No keyboard navigation for libindicate based applets

[Jacob Schmude]

Yes, the behavior is wrong and buggy. However, saying keyboard
navigation doesn't exist is incorrect. I agree with you though, it needs
to follow the panel HIG.

On Wed, 2010-02-10 at 12:42 +0100, Luca Ferretti wrote:
> Il giorno mar, 09/02/2010 alle 13.21 -0700, Jacob Schmude ha scritto:
> > Hi
> > Actually this isn't quite true although the method for focusing them
> > isn't obvious, nor is it obvious that you are on the indicator applet.
> 
> IMHO it's wrong ;) The proper panel item keyboard interaction should be
> as described here
> 
> http://library.gnome.org/users/gnome-access-guide/nightly/keynav-5.html
> 
> > Basically, tab around the panel until you hear "menu bar" one to the
> > left of the clock. Press the right arrow. 
> 
> I wasn't using speech or braille display. The applets should also have a
> visual indication of current focus, but libindicate applet are missing
> this.
> 
> > 1. Indicator is not identified as such, this would be easily fixable. It
> > is identified as "menu bar" instead which, while technically correct in
> > a sense as it does function similar to a menu, isn't descriptive enough
> > since there's already the main menu bar on the panel.
> 
> Yes, developers should provide a a11y unique name for each libindicate
> based applet. I think this could be easy, 'cause basically are just
> menus.
> 
> > 2. While doing this, sometimes you get stuck on the panel and can only
> > tab between the indicator and the clock. The only way out of it I've
> > found is to click the mouse somewhere else. This is more nasty. None of
> > the task switching or panel switching keystrokes will work if you get
> > into this situation.
> 
> True, this is really really bad.
> 

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