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From: Isabel Holdsworth
Date: Mar 11, 2019 9:46AM

Hi Ray,

Yes, if the button can be pressed, even if pressing it just informs
the user that nothing useful can happen until they've performed some
action or other, then the button would be considered active again.

Cheers, Isabel

On 11/03/2019, Jim Homme < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> Hi,
> I think that I would start with the idea that a button is inactive because
> you can't use it. I would separate that from the idea that you want to add
> the additional information. That makes me want to say that I appreciate you
> giving me the information, because I would think it is helpful to know why
> the button is inactive. I would also say that I would be in favor of keeping
> the inactive button in the tab order, because if someone is in Forms or
> Focus mode with a screen reader, they would land on it and hopefully hear
> that it is inactive and why.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jim
>
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