jspreadsheet / jspreadsheet/ce
Keyboard navigation on multiple dropdown
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Description
Hi, there doesn't seem to be a way to get out of the dropdown selection on a multiple-selection dropdown just by using the keyboard.
Both tab and return keys are bound to the selection of items in the dropdown list. Looking a jsuites dropdown, tab simply moves the selection on to the next form object (which is the expected html behaviour) but in the spreadsheet I would expect tab to complete the selection. As it is, unless I'm missing something, once you have a dropdown open the only way to complete it is clicking outside the dropdown with the mouse.
Thank you!
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Research direction
No file or test is named. Start by reproducing a multiple-selection dropdown in the spreadsheet and tracing its keyboard handling for Tab and Return. Done means the selection can be completed without clicking outside, while keyboard focus follows the expected behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- accessibility, frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100