17841 2012-07-18 07:00:53 +0000 Clarify CSS Outline advice in 8.4.4 Element-level focus APIs 2012-12-10 05:01:41 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified WHATWG HTML unspecified Other other RESOLVED FIXED P3 normal Unsorted 1 contributor ian hans.hillen ian lwatson mcturvey mike contributor oldest_to_newest 70152 0 contributor 2012-07-18 07:00:53 +0000 This was was cloned from bug 16826 as part of operation convergence. Originally filed: 2012-04-23 12:42:00 +0000 Original reporter: Matthew Turvey <mcturvey@gmail.com> ================================================================================ #0 Matthew Turvey 2012-04-23 12:42:58 +0000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/multipage/editing.html#element-level-focus-apis The current text advises: "Do not use this method to hide the focus ring if you find the focus ring unsightly. Instead, use a CSS rule to override the 'outline' property. (Be aware, however, that this makes the page significantly less usable for some people, especially those with reduced vision who use focus outlines to help them navigate the page.)" The advice could be improved by emphasising that removing the focus outline affects all keyboard-navigation users, and the negative effects can be mitigated by using another CSS technique to display where the focus is, something like: "(Be aware, however, that, removing the focus outline makes the page significantly less usable to people who use a keyboard to navigate the page. If you do remove the focus outline, provide an alternative method of indicating focus with CSS :focus, such as adding an underline on text links or a border on linked images.)" ================================================================================ 74620 1 ian 2012-09-27 04:01:44 +0000 Not sure about that exact wording, but yeah, I could make that more elaborate. 79794 2 contributor 2012-12-10 05:01:41 +0000 Checked in as WHATWG revision r7575. Check-in comment: Improve accessibility chops of this non-normative suggestion. http://html5.org/tools/web-apps-tracker?from=7574&to=7575