Inactive pagination items are not accessible via TAB key

[dtelijis]

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Version

v4.1.3

Description

Contrary to the standard a11y rules and guidelines, The active pagination item is focusable, while the other pagination items are non-focusable (tabindex="-1').

The idea is, that if a pagination item is accessible via a mouseclick, then it should also be accessible via TAB press.

Reproduction Link

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Steps to Reproduce

1. Hit TAB as much as needed, until reaching the pagination area.

Expected Behaviour

Every pagination item which is not active (i.e. , which corresponds to a slide which is not visible at the moment), should be focusable, and not have a tabindex="-1" value.

The active pagination item SHOULD be non-focusable (i.e., have a tabindex="-1" value), although not mandatory.

[wplit]

This is incorrect. There should only be one focusable element inside of a tablist, all the rest should be not be focusable. left/right changes which tab is focusable, but only one at any one time should be focusable with the tab key.

see examples - https://www.w3.org/WAI/ARIA/apg/patterns/tabs/examples/tabs-manual/