1230420 - No focus event when the focused element gets removed

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 1190882

(Core :: Disability Access APIs, defect)

Description

[James Teh [:Jamie]]

STR:
1. Open this: data:text/html,<button onClick="this.parentNode.removeChild(this);">Remove</button>
2. Focus the button.
3. Press it.
Expected: Focus should be fired on the document.
Actual: No focus event.

Note that:
1. document.activeElement does return the body.
2. The document accessible does get the focused state.

Comment 1

[alexander :surkov (:asurkov)]

There's no DOM focus per

data:text/html,<button onClick="this.parentNode.removeChild(this);">Remove</button><script>document.addEventListener('focus', e => console.log(e.target), true);</script>

Neil, what do you think?

Comment 3

[alexander :surkov (:asurkov)]

(In reply to Neil Deakin from comment #2)
> 
> *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 559561 ***

Thanks, Neil!

I'm curious if the document should not be focused in addition to 'blur' event, since it looks like an accessibility/usability issue.

Jamie, how hard does it beat NVDA users?

Comment 4

[James Teh [:Jamie]]

While this is ultimately due to bug 559561 (no DOM blur), it doesn't seem like that bug is getting traction. An a11y work around is being discussed in bug 1190882.