eclipse-theia/theia

allow keyboard navigation between inline actions

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#8,262 opened on Jul 29, 2020

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Description

For instance in toolbars and plugin tree views.

It should be possible to navigate with tab and arrows, and execute with enter.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
typescript
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 keyboard event handlingFamiliarity with Theia's widget system
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
50
Research direction
Implement keyboard navigation for inline actions in Theia's toolbars and plugin tree views. Review existing keyboard handling in widgets like tab bars (e.g., packages/core/src/browser/shell/tab bars.ts) and plugin tree views. Learn how Theia manages focus and keyboard events via its Widget base class. No prior discussion or PRs exist, so the solution is open to interpretation.