microsoft / microsoft/BotFramework-WebChat
[Accessibility] Using <h5>/<h6> for navigating between messages
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem?
Windows Narrator doesn't support role="application". NVDA is buggy on it too.
So, navigating between messages using up/down arrow keys are frustrating to PWD as they need to turn off scan mode.
Describe the suggestion or request in detail
Add <h5>/<h6> header to message. So PWD use H key to navigate between messages. This would not need to turn off scan mode.
Describe alternatives you have considered
role="application", but it is not supported by Windows Narrator, and buggy in NVDA.
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Research direction
Start by locating the message-rendering entry point and the existing role="application" behavior in the web client. Verify keyboard navigation with Windows Narrator and NVDA; done means messages expose h5/h6 headings and can be reached with H in scan mode.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- html
- Domain
- accessibility, frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100