And as background, since I left this a bit implicit in my last note: - With the default settings on a Mac, only text fields are focusable--in all applications.
On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 6:00 PM, Mike Pinkerton <[email protected]> wrote: > Just duplicating the relevant parts of the irc conversation: > > - Both Safari and Firefox on mac default to not tabbing through all > elements. This is consistent with the rest of the OS. > - Both have a pref for the users who do want that behavior (sorry, no > numbers for how many change it). > > On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 5:53 PM, Amanda Walker <[email protected]> wrote: >> Generally speaking, on a Mac, only text fields are keyboard focusable. >> If we have to pick a single behavior without a pref, that should be >> it. Ideally, we should pick up the system-level accessibility prefs >> and/or an application-level pref. >> >> Unless a user has turned it on, hitting tab and not getting to the >> next editable text field will cause a WTF exception in most Mac >> users... >> >> --Amanda >> >> >> On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 5:44 PM, Ojan Vafai <[email protected]> wrote: >>> -chromium-reviews, +chromium-dev >>> Yeah, I buy that. I think the default should be to tab through all focusable >>> elements. With Safari, it's off by default, which I think means it tabs >>> through form controls only, not really sure. In either case, I don't think >>> that matchs web developer expecations very well. >>> Ojan >>> >>> On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 2:36 PM, Mike Pinkerton <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> It should, but probably only if the user has turned it on in the >>>> accessibility prefs. Otherwise it gets in the way. Safari has some >>>> extra user prefs for this. >>>> >>>> On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 4:49 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> > LGTM >>>> > >>>> > Amanda, Mike, CCing you here to get started a discussion on what >>>> > tab/option+tab should do in our Mac port. Have you all made a decision >>>> > as to whether it should iterate though all focusable elements? >>>> > >>>> > http://codereview.chromium.org/17399 >>>> > >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Mike Pinkerton >>>> Mac Weenie >>>> [email protected] >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> --Amanda >> > > > > -- > Mike Pinkerton > Mac Weenie > [email protected] > -- --Amanda --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Chromium Developers mailing list: [email protected] View archives, change email options, or unsubscribe: http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-dev -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
