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Automatic Focus Order
I wonder if someone can help me understand the choice for the default for Focus Order. It seems to go in this general format:
Last layer items
Middle layer items
First layer items
Base laye...
Thank you for the reply. You describe exactly what I was talking about. The purpose of me asking it has to do with Screen Readers. I have to manually adjust the default order every time because it just doesn't flow logically otherwise. Let me see if I can explain. Visualize with me, if you will:
Base layer:
- Welcome message
- Button to show layer one
- Button to show layer two
Layer one:
- Some information on topic one
- Button to show more information on topic one (opens layer 3)
Layer two:
- Some information on topic two
- Button to show more information on topic two (opens layer 4)
Best focus order for screen reader that I've found:
Base layer Welcome
Base layer button to show layer one
Layer one Some info on topic one
Layer one Button to show more information on topic one
Layer three more information on topic one
Base layer button to show layer two
Layer two some information on topic two
Layer two button to show more information on topic two
Layer four more information on topic two
The Default Focus Order:
Layer four more information on topic two
layer three more information on topic one
layer two some information on topic two
layer two button to show more information on topic two
layer one some information on topic one
layer one button to show more information on topic on
base layer welcome message
base layer button to show layer one
base layer button to show layer two
I was just wondering if there was a deliberate logic choice for the default Focus Order.
Hello Rachel!
I appreciate you listing the items out for us! The default focus order is left to right and top to bottom. I created a quick 2-minute video explaining what this looks like in Storyline 360.
As always, don't hesitate to reach out if you have additional questions!
