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New window launched when a component receives focus

Severity: Serious

Description

A new window is launched when a component receives focus.

Why is it important?

For people with impairments who use a keyboard to navigate through a website, there must be explicit triggers or sufficient communication if a new window is being launched as it can be confusing to the user.

Examples

  • Success:
    • Using activate as the trigger to launch a new window.
  • Failure:
    • Using focus as the trigger to launch a new window.

How to fix?

Use activate rather than focus as the trigger for a change of context.

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