Re: Lose Focus When Hidden? (SVG ISSUE-2031)

On Thu, 22 Jan 2009, Jonas Sicking wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 4:45 PM, Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch> wrote:
> > On Mon, 25 Aug 2008, Doug Schepers wrote:
> >>
> >> We have an issue with SVG that we think applies to HTML UAs as well, 
> >> and we'd like to align.
> >>
> >> When an element (such as a form field) has focus, and is removed from 
> >> the DOM or hidden with e.g. display:none, what should happen with the 
> >> focus?
> >>
> >> * Should the element lose focus?
> >> * If it does lose focus, should it throw a blur/focusout event?
> >> * If it does lose focus, where should the document focus go?
> >> * If it doesn't lose focus, should it still receive e.g. keyboard events
> >>   when it is in that removed/hidden state?
> >> * If the element is replaced in the DOM, should it regain focus?
> >> * If the element is unhidden, should it regain focus?
> >> * If it does regain/keep focus, should it subsequently begin/keep
> >>   receiving events?
> >>
> >> We have a simple test case that seems to indicate that HTML UAs vary 
> >> on this: 
> >> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-svg-wg/2008JulSep/0171.html

   http://software.hixie.ch/utilities/js/live-dom-viewer/saved/7

> >> Some seem to lose focus, or partially lose focus (retain focus, but 
> >> can't receive keyboard events), or lose focus completely.
> >>
> >> We think that the element should lose focus, through a blur/focusout 
> >> event, that the focus should go to the document root, and that the 
> >> element should not regain focus upon becoming available again.
> >
> > Did the SVG working group come to a conclusion on this issue?
> 
> But I too think it'd be great, if not vital, that HTML and SVG do the 
> same thing here.

I couldn't find the relevant text in SVG 1.2 Tiny.

I have made the spec require what is described above as the behavior 
desired by the SVG working group.

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