Closed Bug 1906632 Opened 4 months ago Closed 4 months ago

[Linux] Options are missing focus indicators while tabbing through them in Customize Sidebar

Categories

(Firefox :: Sidebar, defect, P2)

Product:
Firefox
Component:
Sidebar
Platform:
Desktop
Linux
Type:
defect

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED FIXED
Project Flags:
Accessibility Severity s2
Tracking Flags:
Tracking Status
firefox-esr115 --- disabled
firefox-esr128 --- disabled
firefox128 --- disabled
firefox129 --- affected

People

(Reporter: csasca, Unassigned)

References

(Blocks 2 open bugs)

Details

(Keywords: access, Whiteboard: [fidefe-sidebar])

Found in

  • Nightly 129.0a1

Affected versions

  • Nightly 129.0a1 (2024-07-08)

Affected platforms

  • Linux (Ubuntu 24)

Preconditions

  • Set the following prefs:
    sidebar.revamp - true
    sidebar.verticalTabs - true

Steps to reproduce

  1. Open the Customize Sidebar panel.
  2. Use Tab and shift tab in order to cycle through the options

Expected result

  • The user should be able to see the focused option while tabbing through

Actual result

  • The user cannot see the focused option while tabbing through

Regression range

  • Not a regression

Additional Notes

This is an access-S2 issue because the focus indicators are missing. This would create a confusion for users of keyboards, especially when no other assistive technology like a screen reader or a magnification software is running, because they won't be able to know which element is now focused, or to predict where the focus would go next, ultimately making it impossible to know for sure what would be activated if they are to press Space or Enter now.

Follow the sufficient focus indication guidance from WCAG 2.2 and ensure that the focus is visible, it is discernible and predictable. Allowing for default Firefox browser outline (avoiding outline: none, for instance) would help providing accessible experience for keyboard users too.

Accessibility Severity: --- → s2
Summary: [Linux] Options are not focused while tabbing through them in Customize Sidebar → [Linux] Options are missing focus indicators while tabbing through them in Customize Sidebar
Whiteboard: [fidefe-sidebar]

The severity field for this bug is set to S3. However, the accessibility severity is higher, .
:sclements, could you consider increasing the severity?

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Flags: needinfo?(sclements)
Flags: needinfo?(sclements)
Priority: -- → P2

I've been looking into this, and this looks to be fixed by -moz-theme: non-native on the checkbox and radio inputs as per bug 1903840 which has a patch in review.

Depends on: 1903840

This was fixed via the patch in https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1903840 (Note, this isn't yet in Nightly).

Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 4 months ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
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