List: fix pronunciation an item when using TalkBack on Android (T1326682)#33316
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Pull request overview
This PR targets improved accessibility behavior for dxList, specifically addressing incorrect item pronunciation in Android TalkBack scenarios by making list items programmatically focusable and keeping widget focus state in sync.
Changes:
- Add
tabindex="-1"to default list item attributes (alongsiderole="option"). - Add a
ListBase-specific_handleItemFocusto updatefocusedElementwhen an item receives focus and then restore DOM focus to the list’s focus target. - Update/extend QUnit accessibility and keyboard-navigation tests to assert
tabindex="-1"and the new focus behavior.
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Copilot reviewed 3 out of 3 changed files in this pull request and generated 1 comment.
| File | Description |
|---|---|
| packages/devextreme/js/__internal/ui/list/list.base.ts | Adds tabindex="-1" to item attributes and overrides _handleItemFocus to sync focusedElement + restore focus target. |
| packages/devextreme/testing/tests/DevExpress.ui.widgets/listParts/commonTests.js | Adds keyboard-navigation tests asserting item attributes and focus behavior after pointer interaction. |
| packages/devextreme/testing/tests/DevExpress.ui.widgets/list.markup.tests.js | Updates ARIA/markup expectations to include tabindex="-1" on list items. |
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