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284 points moebrowne | 3 comments | 31 Oct 25 16:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.239s | source
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bugsliker ◴[31 Oct 25 17:33 UTC] No.45774539[source]▶
- tabindex=0 doesn’t affect ordering, does it?

- why do you need to listen for events at the document level?

not that i disagree with the article, but some arguments didn’t seem right.

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thyristan ◴[31 Oct 25 17:43 UTC] No.45774646[source]▶
> - tabindex=0 doesn’t affect ordering, does it?

Of course it does. tabindex=0 doesn't sort naturally into the automatic tabindex order, it sorts AFTER everything. So you are jumping through all the other tabindex elements, then you are jumping back to all tabindex=0.

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1. brandonhorst ◴[31 Oct 25 17:53 UTC] No.45774767[source]▶
This is incorrect. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Reference/...
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2. thyristan ◴[31 Oct 25 18:21 UTC] No.45775062[source]▶
That is correct. From your link: "tabindex="0" means that the element should be focusable in sequential keyboard navigation, after any positive tabindex values. The focus navigation order of these elements is defined by their order in the document source. "
3. Ma8ee ◴[31 Oct 25 18:28 UTC] No.45775138[source]▶
Your link actually supports the comment you replied to.