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A11y: When tab selection is in Load/Save modal "Or browse a file" shift-tab goes to editor

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
javascript
Domain
accessibility, frontend

Research direction

Reproduce the issue in the Load/Save modal by focusing “Or browse a file” and pressing Shift+Tab, then inspect the modal's focus handling. Done means reverse tabbing keeps focus within the modal instead of moving to the Ace editor behind it.

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Description

a11y

When tab navigation is used and this link is focused:
Screenshot 2020-11-13 at 17 12 37

Pressing shit+tab focuses on the Ace editor behind the modal.

Dominant language
JavaScript
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Forks
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