[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #46998: (Mobile) Admin Dashboard-Link remains focused/active

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#46998: (Mobile) Admin Dashboard-Link remains focused/active
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 Reporter:  akuczera        |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)    |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Administration  |     Version:  5.1.1
 Severity:  minor           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  close           |     Focuses:  ui, accessibility
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Changes (by afercia):

 * keywords:  reporter-feedback needs-screenshots close => close


Comment:

 > So why not just focus the menu-link for the active window? If you're
 using a screenreader you want to know where you are, don't you?

 This is not just about screen reader users. It's for all keyboard users.
 The toggle button and the navigation menu are far from each other in the
 source. When activating the toggle, there would be the need to tab several
 times to get to the menu: this is why focus is moved to the menu but it
 can't be moved to the active item skipping all the previous items.

 Ideally, the toggle button should be placed immediately before the
 navigation menu: this way, there wouldn't be the need to move focus at
 all, as the menu would be the following focusable thing in the native tab
 order. However, this would require some big refactoring. Also, visual
 order should match the DOM order so I'm not sure it can be fixed easily.
 Overall, I'm not sure there's actually something to "fix": this is not a
 visual glitch, it's just the intended indication of focus. Worth also
 noting #28599 (long standing ticket) proposes to make the focus indication
 on the menu even more prominent.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/46998#comment:8>
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