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Re: what's the expected way to close a modal dialog in a web page using a mobile device with screen reader?

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From: Mike Warner
Date: Apr 3, 2025 3:05PM

Hi Steve,

I mean that the user does not tap to activate the close button, but uses a
gesture of some sort. A few searches said that a back gesture (in talkback)
and a two-finger scrub gesture in Voiceover are supposed to do the trick,
but I was unable to reproduce that. Of course, I don't use talkback unless
I'm testing a specific feature, so I could be swiping incorrectly.

Thanks,
Mike

Mike Warner
Director of IT Services
MindEdge Learning


On Thu, Apr 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM Steve Green < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> What do you mean by "when the close button is not activated"? Are you
> asking if there is a way to close a dialog without using the Close button?
> If so, I'm pretty certain the answer is no.
>
> Steve Green
> Managing Director
> Test Partners Ltd
>
>