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- Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:43:10 +0000
- To: public-html@w3.org
https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=16826
Summary: Clarify CSS Outline advice in 8.4.4 Element-level
focus APIs
Product: HTML WG
Version: unspecified
Platform: All
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: P2
Component: HTML5 spec (editor: Ian Hickson)
AssignedTo: ian@hixie.ch
ReportedBy: mcturvey@gmail.com
QAContact: public-html-bugzilla@w3.org
CC: mike@w3.org, public-html-wg-issue-tracking@w3.org,
public-html@w3.org
http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/multipage/editing.html#element-level-focus-apis
The current text advises:
"Do not use this method to hide the focus ring if you find the focus ring
unsightly. Instead, use a CSS rule to override the 'outline' property. (Be
aware, however, that this makes the page significantly less usable for some
people, especially those with reduced vision who use focus outlines to help
them navigate the page.)"
The advice could be improved by emphasising that removing the focus outline
affects all keyboard-navigation users, and the negative effects can be
mitigated by using another CSS technique to display where the focus is,
something like:
"(Be aware, however, that, removing the focus outline makes the page
significantly less usable to people who use a keyboard to navigate the page. If
you do remove the focus outline, provide an alternative method of indicating
focus with CSS :focus, such as adding an underline on text links or a border on
linked images.)"
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Received on Tuesday, 24 April 2012 14:30:21 UTC