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BarbaraJacobs-1
Community Member
3 years ago

KEYBOARD TABBING (TAB) BYPASSES TIMELINE PAUSE TIMELINE -- ACCESSIBILITY ISSUE

We discovered an unexpected accessibility issue for keyboard tabbing when the timeline is paused.  Learners can bypass the pause by tabbing to a button or text box without selecting either the built-in play button or a trigger play button.  This means visually, layers and hidden elements (hotspots or buttons) won't appear at all, because the timeline is not resumed.  

How can we fix this?

  • Hello Barbara, 

    I appreciate you chiming in and sharing what you are currently experiencing. I'm not following what you are experiencing. You mention pausing the timeline and then tabbing to a button or text box but not seeing hotspots or buttons? 

    Do you know what version of Storyline you're using? 

    • You can check by going to Help > About Articulate Storyline

    We are currently on Build 3.61.27106.0 of Storyline 360. If you're interested, please read all the details of our version history.

    • BarbaraJacobs-1's avatar
      BarbaraJacobs-1
      Community Member

      Thanks, Leslie.  Support confirmed that the issue is with the hotspot, which cannot be hidden.  I currently set buttons to 'appear' at 0.2 seconds, so they cannot be selected, even if hidden by state or by object.