1886343 - Tab Key Inappropriately Focuses entire page on 'about:preferences#privacy' page

Status: UNCONFIRMED

(Firefox :: Settings UI, defect, P3)

Description

[Good_Swimmer]

Attachment: Tab Key Inappropriately Focuses Non-Interactive element on 'about:preferences#privacy' page

Summary:

• Tab Key Inappropriately Focuses Non-Interactive element on 'about:preferences#privacy' page

Affected Version:

• Firefox 123.0.1 (64-bit)

Affected Platforms:

• MacOS 14.1 (23B2073)

Steps to Reproduce:

• 1.Navigate to 'about:preferences#privacy'.
• 2.Use the Tab key to navigate through the page elements.

Actual Results:

• The Tab key causes the entire page to be focused.

Expected Results:

• The Tab key should only focus on interactive elements, leaving non-interactive page areas unfocused

Comment 1

[Cieara Meador [:cmkm] (she/her)]

Please see :ayeddi's comment on Bug 1886345. Could you please share the state of the prefs mentioned in that comment?

Firstly, "All controls" setting in macOS system prefs > Keyboard > Shortcuts should be allowed.

Then, in Firefox, when the Use the tab key to move focus between form controls and links is checked in the Settings (about:preferences#general > >Browsing), Firefox does overwrite this behavior and allows users to navigate to interactive elements in content, as it is usually expected. Similar >setting exists in Safari and Chrome too.

Comment 2

[Eitan Isaacson [:eeejay]]

This is access-s3 because this is nuisance behavior that doesn't directly inhibit access.