Updating the Slider Widget to allow up and down arrow keys to navigat…

…e out of the slider when in directional NavigationMode. (flutter#103149)

packages/flutter/lib/src/material/slider.dart

@@ -475,13 +475,22 @@ class _SliderState extends State<Slider> with TickerProviderStateMixin {
   Timer? interactionTimer;
 
   final GlobalKey _renderObjectKey = GlobalKey();
+
   // Keyboard mapping for a focused slider.
-  final Map<ShortcutActivator, Intent> _shortcutMap = const <ShortcutActivator, Intent>{
+  static const Map<ShortcutActivator, Intent> _traditionalNavShortcutMap = <ShortcutActivator, Intent>{
       SingleActivator(LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowUp): _AdjustSliderIntent.up(),
       SingleActivator(LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowDown): _AdjustSliderIntent.down(),
       SingleActivator(LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowLeft): _AdjustSliderIntent.left(),
       SingleActivator(LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowRight): _AdjustSliderIntent.right(),
     };
+
+  // Keyboard mapping for a focused slider when using directional navigation.
+  // The vertical inputs are not handled to allow navigating out of the slider.
+  static const Map<ShortcutActivator, Intent> _directionalNavShortcutMap = <ShortcutActivator, Intent>{
+      SingleActivator(LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowLeft): _AdjustSliderIntent.left(),
+      SingleActivator(LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowRight): _AdjustSliderIntent.right(),
+    };
+
   // Action mapping for a focused slider.
   late Map<Type, Action<Intent>> _actionMap;
 
@@ -735,13 +744,23 @@ class _SliderState extends State<Slider> with TickerProviderStateMixin {
         break;
     }
 
+    final Map<ShortcutActivator, Intent> shortcutMap;
+    switch (MediaQuery.of(context).navigationMode) {
+      case NavigationMode.directional:
+        shortcutMap = _directionalNavShortcutMap;
+        break;
+      case NavigationMode.traditional:
+        shortcutMap = _traditionalNavShortcutMap;
+        break;
+    }
+
     return Semantics(
       container: true,
       slider: true,
       onDidGainAccessibilityFocus: handleDidGainAccessibilityFocus,
       child: FocusableActionDetector(
         actions: _actionMap,
-        shortcuts: _shortcutMap,
+        shortcuts: shortcutMap,
         focusNode: focusNode,
         autofocus: widget.autofocus,
         enabled: _enabled,

packages/flutter/test/material/slider_test.dart

@@ -2154,6 +2154,102 @@ void main() {
     expect(value, 0.5);
   }, variant: const TargetPlatformVariant(<TargetPlatform>{ TargetPlatform.iOS,  TargetPlatform.macOS }));
 
+  testWidgets('In directional nav, Slider can be navigated out of by using up and down arrows', (WidgetTester tester) async {
+    const Map<ShortcutActivator, Intent> shortcuts = <ShortcutActivator, Intent>{
+      SingleActivator(LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowLeft): DirectionalFocusIntent(TraversalDirection.left),
+      SingleActivator(LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowRight): DirectionalFocusIntent(TraversalDirection.right),
+      SingleActivator(LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowDown): DirectionalFocusIntent(TraversalDirection.down),
+      SingleActivator(LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowUp): DirectionalFocusIntent(TraversalDirection.up),
+    };
+
+    tester.binding.focusManager.highlightStrategy = FocusHighlightStrategy.alwaysTraditional;
+    double topSliderValue = 0.5;
+    double bottomSliderValue = 0.5;
+    await tester.pumpWidget(
+      MaterialApp(
+        home: Shortcuts(
+          shortcuts: shortcuts,
+          child: Material(
+            child: Center(
+              child: StatefulBuilder(builder: (BuildContext context, StateSetter setState) {
+                return MediaQuery(
+                  data: const MediaQueryData(navigationMode: NavigationMode.directional),
+                  child: Column(
+                    children: <Widget>[
+                      Slider(
+                        value: topSliderValue,
+                        onChanged: (double newValue) {
+                          setState(() {
+                            topSliderValue = newValue;
+                          });
+                        },
+                        autofocus: true,
+                      ),
+                      Slider(
+                        value: bottomSliderValue,
+                        onChanged: (double newValue) {
+                          setState(() {
+                            bottomSliderValue = newValue;
+                          });
+                        },
+                      ),
+                    ]
+                  ),
+                );
+              }),
+            ),
+          ),
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+
+    // The top slider is auto-focused and can be adjusted with left and right arrow keys.
+    await tester.sendKeyEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowRight);
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+    expect(topSliderValue, 0.55, reason: 'focused top Slider increased after first arrowRight');
+    expect(bottomSliderValue, 0.5, reason: 'unfocused bottom Slider unaffected by first arrowRight');
+
+    await tester.sendKeyEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowLeft);
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+    expect(topSliderValue, 0.5, reason: 'focused top Slider decreased after first arrowLeft');
+    expect(bottomSliderValue, 0.5, reason: 'unfocused bottom Slider unaffected by first arrowLeft');
+
+    // Pressing the down-arrow key moves focus down to the bottom slider
+    await tester.sendKeyEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowDown);
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+    expect(topSliderValue, 0.5, reason: 'arrowDown unfocuses top Slider, does not alter its value');
+    expect(bottomSliderValue, 0.5, reason: 'arrowDown focuses bottom Slider, does not alter its value');
+
+    // The bottom slider is now focused and can be adjusted with left and right arrow keys.
+    await tester.sendKeyEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowRight);
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+    expect(topSliderValue, 0.5, reason: 'unfocused top Slider unaffected by second arrowRight');
+    expect(bottomSliderValue, 0.55, reason: 'focused bottom Slider increased by second arrowRight');
+
+    await tester.sendKeyEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowLeft);
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+    expect(topSliderValue, 0.5, reason: 'unfocused top Slider unaffected by second arrowLeft');
+    expect(bottomSliderValue, 0.5, reason: 'focused bottom Slider decreased by second arrowLeft');
+
+    // Pressing the up-arrow key moves focus back up to the top slider
+    await tester.sendKeyEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowUp);
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+    expect(topSliderValue, 0.5, reason: 'arrowUp focuses top Slider, does not alter its value');
+    expect(bottomSliderValue, 0.5, reason: 'arrowUp unfocuses bottom Slider, does not alter its value');
+
+    // The top slider is now focused again and can be adjusted with left and right arrow keys.
+    await tester.sendKeyEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowRight);
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+    expect(topSliderValue, 0.55, reason: 'focused top Slider increased after third arrowRight');
+    expect(bottomSliderValue, 0.5, reason: 'unfocused bottom Slider unaffected by third arrowRight');
+
+    await tester.sendKeyEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowLeft);
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+    expect(topSliderValue, 0.5, reason: 'focused top Slider decreased after third arrowRight');
+    expect(bottomSliderValue, 0.5, reason: 'unfocused bottom Slider unaffected by third arrowRight');
+  });
+
   testWidgets('Slider gains keyboard focus when it gains semantics focus on Windows', (WidgetTester tester) async {
     final SemanticsTester semantics = SemanticsTester(tester);
     final SemanticsOwner semanticsOwner = tester.binding.pipelineOwner.semanticsOwner!;