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Re: Accordion question

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From: Jonathan Cohn
Date: Feb 3, 2020 7:42PM

Usually accordions have the hidden content immediately after the selector/tab and allow more than one piece of content to be exposed at a time.
I am not sure I was very clear, let me know if you have questions.


> On Feb 3, 2020, at 7:29 PM, Murphy, Sean < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
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> All,
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> This is a spin off question from prior question on expand / collapse thread.
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> In the accordion best practise 1.1. The document mentions in the keyboard section. Optionally the arrow keys can move between the accordion headings. In my mind this is similar to a tab list without the automatic update of the page. Other than providing better keyboard support. What is the difference between a tab list and a accordion? Both hide content until the user triggers the relevant value (tab or accordion button) to show the information. Tab list I assume can be vertically or horizontal layout. Can accordion be layout in the same fashion?
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> Sean
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