Usually, navigating through the UI is possible using the Tab key (to move one element forward) and using Shift+Tab (to move one UI element backwards). However, moving backwards in the sidebar doesn't work to get all the way back to the top. 1) In Writer press Ctrl+Alt+1 to open the Properties deck (note that the "Style" panel title will be focused) 2) press Tab a few times to move focus through the UI elements in the sidebar panel (OK) 3) try to move backwards by pressing Shift+Tab, starting with focus in the "Font Name" combobox in the "Characters" section: 3.1) press Shift+Tab once -> moves focus to the "More options" button above (OK) 3.2) press Shift+Tab again -> moves focus to the "Character" heading left to that (OK) 3.3) press Shift+Tab again Actual result: The "Font Name" combobox gets focus again, i.e. it's not possible to move further up the sidebar deck again using Shift+Tab, there's a cycle. Expected result: Focus should move to the UI element above the "Character" heading. It should do the opposite of what happens when using just the Tab key (i.e. without Shift) when focus is on the previous UI element. Note: See also the discussion in https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/c/core/+/154918 for further information and some more aspects. Version: 24.2.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: 9807d927a00e538af1561889fd897154ad9f3349 CPU threads: 12; OS: Linux 6.4; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3 Locale: en-GB (en_GB.UTF-8); UI: en-US Calc: threaded
confirmed--primary AT Navigation if the UI must be supported with: <F10>, <F6>, <Shift><F6>, <Tab>, <Shift><Tab> movements consistently. Movement within SB content panels can then be a mix of Tab and Cursor, but should be consistent for a given deck. And within a deck the <Shift> modifier should reverse the Tab or Cursor movements as well.
Starting from step 3, testing with gtk3 VCL on Ubuntu 20.04 + GNOME 3.36: - Up until 6.4, tab navigation would stay inside a single section. - In 7.0, tab navigation would bypass section headings and eventually exit the sidebar without allowing reaching it again. - In 7.1, tab navigation would exit sections and get lost after navigating the heading. - Since 7.2, as in description. Version: 7.2.0.0.alpha1 / LibreOffice Community Build ID: 94c1521be4ef12f195d08413d5e2134e07a49f85 CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 5.15; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3 Locale: en-AU (en_AU.UTF-8); UI: en-US Calc: threaded
Hi All, I remember that I noticed this behavior when I was poking around the FocusManager code a few years ago. Here is a go at making Shift+Tab navigate the Sidebar as expected: https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/c/core/+/155333 The patch makes Shift+Tab change keyboard focus to the last panel control of the previous panel when focus is currently on a panel title. It also makes Shift+Tab change keyboard focus to the Tabbar hamburger menu when focus is currently on the "Close Sidebar Deck" button. Side note observation: When the keyboard focus is in the Style panel "Set Paragraph Style" box and Tab is pressed the style is always applied.
Jim Raykowski committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "master": https://git.libreoffice.org/core/commit/e2db54b9bf48b79802154d5fc9460fc432ea69a0 tdf#156557 Sidebar: Make Shift+Tab kb navigation behave as expected It will be available in 24.2.0. The patch should be included in the daily builds available at https://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/ in the next 24-48 hours. More information about daily builds can be found at: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Testing_Daily_Builds Affected users are encouraged to test the fix and report feedback.
Fix verified, thanks! Version: 24.2.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: be58058b0e49cceff1732535b5a9ab57aeb9aa7c CPU threads: 12; OS: Linux 6.4; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3 Locale: en-GB (en_GB.UTF-8); UI: en-US Calc: threaded
Jim Raykowski committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "libreoffice-7-6": https://git.libreoffice.org/core/commit/ef4ac09618a859d7399c55559b27030228745a5f tdf#156557 Sidebar: Make Shift+Tab kb navigation behave as expected It will be available in 7.6.1. The patch should be included in the daily builds available at https://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/ in the next 24-48 hours. More information about daily builds can be found at: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Testing_Daily_Builds Affected users are encouraged to test the fix and report feedback.