Bug 241240 - [Dialogs] Accessibility: Cannnot tab to the Help button in dialogs, wizards
Summary: [Dialogs] Accessibility: Cannnot tab to the Help button in dialogs, wizards
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Platform
Classification: Eclipse Project
Component: UI (show other bugs)
Version: 3.2.2   Edit
Hardware: PC Windows XP
: P3 minor (vote)
Target Milestone: ---   Edit
Assignee: Susan McCourt CLA
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Keywords: accessibility
: 351667 361426 (view as bug list)
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Reported: 2008-07-17 08:59 EDT by Catherine Griffin CLA
Modified: 2011-11-18 13:01 EST (History)
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Description Catherine Griffin CLA 2008-07-17 08:59:09 EDT 
Build ID: 200707041607

Steps To Reproduce:
1.  File > New > Project ...
2.  Tab between fields, never visits the Help icon
3.


More information:
Because the Help icon is not in the tab order, screen readers ignore it.
Comment 1 Remy Suen CLA 2008-07-17 20:59:51 EDT 
I can reproduce this on I20080715-1015 on Vista. Personally, I wouldn't really call this issue "minor", but maybe that's just me.
Comment 2 Eric Moffatt CLA 2008-07-23 15:21:20 EDT 
Susan, if this isn't in your area just punt it back...
Comment 3 Susan McCourt CLA 2008-09-17 17:04:59 EDT 
The same help can be accessed using F1.

Prior to the help icon and help tray, we relied on users to know about F1.  Now we have this affordance that cues the user that there is help available.  So I guess the question is whether keyboard access through a well-known key is enough, or whether we need to screen read the affordance.

Carolyn, do you know?
Comment 4 Carolyn MacLeod CLA 2008-09-18 11:07:47 EDT 
If the same information can be accessed through F1, then the icon does not need to be in the tab order. F1 is *the* standard, cross-platform, keyboard method of getting help. This bug can be closed as "won't fix".
Comment 5 Susan McCourt CLA 2008-09-18 12:26:31 EDT 
thanks for the quick answer, Carolyn.
Comment 6 Dani Megert CLA 2011-07-11 06:25:50 EDT 
*** Bug 351667 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 7 Remy Suen CLA 2011-11-18 13:01:49 EST 
*** Bug 361426 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***