AllenFang/react-bootstrap-table

Accessibility for table header

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#696 opened on Sep 8, 2016

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help wanted

Description

Table header is missing the accessibility i believe. Things like getting focus on the header column and sorting are not able to achieve with keyboard alone.

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Tech stack
reactjavascripthtmlcss
Domain
frontendaccessibility
Issue type
accessibility
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
basic understanding of ARIAkeyboard navigation concepts
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
60
Research direction
Investigate the current implementation of the table header in react bootstrap table. The issue is about missing keyboard accessibility for column headers and sorting. Focus on adding ARIA attributes such as role='columnheader' and aria sort to indicate sort state, and ensure headers are focusable via tabindex. Review the table component files in the repository to understand the existing rendering logic.