Re: Issue 650 Does the Hover or focus SC apply to tabbed interfaces?

Scratch that, I can live with it.

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On Tue, Jan 9, 2018 at 4:31 PM, David MacDonald <david100@sympatico.ca>
wrote:

> It's better Steve but I still think we have to address
>
> I still don't understand "without moving pointer hover" ... even if access
> the pointer context menu isn't there is a small movement of the pointer?
>
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> On Tue, Jan 9, 2018 at 4:17 PM, Repsher, Stephen J <
> stephen.j.repsher@boeing.com> wrote:
>
>> To clarify, I never said that the tabs weren’t focusable, just that the
>> content wasn’t becoming visible on focus.  In retrospect, being technically
>> astute might lead us to look at the underlying JavaScript to see if the
>> code to display the additional content was occurring onfocus() or maybe
>> onkeypress().  As Brooks is saying though, it really doesn’t matter whether
>> we come to an agreement on that if we can agree on a simple change.
>>
>>
>>
>> I propose simply adding back in the part about obscuring other content
>> and moving on, so the Dismissable condition would then read:
>>
>>
>>
>> “A mechanism is available to dismiss the additional content without
>> moving pointer hover or keyboard focus, unless the additional content
>> communicates an input error or does not obscure other content;”
>>
>>
>>
>> Any objections to that?
>>
>>
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Brooks.Newton@thomsonreuters.com [mailto:Brooks.Newton@thomsonr
>> euters.com]
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 09, 2018 4:04 PM
>> *To:* david100@sympatico.ca; jon.avila@levelaccess.com
>> *Cc:* Repsher, Stephen J <stephen.j.repsher@boeing.com>;
>> akirkpat@adobe.com; jjwhite@ets.org; melanie.philipp@deque.com;
>> acampbell@nomensa.com; Jake.Abma@ing.nl; w3c-wai-gl@w3.org
>> *Subject:* RE: Issue 650 Does the Hover or focus SC apply to tabbed
>> interfaces?
>>
>>
>>
>> +1 to Jonathan’s and David’s perspective on this.  I agree with them.
>> I’m also right in the middle of documenting, implementing and testing this
>> design pattern, so the hair splitting semantic exercise of what is change
>> in focus versus what is a change in selection means less to me than the
>> practical implications of observing new content display upon pressing arrow
>> keys, not space or enter, as the ARIA Authoring Practices 1.1 recommends
>> (automatic activation)
>> <https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-practices-1.1/#tabpanel>.
>>
>>
>>
>> Brooks
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* David MacDonald [mailto:david100@sympatico.ca
>> <david100@sympatico.ca>]
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 09, 2018 2:53 PM
>> *To:* Jonathan Avila
>> *Cc:* Repsher, Stephen J; Andrew Kirkpatrick; White, Jason J; Melanie
>> Philipp; Alastair Campbell; Abma, J.D. (Jake); WCAG
>> *Subject:* Re: Issue 650 Does the Hover or focus SC apply to tabbed
>> interfaces?
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi Steve
>>
>>
>>
>> I have to confess... I've never made that distinction that if you move to
>> an actionable control with an arrow key rather than a tab key it is not a
>> focusable element.
>>
>>
>>
>> Is there anywhere official you can point me (and Jonathan) to that makes
>> that distinction.
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>> David MacDonald
>>
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>> On Tue, Jan 9, 2018 at 3:43 PM, Jonathan Avila <jon.avila@levelaccess.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> In my opinion switching between tabs with arrow keys is changing focus
>> and selection.   Just as moving up and down in an ARIA combo box with pop
>> up list that takes focus moves both selection and focus.
>>
>>
>>
>> Jonathan
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>
>> On Jan 9, 2018, at 2:40 PM, Repsher, Stephen J <
>> stephen.j.repsher@boeing.com> wrote:
>>
>> I’ll try to reply to various comments throughout this thread…
>>
>>
>>
>> First, it is unclear to me from issue #650 whether or not the commenter
>> is talking about true tabbed interfaces, or simply menus that respond to
>> tabbing.  However, it doesn’t really matter what the UI component actually
>> is but rather how it functions using a keyboard or pointer.  If stuff
>> appears on focus or hover, then it applies.
>>
>>
>>
>> With regard to the applicability to tabbed interfaces (i.e.
>> role=”tab”)…The answer depends on how the keyboard and pointer interactions
>> are implemented.  Taking the ARIA Authoring Practices example, Andrew is
>> correct in saying that the SC is not applicable because keyboard focus on
>> the tab is not what makes its associated tabpanel appear.  The tablist
>> receives focus and simply transfers it to the currently displayed tab, then
>> the next focusable element is the tabpanel.  There are only 2 ways to make
>> the “additional” tab panel content appear:
>>
>> 1.       Click the tab with the pointer, or
>>
>> 2.       Move focus into the tablist, then use the arrow keys to select
>> a new tab.  This is functionally equivalent to a <select> which displays
>> different content onblur or on selection.
>>
>> Thus, there is no real applicability for the SC in this example.  And
>> furthermore, most tabs that I experience pretty much use an onclick()
>> approach since it’s the easiest way to also be mobile-friendly, so there’s
>> no applicability for most tabs in the wild either.
>>
>>
>>
>> So, could the SC apply to a tabbed interface?  Yes, certainly, but only
