fix(modal): NO-JIRA stop inerting the background when the dialog is not modal - #1397
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…ot modal Applying inert to everything outside a non-modal dialog defeated the reason that mode exists. Verified against a real inbound call in a consuming application: the call notification rendered above an open modal exactly as intended, but the frame was inert, so Accept and Decline could not be clicked and the click landed on the modal's backdrop instead — closing the modal rather than answering the call. A notification you can see and cannot answer is worse than one hidden behind the modal. Only the browser's top layer makes the rest of the page inert, so that behaviour now applies when modal is set and not otherwise. An application choosing the default is stating it has surfaces outside the dialog that must stay usable. Keyboard containment is unchanged and still comes from v-dt-focustrap; what stays reachable is pointer and assistive-technology access to the rest of the page. Consumers needing the page fully sealed pass modal. This also removes the dialog stack and refcounting the inert bookkeeping needed. Tests added: - leaves the page outside the dialog reachable while open, asserting no sibling of the dialog is inert, which is the case that was missed
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Non-modal dialogs no longer inert surrounding page content. Modal dialogs use browser-managed inertness and retain focus trapping, scroll locking, and Escape handling. Tests and migration documentation reflect this behavior. Overall Judgement: WalkthroughNon-modal dialogs no longer inert surrounding page content. Focus trapping, scroll locking, and Escape handling remain. Tests and migration documentation describe the mode-specific behavior. ChangesModal inertness behavior
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486-498: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick winRemove modal ARIA semantics from non-modal dialogs.
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modalis false, line 491 callsdialogEl.show(), but the template still setsaria-modal="true". This tells assistive technology that outside content is unavailable while the component intends it to remain reachable. Bindaria-modaltomodal, or omit the attribute whenmodalis false. Add a regression test for the non-modal ARIA state.Proposed fix
- aria-modal="true" + :aria-modal="modal ? 'true' : undefined"🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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486-498: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick winSet
aria-modalonly for modal dialogs.
modaldefaults tofalse, but the template always rendersaria-modal="true". This tells assistive technology that content outside the dialog is unavailable even when non-modal content remains reachable. Bind the attribute tomodalor omit it whenmodalis false.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@packages/dialtone-vue/components/Modal/Modal.test.js`:
- Around line 126-140: Split the test “Should leave the page outside the dialog
reachable while open” into three focused tests, each containing one of the
existing assertions for overlaySurface.inert, action.inert, or inert body
children. Preserve the shared setup and cleanup so each test independently
verifies its single condition.
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In `@packages/dialtone-vue/components/Modal/Modal.vue`:
- Around line 486-498: Update the Modal component’s aria-modal binding so it is
true only when the modal prop is true, or omitted for non-modal dialogs using
show(). Add a regression test verifying the rendered non-modal dialog does not
expose aria-modal="true".
- Around line 486-498: Update the Modal template’s aria-modal binding so it is
present or true only when the modal prop is enabled; non-modal dialogs must not
expose aria-modal="true".
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…inert Removing the manual inert left aria-modal="true" set unconditionally, which undoes the change for anyone using assistive technology: the attribute tells AT to ignore everything outside the dialog, so the overlays this mode exists to keep reachable stayed unreachable. Pointer access was restored and the AT path was not. aria-modal is now bound to the prop. With modal set, showModal() makes the page inert and the attribute is true. Without it, the page stays reachable and the attribute is omitted rather than claiming otherwise. Tests added: - does not claim aria-modal when the page outside stays reachable - claims aria-modal when modal is set, where the browser does make the page inert
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# [3.225.0-next.5](dialtone-vue/v3.225.0-next.4...dialtone-vue/v3.225.0-next.5) (2026-08-14) ### Bug Fixes * **Modal:** NO-JIRA stop inerting the background when the dialog is not modal ([#1397](#1397)) ([ab9b823](ab9b823))
# [10.0.0-next.16](dialtone/v10.0.0-next.15...dialtone/v10.0.0-next.16) (2026-08-14) ### Bug Fixes * **Modal:** NO-JIRA stop inerting the background when the dialog is not modal ([#1397](#1397)) ([ab9b823](ab9b823))
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NO-JIRA.📖 Description
Follow-up to #1396. That PR added the
modalprop so a dialog stays out of the browser top layer by default, and — to preserve the modal contract the top layer had been providing — appliedinertto everything outside the dialog itself.That inertness defeats the reason the mode exists, and this removes it.
Only the top layer makes the rest of the page inert, so that behaviour now applies when
modalis set and not otherwise. An application choosing the default is stating it has surfaces outside the dialog that must stay usable.Nothing about the top-layer fix changes.
syncDialogStatestill reads:modalstill defaults tofalse, so the default path is stillshow()and still stays out of the top layer. Only theapplyBackgroundInert()/releaseBackgroundInert()calls and their supporting bookkeeping are removed.💡 Context
Found by driving a real inbound call in a consuming application with a modal open. The call notification rendered above the modal exactly as intended — and was unusable:
"Accept","Decline"buttons presentinerttrue— across 301 consecutive samplesdocument.elementFromPointat its centreSo the buttons could not be clicked, and because
closeOnClickdefaults totrue, a click there landed on the modal's backdrop and closed the modal instead of answering the call. The moment the modal closed, the same frame flipped toinert: falseand hit-testing returned the notification — the correlation was exact.A notification you can see and cannot answer is worse than one hidden behind the modal. That is the failure mode this whole line of work set out to remove.
What is given up
Pointer and assistive-technology access to the rest of the page is no longer blocked while a non-modal dialog is open. Keyboard containment is unchanged —
v-dt-focustrapstill traps Tab, independently of the prop. Consumers who need the page genuinely sealed passmodal, and get the browser's own inertness.This also restores the semantics Dialtone 9 shipped for years, which used neither
showModal()norinert.📝 Checklist
For all Vue changes:
Tests
The four tests that asserted background elements become inert are removed — they encoded the bug as correct and would have stayed green indefinitely while users could not answer calls.
One test replaces them, asserting the property the feature actually depends on:
37 tests pass; ESLint and markdownlint clean.
Not verified: screen-reader behaviour, which is the trade-off this PR makes most directly. Worth a second pair of eyes.
🔮 Next Steps
Needs a
nextrelease before a consumer can pick it up.10.0.0-next.15contains the inertness this removes, so any consumer on that version sees the unclickable-overlay behaviour described above.