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OS: Chrome , Mac
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Type: Bug
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Blink should report reason for text changes to the accessibility tree

Project Member Reported by dmazz...@chromium.org, Dec 8 2017

Issue description

For example, we want to know if a change to the contents or selection in a text box is due to:
* Typing a character
* Cut/copy/paste
* Pressing keyboard shortcuts to move by word, extend selection, etc.
* Clicking with the mouse
* Programmatic change

One option is that we could fire an AXEvent for each possible change. Events are bundled together, so we could associate changes to the tree with events that were probably responsible for those changes.

This is most relevant for Mac & Chrome OS.

On Mac, NSAccessibility requests the reason for changes to the accessibility tree, currently we just fake that info.

On Chrome OS, ChromeVox could give more useful feedback if it knew the reason.

 
See related bug 793376.

Comment 2 by nek...@chromium.org, Dec 19 2017

Cc: rponnada@chromium.org dmazz...@chromium.org
 Issue 483545  has been merged into this issue.
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Comment 3 by sheriffbot@chromium.org, Dec 20

Labels: Hotlist-Recharge-Cold
Status: Untriaged (was: Available)
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