[BlindRUG] Shiny dropdown boxes

[JooYoung Seo]

Hello again Robin,

I think I can walk you through an alternative solution until I
fundamentally fix the selectInput widget.

This issue comes from `selectize.js` accessibility. If you add `,
selectize=FALSE` argument to the `selectInput()` function, your input
will be made accessible because it will then use the native html5
`<select>` tag.

Please let me know if you have any issues with this simple workaround.

Best wishes,

JooYoung



On 6/11/20, JooYoung Seo <jooyoung at rstudio.com> wrote:
> Thanks very much Robin for your patience!
>
> At some point, I will share some accessibility improvements of RStudio
> IDE, Shiny, rmarkdown, etc.
>
> I will do my utmost.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> JooYoung
>
>
> On 6/11/20, Robin Williams <Robin.Williams at atass-sports.co.uk> wrote:
>> Brilliant, thank you JooYoung! I'll be sure to follow up. It's great to
>> know
>> these issues are being addressed.
>>
>> All the best,
>> Robin
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: JooYoung Seo <jooyoung at rstudio.com>
>> Sent: 11 June 2020 13:31
>> To: Blind R Users Group <blindrug at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Robin Williams <Robin.Williams at atass-sports.co.uk>
>> Subject: [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Re: [BlindRUG] Shiny dropdown boxes
>>
>> Dear Robin,
>>
>> I have been interning at RStudio this summer for some accessibility
>> projects.
>>
>> I am aware of this issue, and working hard to make each shiny widget
>> accessible.
>>
>> Please kindly visit and track down on the selectInput issue filed at
>> https://github.com/rstudio/shiny/issues/2847, and leave additional
>> comments
>> if any.
>>
>> You can file any other shiny accessibility issues at
>> https://github.com/rstudio/shiny/issues/ and we will try to fix them.
>>
>> I will keep you posted about any progress moving forward.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> JooYoung
>>
>>
>> On 6/11/20, JooYoung Seo <jooyoung at psu.edu> wrote:
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: Robin Williams via BlindRUG <blindrug at nfbnet.org>
>>> Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2020 11:01:39 +0000
>>> Subject: [BlindRUG] Shiny dropdown boxes
>>> To: Blind R Users Group <blindrug at nfbnet.org>
>>> Cc: Robin Williams <Robin.Williams at atass-sports.co.uk>
>>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> Does anyone on this list have experience in writing Shiny
>>> applications? I'm trying to assist the developer of an application we
>>> use in relation to dropdown boxes. Currently, the dropdowns in the
>>> application are hardly accessible, and require a lot of use of the
>>> JAWS cursor, as well as a deal of patience and trial and error.
>>> Ideally, it would be nice if the dropdown lists were rendered as combo
>>> boxes. The help page for select box, which is currently in use, does
>>> not look promising. I'm wondering if select list would be better, or
>>> possibly radio buttons instead?
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>> Robin
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
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