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Keyboard Navigation Testing
7.1🔒Why Keyboard Testing MattersIf your checkout flow is not completable via keyboard only, you are excluding users who cannot use a mouse -- people with motor…
7.2🔒Complete Flow Testing via KeyboardPro Tip: When testing keyboard-only flows, resist the temptation to use page.click() or page.fill(). These methods bypass keyboard…
7.3🔒Focus Trap TestingModal dialogs must trap focus -- Tab should cycle through elements inside the modal without escaping to the page behind it. This prevents…
7.4🔒Tab Order Verification
7.5🔒Skip LinksSkip links allow keyboard users to bypass repetitive navigation and jump directly to main content:
7.6🔒Keyboard Interaction PatternsDifferent component types have expected keyboard behaviors defined by WAI-ARIA:
7.7🔒ExercisesBeginner: Write a Playwright test that navigates a simple form (name, email, submit) using only keyboard interactions…
7.8🔒Q&AChapter Quiz1. What WCAG success criteria specifically address keyboard accessibility? 2. What is a "focus trap" and when is it appropriate to…
7.9🔒Career Translation- Built end-to-end keyboard navigation tests for the complete checkout flow (5 steps, 30+ interactive elements), verifying the entire…
7.10🔒Q&AInterview Depth CheckPrompt: A user reports that after closing a modal dialog, they have to Tab through 50 elements to get back to where they were on the page…