'm guessing as you move it,
other stuff on the main page might get covered up?


On Fri, Jul 13, 2018 at 7:17 AM, Isabel Holdsworth <
<EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> If we didn't move the focus, screenreader users would be unlikely to
> know that some new content had appeared. And it may be difficult for
> them to find. If they pressed the button to open the dialog, chances
> are they're interested in what's in there, so why not position the
> cursor so they can begin reading at the correct place?.
>
> The focus should rarely be moved programatically, but I think this is
> one of those times when it's acceptable and even advisable.
>
> On 13/07/2018, <EMAIL REMOVED> < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> > I have one question. How does the screen reader user know where they are
> > when you move the document within the page? What is the purpose of moving
> > the document?
> >
> >