293044 - Allow invalid/required for accessible DHTML checkbox and radiogrups

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Core :: Disability Access APIs, defect)

Description

[Aaron Leventhal]

Checkboxes can be required and even invalid.

Example case:
[ ] I have read and accept the license agreement

or radio groups:

(o) I do not accept the license agreement
( ) I do accept the license agreement

Comment 1

[Aaron Leventhal]

Attachment: Simple alteration in supported DHTML role/states table

Comment 2

[[e-mail]]

Comment on attachment 182706 [details] [diff] [review]
Simple alteration in supported DHTML role/states table

Sorry, I don't understand this.

Comment 3

[Aaron Leventhal]

Comment on attachment 182706 [details] [diff] [review]
Simple alteration in supported DHTML role/states table

Very simple patch -- just adds required/invalid as states supported for these
DHTML accessibility roles.

Comment 4

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

Comment on attachment 182706 [details] [diff] [review]
Simple alteration in supported DHTML role/states table

Sure, though like Neil I have no idea what this is actually doing... ;)

Comment 5

[chris hofmann]

Comment on attachment 182706 [details] [diff] [review]
Simple alteration in supported DHTML role/states table

a=chofmann

Comment 6

[Aaron Leventhal]

Checking in nsAccessible.cpp;
/cvsroot/mozilla/accessible/src/base/nsAccessible.cpp,v  <--  nsAccessible.cpp
new revision: 1.147; previous revision: 1.146
done