Improve screen reader behaviour for area overlay#11152
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Add role of menu and menuitem. Add aria-label for menu. Add arrow navigation and focus the first menu item by default. Align area overlay menu item names with accessibility docs.
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| id: "editor", | ||
| ariaLabel: lf("Editor"), | ||
| id: "workspace", | ||
| ariaLabel: lf("Workspace"), |
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Should this only be "Workspace" for the Blocks case, and "Editor" for the JavaScript/Python case?
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i think whatever it is should be consistent between experiences. i'm fine with workspace
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LGTM. do we have docs anywhere that need to be updated with the new terminology?
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I've aligned with these MakeCode docs. I'm not aware of anything else that specifically points out the area menu in the same detailed way. |
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The current area overlay menu is keyboard accessible but the screen reader experience is not so good. This PR makes the following changes to improve the screen reader experience: