NVDA will not activate focus mode when virtually navigating to listboxes which use roaming tabindex

[arodenbeck]

#6936 looks to be a similar issue

Steps to reproduce:

• navigate to: https://codepen.io/cordelia/pen/JwebzJ
• Toggle on browse mode
• m - Move to the frame containing the output
• Tab - focus the button inside the frame
• l - navigate by listbox. Press this a second time to navigate to the veggies list.
• Enter - Toggle off browse mode to allow arrow navigation of the listbox
• arrow up/down - navigate the list

Actual behavior:

Enter is not toggling off browse mode. Manually turning it off does not work either, as focus is not inside the listbox

Expected behavior:

Enter should toggle off browse mode, and allow arrows to move focus up and down the list.

System configuration

NVDA installed/portable/running from source:

Installed

NVDA version:

2018.4.1

Windows version:

10.0.17134

Name and version of other software in use when reproducing the issue:

Did not seem to vary outcome

Other information about your system:

Browser: Chrome 71.0.3578.98 (Official Build) (64-bit)

Other questions

Does the issue still occur after restarting your PC?

Yes

Have you tried any other versions of NVDA?

Yes, also occurs in 2018.3.2

[josephsl]

Hi, a favor, if you don’t mind: can you verify that this bug comes up with other browsers (e.g. Firefox, Edge) please? Thanks. From: Adam Rodenbeck <notifications@github.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2019 11:29 AM To: nvaccess/nvda <nvda@noreply.github.com> Cc: Subscribed <subscribed@noreply.github.com> Subject: [nvaccess/nvda] NVDA will not activate focus mode when virtually navigating to listboxes which use roaming tabindex (#9157) #6936 <#6936> looks to be a similar issue Steps to reproduce: * navigate to: https://codepen.io/cordelia/pen/JwebzJ * Toggle on browse mode * m - Move to the frame containing the output * Tab - focus the button inside the frame * l - navigate by listbox. Press this a second time to navigate to the veggies list. * Enter - Toggle off browse mode to allow arrow navigation of the listbox * arrow up/down - navigate the list Actual behavior: Enter is not toggling off browse mode. Manually turning it off does not work either, as focus is not inside the listbox Expected behavior: Enter should toggle off browse mode, and allow arrows to move focus up and down the list. System configuration NVDA installed/portable/running from source: Installed NVDA version: 2018.4.1 Windows version: 10.0.17134 Name and version of other software in use when reproducing the issue: Did not seem to vary outcome Other information about your system: Browser: Chrome 71.0.3578.98 (Official Build) (64-bit) Other questions Does the issue still occur after restarting your PC? Yes Have you tried any other versions of NVDA? Yes, also occurs in 2018.3.2 — You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#9157> , or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AHgLkDIXxcalAGWlc5AAABo3I2AbccCCks5vDivygaJpZM4aBpZ1> .

[arodenbeck]

I verified this in Firefox 64.0.2, as well as in Edge. Firefox additionally adds some tab stops that seem out of place. Edge has some already reported issues with showing elements of the listbox in the virtual buffer. Edge also will not allow for navigating to the Fruits listbox by hitting l for list. Fruits is an example of using aria-activedescendant, and generally works much better in Chrome and Firefox.

[josephsl]

Hi, thanks for testing this in other browsers. CC @jcsteh, @michaelDCurran From: Adam Rodenbeck <notifications@github.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2019 12:35 PM To: nvaccess/nvda <nvda@noreply.github.com> Cc: Joseph Lee <joseph.lee22590@gmail.com>; Comment <comment@noreply.github.com> Subject: Re: [nvaccess/nvda] NVDA will not activate focus mode when virtually navigating to listboxes which use roaming tabindex (#9157) I verified this in Firefox 64.0.2, as well as in Edge. Firefox additionally adds some tab stops that seem out of place. Edge has some already reported issues with showing elements of the listbox in the virtual buffer. Edge also will not allow for navigating to the Fruits listbox by hitting l for list. Fruits is an example of using aria-activedescendant, and generally works much better in Chrome and Firefox. — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#9157 (comment)> , or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AHgLkPDQr6_Zu-X8Akird3p1pz5tBiJGks5vDjtggaJpZM4aBpZ1> .

[jcsteh]

I fixed this already in my geckoVbufRenderSelectedItem branch. Unfortunately, that is blocked by a Firefox bug I haven't been able to track down (bug 1514093) and a Chrome bug which hasn't yet been filed (see #3573 (comment)).