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Re: WCAG - Fail or not to - Static text tab-focusable in tables

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From: Sailesh Panchang
Date: Dec 30, 2020 8:39AM

Hello Vaibhav,
I second my good friend Birkir.

SC 2.4.3 reads: If a Web page can be navigated sequentially and the
navigation sequences affect meaning or operation, focusable components
receive focus in an order that preserves meaning and operability.

Yes, navigation sequences affect meaning or operation when it
needlessly navigates to static content.
So it is surely a failure of the SC.
Thanks
Sailesh
On 12/30/20, Birkir R. Gunnarsson < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> This should be a violation under either 2.4.3 (focus order) or even
> 2.1.1 (keyboard). If the table is large and there is no mechanism to
> skip past it it could be near impossible for a keyboard only user to
> navigate to anything on the page after the table.
> Yes, 2.1.1 is a stretch, but I'd say 2.4.3 is applicable.
> And for general keyboard usability, this is just a terrible implementation.
> Not sure about this particular framework but Javascript could be added
> to strip tabindex="0" from all the elements in the table (at least all
> static elements, you'd just need a suitable selector to identify
> them).
> The important thing is to file this as a bug with the framework
> vendor. Ultimately it's their responsibility to fix, but they won't
> fix unless it's logged and promoted as a bug.
> I'm sure we'd all be happy to comment or promote if we know where the
> bug is filed.
> Thanks
>
>
> On 12/29/20, Vaibhav Saraf < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> This is a question on fail or not to, the application in hand uses
>> ng-grid
>> of Angular 10, the grid in its defaults makes every cell tab-focusable.
>> As
>> a result all the static text and empty fields take tab-focus.
>>
>> I am really confused whether to fail this or not. I referred a few older
>> discussions on the list archives and on github, what I can conclude is
>> that
>> it is not a violation to make a static text focusable, but ofcourse it is
>> not the right thing for usability. I want to know your thoughts whether
>> having all the cells taking focus for a large table including the empty
>> cells is the right thing or not?
>>
>> And is there a good reference on how to implement a better version of
>> this
>> using ng-grid?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Vaibhav
>> >> >> >> >>
>
>
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> > > > >


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