[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #34668: Network admin can't be accessed via keyboard

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#34668: Network admin can't be accessed via keyboard
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 Reporter:  abletec                  |       Owner:  sabernhardt
     Type:  defect (bug)             |      Status:  accepted
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:  5.9
Component:  Toolbar                  |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                   |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch 2nd-opinion    |     Focuses:  accessibility,
  needs-testing                      |  javascript
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Comment (by alexstine):

 @sabernhardt Agree with those observations completely.

 Honestly, if this was to be refactored correctly, I would not allow top
 level submenus to have links. They would be rendered as buttons with the
 top level link being the first item in the menu. That way there is no
 problem with having to handle keyboard events differently with screen
 readers. I think this will greatly improve the UX, your latest idea, but
 this whole class needs to be refactored in the future. I'd like to do it
 now but I just don't think there's enough support in current class
 implementation to do what I want it to do. I could re-code the core links,
 but it's the custom admin menus that wouldn't have proper support. The
 only true way to achieve this would be to replicate the functionality in
 the class. That way, you would get this.

 About WordPress button
 Begin submenu:
 About WordPress link
 Other links...

 Hope this makes sense.

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