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Re: Keyboard focus only

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From: glen walker
Date: Feb 5, 2019 4:13PM

From a WCAG perspective, it's fine. "2.4.7 Focus Visible" specifically
says keyboard interactions, so if there is no keyboard focus indicator upon
mouse use, that's ok.

From a UX perspective, it would probably require user testing with your
particular site. We can't really say, generically, that no indicator for
mouse users is always good.

Glen


On Tue, Feb 5, 2019 at 3:17 PM David Feld < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Forgive me if this has already been discussed -- I scanned the archives
> and didn't see it: What are your general thoughts on applying focus only
> when keyboard use is detected? Paul Adam (who I've seen on this list) made
> a demo:
>
> [ http://pauljadam.com/demos/keyboard-focus-only.html |
> http://pauljadam.com/demos/keyboard-focus-only.html ]
>
> In other words, mouse users would never see the focus. At first blush,
> this seems like a good way to make both keyboard users and web designers
> happy. Am I missing something?
>
> David
>
> David Feld
> Technical Director, Interactive Services
> Savannah College of Art and Design®
>
> [ mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> | <EMAIL REMOVED> ] - [ http://www.scad.edu/ |
> www.scad.edu ]
> > > > >