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Re: how to trash focus when sighted

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From: Reinhard Stebner
Date: Dec 18, 2019 6:59AM

thank you very much for your assistance. These suggestions are helping.

On 12/17/19, Jonathan Avila < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> I'd add on to Steve's comment that activeElement is limited to content not
> in an iframe. If the element is in an iframe activeElement will return the
> iFrame. You would need to use a more robust script in that case. For focus
> highlighting I'd also recommend the Stylus extension where you can create
> your own focus indicators or a tool like
> ANDI<https://www.ssa.gov/accessibility/andi/help/install.html> although
> neither will likely highlight items that rely on aria-activedescendant.
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> Create a bookmarklet with the following code:
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> javascript: console.log(document.activeElement);
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> When you want to know where focus is, trigger the bookmarklet. The
> JavaScript Console will show which element has focus.
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> There is also a bookmarklet called Force Show Focus, which you can get at
> http://pauljadam.com/bookmarklets.html. This forces a visible focus
> indicator onto elements.
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> I am working with a developer who is attempting to develop a custom select
> list box. Is there a tool to help track where programmatic focus when
> particular events are being fired? For example when enter or a arrow key is
> pressed? Thsi develoepr is sighted and is learning how to develop with aria
> and how to manage focus in custom JavaScript based applications.
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