FLUID-811: a11y - inline edit needs to alert the user that a field is editable in non-ARIA browsers

Metadata

Source
FLUID-811
Type
Bug
Priority
Minor
Status
Closed
Resolution
Fixed
Assignee
N/A
Reporter
Michelle D'Souza
Created
2008-06-23T20:08:44.000-0400
Updated
2011-10-14T15:37:44.121-0400
Versions
  1. 0.4
  2. 0.5beta1
  3. 0.5
  4. 0.6beta1
  5. 0.6
  6. 0.7
  7. 0.8
  8. 1.0
  9. 1.1
  10. 1.1.1
  11. 1.1.2
  12. 1.2
  13. 1.3
Fixed Versions
N/A
Component
  1. Inline Edit

Description

Currently with Jaws, only the value of the field is read when it gets focus. There is nothing audible that would tell the user that a field is editable. Perhaps a label would do the trick.

Comments

  • Michelle D'Souza commented 2008-06-25T12:32:02.000-0400

    To clarify, the text is read by Jaws when reading the page. After Jaws has finished reading the text of the page, tabbing to an Inline Edit field does not read out the text.

  • Justin Obara commented 2009-06-05T09:55:23.000-0400

    a11y issue

  • Justin Obara commented 2009-06-05T09:55:58.000-0400

    Currently it reads the field as a button, with the name of the button being the original text.

  • Alison Benjamin commented 2009-06-15T15:24:39.000-0400

    In bSpace demo, one strategy is to augment the descriptive text located above the table ("Editable items will highlight as you mouse over them. To edit an item click on the item").

    I did this for a demo I used in user testing (see "User 6" @ http://wiki.fluidproject.org/display/fluid/Simple+Text+Inline+Edit+User+Testing+-+Round+3+Results).

    The descriptive text reads "Editable items will highlight as you mouse over them. To edit an item click on the item, press enter to edit and tab to save."

    User 6 brought up an important point: in this demo, the remove a row feature is also a button. It's possible that this will confuse the user (e.g. they press enter to try to edit the remove row button and inadvertantly delete a row). Buttons behaving in different ways on the same page.

  • Jonathan Hung commented 2011-01-04T13:10:15.610-0500

    Infusion 1.3 Update:

    • Simple Inline Edit + NVDA: Good. Announces editable fields as buttons after reading contents of the field.
    • Simple Inline Edit + JAWS: Outstanding issues. Announces fields as links, but immediately followed by reading of the current URL. Contents of the field not read. (Related to FLUID-3884?)
    • Rich Text Inline Edit + JAWS: No feedback given. When focus is placed on editable field, the current URL is read instead.

  • Michelle D'Souza commented 2011-10-14T15:37:44.111-0400

    This is no longer an issue because there is a tooltip that describes how to activate the inline edit.