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From: James Nurthen
Date: Dec 18, 2019 11:53AM

There is also the excellent nerdeFocus chrome extension -
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/nerdefocus/lpfiljldhgjecfepfljnbjnbjfhennpd?hl=en-US
Also available as a bookmarklet - https://github.com/wizzyfx/nerdeFocus


On Wed, Dec 18, 2019 at 5:59 AM Reinhard Stebner < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> thank you very much for your assistance. These suggestions are helping.
>
> On 12/17/19, Jonathan Avila < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> > I'd add on to Steve's comment that activeElement is limited to content
> not
> > in an iframe. If the element is in an iframe activeElement will return
> the
> > iFrame. You would need to use a more robust script in that case. For
> focus
> > highlighting I'd also recommend the Stylus extension where you can create
> > your own focus indicators or a tool like
> > ANDI<https://www.ssa.gov/accessibility/andi/help/install.html> although
> > neither will likely highlight items that rely on aria-activedescendant.
> >
> >
> >
> > Jonathan
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> > Create a bookmarklet with the following code:
> >
> >
> >
> > javascript: console.log(document.activeElement);
> >
> >
> >
> > When you want to know where focus is, trigger the bookmarklet. The
> > JavaScript Console will show which element has focus.
> >
> >
> >
> > There is also a bookmarklet called Force Show Focus, which you can get at
> > http://pauljadam.com/bookmarklets.html. This forces a visible focus
> > indicator onto elements.
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> > Steve Green
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> > Sent: 17 December 2019 20:51
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> > Subject: [WebAIM] how to trash focus when sighted
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> >
> > I am working with a developer who is attempting to develop a custom
> select
> > list box. Is there a tool to help track where programmatic focus when
> > particular events are being fired? For example when enter or a arrow key
> is
> > pressed? Thsi develoepr is sighted and is learning how to develop with
> aria
> > and how to manage focus in custom JavaScript based applications.
> >
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