[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #28599: Better Visual Focus Indication in Admin Menu

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#28599: Better Visual Focus Indication in Admin Menu
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 Reporter:  AccessibleJoe          |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)           |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                 |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Administration         |     Version:  3.8
 Severity:  normal                 |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  ui-feedback has-patch  |     Focuses:  ui, accessibility
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Description changed by rianrietveld:

Old description:

> Breaking this issue away from #28267 "Unify focus styles across the
> admin." The left navigation menu system now uses color changes to
> indicate visual focus. In the default scheme, when the main menu item is
> selected the background goes from dark gray to black and when a submenu
> item is selected the text goes dark blue, both hard to discern. Color
> alone cannot be the only indicator. For those who cannot perceive color
> changes, a secondary marker is required. For instance, in the situation
> where a blue glow is used to show focus on an input, there is the color
> and the shading in the glow: two elements. The solution should work in
> the eight available admin color schemes.
>
> Some suggestions have been made including:
>
> • Helen reports that a blue glow does not look good
> • White outline around menu item with white outline also around selected
> submenu item
> • Reversing the colors coupled with another undefined indicator element
> • Triangle to the left of main menu item and selected submenu item
> • Underline under main menu item and selected submenu item (might be
> mistaken for links)

New description:

 Breaking this issue away from #28267 "Unify focus styles across the
 admin." The left navigation menu system now uses color changes to indicate
 visual focus. In the default scheme, when the main menu item is selected
 the background goes from dark gray to black and when a submenu item is
 selected the text goes dark blue, both hard to discern. Color alone cannot
 be the only indicator. For those who cannot perceive color changes, a
 secondary marker is required. For instance, in the situation where a blue
 glow is used to show focus on an input, there is the color and the shading
 in the glow: two elements. The solution should work in the eight available
 admin color schemes.

 Some suggestions have been made including:

 • Helen reports that a blue glow does not look good
 • White outline around menu item with white outline also around selected
 submenu item
 • Reversing the colors coupled with another undefined indicator element
 • Triangle to the left of main menu item and selected submenu item
 • Underline under main menu item and selected submenu item (might be
 mistaken for links)

 Tracking label: #a11y-color

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