Bug 161836 – AX: navigation within <input type="search"> element using VoiceOver is buggy

• Status: NEW
• Component: Accessibility

[Blaze Burg]

SUMMARY:

When using VO to navigate the pieces of the (composite) search element, the text caret moves around unexpectedly, and focus gets stuck on the close button.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE:

Find a search input.
Turn on VoiceOver.
Navigate to the search input.
Enter the composite control (VO + Shift + down)
Navigate right several times (VO + right)
  => text caret moves several times, then focus moves to the X button
Navigate left or up
  => Focus doesn't leave the close button, but should

NOTES:

An example of the search input is in the Web Inspector toolbar.

[Radar WebKit Bug Importer]

<rdar://problem/28236999>