Don't change the focus of the page on initial load #244
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When clicking a nav link that is the main entry point for the page, the focus should start at the very beginning. There is the "Skip to main content" link to allow the user to bypass the nav. Some nav examples do not include a page, for in page navigation. In this case the fragment remains at level 1.
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What
On loading a page initially
foo.htmldo not change the URL tofoo.html#h1-iduntil scrolling past.Remove the fragment from the navigation for the
h1.Why
It is expected that focus will begin at the start of the page. Changing this is confusing for screen reader users.
Note
I'm not sure about the navigation change... in itself it's not confusing as the target fragment is clear in the clicked link, but it still seems like the link to the "page" rather than "position on page" should be at the beginning. I'm going to double check this with DAC, but welcome any thoughts.Confirmed this is correct approach with DAC.