AblePlayer implementation bug with keyboard and transcript

[shawna-slh]

Example AblePlayer on our site: https://www.w3.org/WAI/perspective-videos/customizable/

From an e-mail to me (author can choose to remain anonymous, or comment here):

I noticed that from the keyboard there is no way to close the transcript box, and the keyboard order is a little funny. Here’s what I get:

• Tab to “show transcript” button, click enter
• Hit tab 2x – focus moves to preferences button and then full screen button. OK, if the transcript is non-modal.
• Tab again gets you to the transcript autoscroll checkbox
• Tab again to reach window options button
• Hit enter to open drop down
• Arrow down to the “close” option
• Hit enter – nothing
• Hit space – nothing
• Hit tab -cycles through the pop-up options (a bit odd)
• Hit esc – closes the pop up (good)
• Hit escape again, hoping that having focus inside the dialog will make esc close the dialog – it opens the popup (a surprise)

A few notes:

• I was able to close the transcript box by shift-tabbing back to the toggled "hide transcript" button.
• Still, I agree that the keyboard order is odd.
• And, the window options seem not to work at all.
• Tested on AblePlayer demo and not a problem there.