Check the 2 SELECT elements to make sure that when keyboard focus moves between options in each control does not cause a change in context (e.g. moving to a new URL or focus being moved from the SELECT element).
Details
Rule ID
Focus 4
Definition
select elements with onchange event handler must not automatically change the user's context when keyboard focus moves between options.
Purpose
User's can become disoriented if the focus changes cause unpredicatable actions.
When the user is using the kyboard to explore select box options, the focus must stay on the options, until the user selects one of the options.
Do not use onchange event handlers on select elements.
Use selections should be made using the enter key.
Manual Checks
Move focus to the selection box and use the keyboard to move the focus between options, check to make sure the focus changes are not causing the context to change (i.e. focus movig to a new window or focus moving from the current option in the select box).
Information about the element associated with the result.
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Element Position
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The element position maybe useful in helping to locate a specific element on the page evaluated (e.g smaller numbers are typically toward the beginning of a page and larger numbers typically toward the end of a page).
Element position 1 is the first element.
The highest element position is the last element.
Element position values for most rule/page results will not be consecutive since a rule only applies to a sub set of elements found on a page.