Closed
Bug 1367035
Opened 8 years ago
Closed 8 years ago
Pressing tab key when the focus is on the text introduced in the search field doesn't move the focus on the "x"
Categories
(Firefox :: Settings UI, defect)
Tracking
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RESOLVED
WONTFIX
Tracking | Status | |
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firefox53 | --- | unaffected |
firefox54 | --- | unaffected |
firefox55 | --- | affected |
People
(Reporter: hyacoub, Unassigned)
References
(Blocks 1 open bug)
Details
[Affected versions]:
Nightly 55.0a1
[Affected platforms]:
Platforms: Windows 10 x 64, Mac OS X 10.12 and Ubuntu 16.04 x64.
[Steps to reproduce]:
1. Launch Firefox, go to about:config and search for "browser.preferences.search" and set it value to true.
2. Go to "about:preferences".
3. Using "tab" key go to "Search" field.
4. Start typing to search for something (e.g default).
5. Press "tab" key.
[Expected result]:
The focus should be on the "x".
[Actual result]:
The focus is on the first interactive field in the search results page.
Reporter | ||
Updated•8 years ago
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Blocks: 1357285
status-firefox53:
--- → unaffected
status-firefox54:
--- → unaffected
status-firefox55:
--- → affected
Whiteboard: [photon-preference]
Comment 1•8 years ago
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Dao, this keyboard support for focusing on "X" cancel button would be a global widget change which might affect to all textbox beyond in-contnet scope.
Do you think it's safe to change textbox.xml binding to support this feature?
P.S. Screen reader support will be affected as well (see bug 1367045)
Flags: needinfo?(dao+bmo)
Comment 2•8 years ago
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The ESC key clears the search field, so the clear button doesn't need to be in the tab order. In other words, I think this bug is invalid.
Flags: needinfo?(dao+bmo)
Comment 3•8 years ago
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Tina, do you think it's still necessary to support pressing tab key to focus on "X" button for a11y?
Flags: needinfo?(thsieh)
Comment 4•8 years ago
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Hi Richy and Dão,
Thanks for the input :)
The spec is based on the feedback from a11y team. Before we decide whether it's valid or not, I'd like to see what Yura thinks about using ESC instead of tab key to clear input field.
Flags: needinfo?(thsieh) → needinfo?(yzenevich)
Comment 5•8 years ago
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Marco, would you have any feedback?
Flags: needinfo?(yzenevich) → needinfo?(mzehe)
Comment 6•8 years ago
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Pressing Escape, or the Backspace/Delete button when all text is selected, is a common pattern among keyboard users I think. I believe having that X button in the tab order is not necessary. Aside, that X button would also need a localizable label for screen readers that is something other than "x" if it was in the tab order.
Flags: needinfo?(mzehe)
Comment 7•8 years ago
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Thanks Marco!
After having a discussion with Tina, we've decided to make this a11y support as wontfix. Thanks!
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 8 years ago
Resolution: --- → WONTFIX
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