23690 2013-10-31 13:57:27 +0000 link[href] should not be in a list of suggested elements that may have a tabindex focus flag (8.4.1) 2013-11-18 23:14:46 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified WHATWG HTML unspecified PC Linux RESOLVED WORKSFORME P2 normal Unsorted 1 taken.spc ian ian mike contributor oldest_to_newest 95608 0 taken.spc 2013-10-31 13:57:27 +0000 In "8.4.1 Sequential focus navigation and the tabindex attribute", there is a list of elements that may have a tabindex focus flag. And the list includes "link elements that have an href attribute". However I think this should be "area elements that have an href attribute". http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/multipage/editing.html#sequential-focus-navigation-and-the-tabindex-attribute > Modulo platform conventions, it is suggested that for the following elements, the tabindex focus flag be set: > > snip > > - link elements that have an href attribute > > snip > Because link elements will not be rendered and they will not receive the focus usually. On the other hand, area elements are expected to receive the focus. In fact "8.4.2 Focus management" mentions "area" several times http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/multipage/editing.html#focus-management 95623 1 ian 2013-10-31 19:19:03 +0000 No, it's intentional that this be <link> elements. They should be focusable if links can be focused and you make the <link> element visible with display:block, etc, in CSS. <area> elements are a weird case because each <area> element can map to multiple focusable regions, so they are handled separately in 8.4.2. 96468 2 ian 2013-11-18 23:14:46 +0000 Marking WORKSFORME per comment 1.