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fix: Improve character count component's SR experience - #2550
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On mac/firefox, I did not get any announcement of characters left, just the total limit: |
Yeah, still investigating why Voiceover is not reading the updates out here. I can see it working here in the USWDS preview: https://federalist-3b6ba08e-0df4-44c9-ac73-6fc193b0e19c.sites.pages.cloud.gov/preview/uswds/uswds/jm-a11y-character-count/iframe.html?args=&id=components-form-inputs-character-count--character-count&viewMode=story |
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@werdnanoslen I pushed an update that should now work with VoiceOver. Let me know if you can test it. |
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huzzah 🎉 , and i've approved happo diffs
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1 rec, 1 question. Lemme know if you need re-approval
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| if (srMessageRef.current) srMessageRef.current.textContent = message | ||
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question: Does a useState/setState not work for Voiceover?
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It does not! Very weird that it didn't. It did work with every other SR I tested.
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@werdnanoslen Ah sorry I need another happo approval! |
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Summary
Character count includes a brief pause on input before announcing the status.
Related Issues or PRs
Closes #2509
Related PR in USWDS repo: uswds/uswds#4976
How To Test
The SR message for the number of characters left works in:
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