F FFW Controls

Every component on the page with a definable focus is accessible by using the tab traversal (by using Tab and Shift+Tab).

Disabled items may receive keyboard focus and may allow interaction. Read-only items receives the keyboard focus.

Navigation Menu (ffw-nav-menu)

Table F-1 Navigation Menu Component

Target Key Action
Input Tab Set focus to the First Level Menu Items.
Up Arrow Move focus to the previous menu item, wrapping around at the top
Down Arrow Move focus to the next menu item, wrapping around at the bottom.
Right Arrow Move focus to the sub-menu
Left Arrow Move focus to the launcher.
Home Move focus to the first menu item.
End Move focus to the last menu item.
Esc Close the Sub menu and move focus to the launcher.
Enter or Space Invoke the focused menu item's action

Breadcrumb Navigation (ffw-breadcrumb-navigation)

Table F-2 Breadcrumb Navigation Component

Target Key Action
Breadcrumb Navigation Tab Set focus to the Breadcrumb.
Enter Activates the Breadcrumb and refreshes the selected page.

Textbox (ffw-textbox)

Table F-3 Textbox Component

Target Key Action
Input Tab Set focus to the input.

TextArea (ffw-textarea)

Table F-4 TextArea Component

Target Key Action
Input Tab Set focus to the input.

Button (ffw-button)

Table F-5 Button Component

Target Key Action
Button Tab Set focus to the input.
Enter Activates the control.

Note:

Buttons support the Enter key and not the Space key.

Single Select Box (ffw-select-single)

Table F-6 Select Component

Target Key Action
Select Tab Set focus to the input.
Enter Activates the control.
Drop down Up Arrow or Down Arrow Highlight the option item in the direction of the arrow.
Drop down Esc Collapse the drop-down list. If the drop-down is already closed, do nothing.

Multi Select (ffw-select-multi)

Table F-7 Multi Select Component

Target Key Action
Select Tab Set focus to the multi select Control.
Enter Expand the drop down list.
Drop down Up Arrow or Down Arrow Highlight the next checkbox item in the direction of the arrow.
Drop down Esc Collapse the drop-down list. If the drop-down is already closed, do nothing.
Checkbox in Drop-down Spacebar Set/append the input text as the value/comma separated value, of the selected checkbox.

Date & Calendar (ffw-date)

Table F-8 Date Component

Target Key Action
Button Tab Set focus to the input.
Button Enter Activates the control.

Table F-9 Calendar Component

Target Key Action
Popup Tab Set focus to the Calendar Popup.
Single Select (Month, Year) Tab Set focus to the input.
Enter Activates the Select control.
Up Arrow or Down Arrow Highlight the option item in the direction of the arrow.
Esc Collapse the drop-down list. If the drop-down is already closed, do nothing.
Left Arrow (Month, Year) Enter Switch to Previous Month/Year. Reloads the Calendar Popup
Right Arrow (Month, Year) Enter Switch to Next Month/Year. Reloads the Calendar Popup
Calendar Picker Enter Select the currently focused day
Calendar Picker Up Arrow Move up in the grid.
Calendar Picker Down Arrow Move down in the grid.
Calendar Picker Right Arrow Move right in the grid.
Calendar Picker Left Arrow Move left in the grid.
Calendar Picker Esc Close the Calendar Popup.

Radio (ffw-radio)

Table F-10 Radio Component

Target Key Action
Radioset Tab Set focus to the checked radio input.
Input Up Arrow Select the previous input in the group.
Down Arrow Select the next input in the group.
Enter Activates the radioset.

Note:

When running JAWS, at times the radioset is not activated. Pressing Enter activates the radioset and enables further Keystrokes like Up Arrow and Down Arrow.

Checkbox (ffw-checkbox)

Table F-11 Checkbox Component

Target Key Action
Checkboxset Tab Set focus on the first item in the checkbox set.

Container Expand Collapse (ffw-collapsible)

Using the Tab button on the Expand or Collapse button of the Container Header is disabled in most cases. Depending on availability, the following keys can be used:

Table F-12 Container Expand Collapse Component

Target Key Action
Button Tab Set focus to the button.
Enter Activates the control.

Grid (ffw-Grid )

Table F-13 Grid Component

Target Key Action
Checkbox in Grid Tab Set focus to the input.
Links in Grid Tab Set focus on the link.
Grid Header Tab Set focus to the input.
Grid Header Enter Activates the Right Click Menu for more Header options.

Grid Nested Headers (ffw-grid-span-headers)

Table F-14 Grid Nested Header

Target Key Action
Grid Nested Headers Tab Set focus to the Span header cells.

Pagination Panel (ffw-pagination)

Table F-15 Pagination Panel Component

Target Key Action
Button Tab Set focus to the input.
Button Enter Activates the control.

Records Per Page (ffw-records-per-page)

Table F-16 Records Per Page Component

Target Key Action
Button Tab Set focus to the input.
Button Enter Expand the drop down list.
Drop down Up Arrow or Down Arrow Highlight the next checkbox item in the direction of the arrow.
Drop down Esc Collapse the drop-down list. If the drop-down is already closed, do nothing.
Checkbox in Drop-down Enter Selects/Deselects the Checkbox.
Input Text for Records Entry Tab Set focus to the input.
Go Button Enter Set the Records Per Page value to the Grid. Collapse the drop-down list.

Jump to Page (ffw-jump-to-page)

Table F-17 Jump to Page Panel Component

Target Key Action
Input Text Tab Set focus to the input.
Enter Activates the control. Set the selected Page in Grid with the input value.

Group By Tree (ffw-group-by-tree)

Table F-18 Group By Tree Panel Component

Target Key Action
Tree Tab Set focus to the Tree item/Grid.
Enter Activates the Tree Expand/Collapse.

Group By Tab (ffw-group-by-tab)

Table F-19 Group By Tab Panel Component

Target Key Action
Tabs Tab Set focus to the Tab/Grid.
Enter Activates the Tab.

Grid Header Right Click Menu (ffw-right-click-menu)

Table F-20 Grid Header Right Click Menu Component

Target Key Action
Grid Header Tab Set focus to the Grid Header Cell
Enter Expand the Grid Header drop down Menu.
Drop down Menu Up Arrow or Down Arrow Highlight the next item in the direction of the arrow.
Enter Trigger the Menu item Action Event
Esc Collapse the drop-down Menu list. If the drop-down is already closed, do nothing.

LHS Menu (ffw-lhs-menu)

Table F-21 LHS Menu Component

Target Key Action
Tree Tab Set focus to the tree node.
Enter Activates the Tree Node and refreshes the RHS section.

LHS Menu Expand/Collapse (ffw-lhs-menu-expand-collapse)

Table F-22 LHS Menu Expand/Collapse Component

Target Key Action
Expand/Collapse Tab Set focus to the Expand/Collapse.
Enter Activates the Expand/Collapse control.