Hello Ali, thank you for suggesting improvements to the accessibility of the message list column headers for reordering columns. I don't think we're going to create an extra dialog for this, which isn't really needed. The main problem seems to be that we're not communicating the column-move-shortcuts to screen readers. I think the following would make this more accessible for screen readers: - When a message list column header gets keyboard focus, read out the keyboard shortcuts for moving the column (e.g. "Press Alt+Arrow-Right or Alt+Arrow-Left to move this column." ). - After moving a column, perhaps report to screen readers the new position of the column somehow (e.g. "From column is now between Subject column and Starred column"). Elizabeth, is this feasible? Thoughts?
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Hello Ali, thank you for suggesting improvements to the accessibility of the message list column headers for reordering columns. I don't think we're going to create an extra dialog for this, which isn't really needed. The main problem seems to be that we're not communicating the column-move-shortcuts to screen readers. I think the following would make this more accessible for screen readers: - When a message list column header gets keyboard focus, also read out the keyboard shortcuts for moving the column (e.g. "Press Alt+Arrow-Right or Alt+Arrow-Left to move this column." ). - After moving a column, perhaps report to screen readers the new position of the column somehow (e.g. "From column is now between Subject column and Starred column"). Elizabeth, is this feasible? Thoughts?