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Use SHIFT + Tab keys to select the button and change state
Hello,
I'm working on an accessibility project for people who cannot see and hear. The goal is to change the state of a button to hover when the user uses the key combination shift+tab.
The Storyline will be uploaded to Rise. If I use the Shift + Tab combination in Rise. It creates a thin frame around the button but does not change the state.
Does anybody have an idea what to do?
- FriederikeBergCommunity Member
Yes. 😊
- FriederikeBergCommunity Member
Yes, that is what I'm looking for. How did you accomplish it?
- WendyFarmerSuper Hero
Here is my sample file - hope that helps
- FriederikeBergCommunity Member
Thank you so much!
Can you explain what exactly you did?
Hi Friederike,
I'm so glad you're creating an accessible project and happy to see that Wendy has been able to help you.
I wanted to mention that Shift + Tab is a standard keystroke for people navigating via keyboard and screen readers, so I did not want that to confuse those familiar with accessible technology.
Below is a resource for you or anyone following along:
- FriederikeBergCommunity Member
👍🏼
- PhilMayorSuper Hero
The object will lose focus as soon as you shift+tab as that is standard navigation so any alt text will nt be read. So it does work but probably not ideal to use.
- FriederikeBergCommunity Member
How would you approach it? You wrote that it would work.
- PhilMayorSuper Hero
It works but you need the trigger assigned to the object, not the slide that way only one object is assigned to hover.
I am trying to work out the rationale for the hover state. For visually impaired people, the screen reader will read out the alt text; for those who are hearing impaired then it activates on mouse movement.
There is a focus object around the object, I don't think you need the hover state unless I am missing something.
- FriederikeBergCommunity Member
My client requires the Hover state. I already added the alt-text.
I appreciate any help.
- PhilMayorSuper Hero
It is not going to work, for this to work as you want would need articulate to change the way their accessibility works as the tab and shift tab move backwards and forwards the wrong item would be infocus, and you have not built in the function to switch off the o=hover
- FriederikeBergCommunity Member
Do I understand you correctly that using Shift+Tab to hover over several buttons on the screen does not work
- PhilMayorSuper Hero
Shift + Tab will not work on any button as it will change the one in focus and then switch focus to another button