gitpod-io / gitpod-io/gitpod

Keyboard navigation unreachable dashboard sections

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aspect: accessibility component: dashboard meta: never-stale type: bug
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Description

Bug description

In the dashboard, there are many sections and individual components currently not accessible by sequential keyboard navigation. This means it's hard and sometimes impossible for users using screen readers to interface with Gitpod beyond creating a workspace.

Affected components

Components with double-focus

In some places, a user has to double-click Tab to go over a component. This happens most often on buttons which are also links.

Examples include:

  • The /projects Invite Members button
  • The New access token button on /user/tokens
  • View Usage inside of /user/billing

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Research direction

Start by reading the affected dashboard entry points in components/dashboard/src/menu/OrganizationSelector.tsx, Menu.tsx, components/ContextMenu.tsx, DropDown.tsx, Workspaces.tsx, Modal.tsx, InputWithCopy.tsx, and PersonalAccessTokens.tsx. Reproduce the dashboard, access-token, projects, and billing flows with sequential Tab navigation. Done means each listed control is reachable without double focus, including the InputWithCopy Copy button and modal close button.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
accessibility, frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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