11.3.2.13. Tracking of focus and selection attributes

Where software provides a user interface it shall, by using the services as described in clause 11.3.2.3, make information and mechanisms necessary to track focus, text insertion point, and selection attributes of user interface elements programmatically determinable by assistive technologies.

Testing methods

Type of compliance	Inspection and testing
Pre-conditions	The software evaluated is software that provides a user interface. There are user interface elements that enable text editing.
Procedure	Check that the user interface element's information includes a mechanism to track focus, text insertion point and selection attributes. Check that this information is programmatically determinable by assistive technologies. Activate those tracking mechanisms. As a user, use the text editing functionality in the evaluated software product. Check that the tracking of focus, text insertion point and selection attributes work.
Result	Pass: Checks 2 and 5 are true Fail: Check 1 or 5 is false

Type of compliance

Inspection and testing

Pre-conditions

The software evaluated is software that provides a user interface.
There are user interface elements that enable text editing.

Procedure

Check that the user interface element's information includes a mechanism to track focus, text insertion point and selection attributes.
Check that this information is programmatically determinable by assistive technologies.
Activate those tracking mechanisms.
As a user, use the text editing functionality in the evaluated software product.
Check that the tracking of focus, text insertion point and selection attributes work.

Result

Pass: Checks 2 and 5 are true
Fail: Check 1 or 5 is false

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