[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #63970: Disabled .handle-actions button receives keyboard focus

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#63970: Disabled .handle-actions button receives keyboard focus
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 Reporter:  alh0319         |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)    |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Administration  |     Version:  5.5
 Severity:  normal          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch       |     Focuses:  accessibility
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Changes (by joedolson):

 * version:   => 5.5


Comment:

 Only using `aria-disabled` was intentional at the time. Making the button
 disabled just introduces other problems, such as a need to move focus when
 a meta box is moved into an immovable position and causing buttons to
 disappear when they are not available, rather than just announcing them as
 disabled.

 See: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/39074#comment:31

 Whether something disabled should be totally unavailable or not is a
 philosophical point: WordPress has generally made the choice that screen
 readers should be able to perceive disabled fields, rather than hiding
 them. But this can be re-discussed, certainly.

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