>> if it truly works on just hover and/or focus, and that would be a horrible
>> user experience for everyone in most tab applications.
>>
>>
>>
>> I’m happy to add some stuff to the Understanding discussing tabs to
>> reflect all this.
>>
>>
>>
>> With regard to defining “additional content”… I view this as already
>> defined by the SC language itself, i.e. anything that requires an element
>> to be focused or hovered before it becomes visible is the additional
>> content.  Referring to it as “additional” is nothing more than a
>> convenience so that it is clear what is being talked about in the 3
>> conditions and has no other meaning beyond that.  I think the Understanding
>> already makes this clear.
>>
>>
>>
>> With regard to going back to popup, popover, or scoping to “overlay”…
>> This was extremely confusing for many folks even with a clear definition,
>> and that definition would need to scope it to the same content as is now,
>> so I do not agree with going back down that winding road.  Moreover,
>> scoping to only overlays misses the point of the Hoverable and Persistent
>> conditions, i.e. those conditions are there to assist with viewing and
>> operating the additional content and it’s irrelevant whether or not
>> anything else is being obscured.
>>
>>
>>
>> With regard to the general notion of additional content that is not
>> overlaying or obscuring anything else... I originally had this in the
>> Dismissable bullet, but the working group discussed it and decided to
>> remove it.  That is, it originally read: “..., unless the additional
>> content communicates an input error or does not obscure any other
>> content.”  I’m fine with adding that back in if the group feels it is
>> important, but that seems irrelevant to issue #650.
>>
>>
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Andrew Kirkpatrick [mailto:akirkpat@adobe.com
>> <akirkpat@adobe.com>]
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 09, 2018 9:13 AM
>> *To:* David MacDonald <david100@sympatico.ca>; White, Jason J <
>> jjwhite@ets.org>
>> *Cc:* Melanie Philipp <melanie.philipp@deque.com>; Alastair Campbell <
>> acampbell@nomensa.com>; Abma, J.D. (Jake) <Jake.Abma@ing.nl>; WCAG <
>> w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>; Repsher, Stephen J <stephen.j.repsher@boeing.com>
>> *Subject:* Re: Issue 650 Does the Hover or focus SC apply to tabbed
>> interfaces?
>>
>>
>>
>> Would be good to hear from Steve about David’s last question (“without
>> moving the pointer”)…
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> AWK
>>
>>
>>
>> Andrew Kirkpatrick
>>
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>> *From: *David MacDonald <david100@sympatico.ca>
>> *Date: *Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at 09:09
>> *To: *"White, Jason J" <jjwhite@ets.org>
>> *Cc: *Melanie Philipp <melanie.philipp@deque.com>, Alastair Campbell <
>> acampbell@nomensa.com>, "Abma, J.D. (Jake)" <Jake.Abma@ing.nl>, WCAG <
>> w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>, "Repsher, Stephen J" <stephen.j.repsher@boeing.com>
>> *Subject: *Re: Issue 650 Does the Hover or focus SC apply to tabbed
>> interfaces?
>> *Resent-From: *WCAG <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
>> *Resent-Date: *Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at 09:06
>>
>>
>>
>> I agree with going back to using popup, or something similar and then
>> defining it.
>>
>>
>>
>> For me, "overlay" makes me think of a light box, dialogue box etc., which
>> is not generally a hover based popup... but could live with it if it's
>> defined or clear in another way the the SC is not talking about those
>> things.
>>
>>
>>
>> I also hope we address the first bullet regarding closing the popup
>> "without moving the pointer". The pointer can't do anything without moving,
>> can it?
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>> David MacDonald
>>
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>> desired cases – and only them.
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Melanie Philipp [mailto:melanie.philipp@deque.com]
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 9, 2018 8:35 AM
>> *To:* White, Jason J <jjwhite@ets.org>
>> *Cc:* Alastair Campbell <acampbell@nomensa.com>; Abma, J.D. (Jake) <
>> Jake.Abma@ing.nl>; WCAG <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>; Repsher, Stephen J <
>> stephen.j.repsher@boeing.com>
>> *Subject:* Re: Issue 650 Does the Hover or focus SC apply to tabbed
>> interfaces?
>>
>>
>>
>> Did you explore the word "overlay"? As in:
>>
>>
>>
>> "When pointer hover or keyboard focus triggers additional content* that
>> overlays other content*, the following are true:"
>>
>>
>>
>> Perhaps no new definition would be required with this approach.
>>
>>
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>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Alastair Campbell [mailto:acampbell@nomensa.com]
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 9, 2018 5:00 AM
>>
>>
>>
>> I agree it would help to have something like ‘pop-over’ as the target of
>> the SC. I’m fairly sure we did at one stage, Steve (CCed) might be able to
>> remember why we dropped that?
>>
>> *[Jason] The term was used (with disagreement about whether it should be
>> “popup” or “popover”), but I don’t recall there being a definition. It was
>> relatively uncontroversial, as I recall, that these terms did not have a
>> generally accepted meaning that was clear or precise enough to meet our
>> testability requirements.*
>>
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