microsoft / microsoft/BotFramework-WebChat

Suggested actions to become a composite component with a single TAB to go in/out

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Description

Feature Request

While we are working on navigable transcript, aria-activedescendant really shines.

We should also move suggested actions to use the aria-activedescendant or roving tab index to make things easier to select thru TAB keys.

The whole suggested actions container should be a single TAB. And for buttons inside, they should not need to be tabbable, but interactable using arrow keys. Similar to how auto-completion box is done.

[feature-request]

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Research direction

Start by locating the suggested actions container and comparing its keyboard behavior with the autocomplete box. Review the existing navigable transcript work involving aria-activedescendant or roving tabindex. Done means the container is entered and exited with one TAB stop, while its buttons are selectable with arrow keys without individual TAB stops.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

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

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