Is it actually possible to control focus order for accessibility? I have not been able to get it to ...

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[Lucas Kivi]

Is it actually possible to control focus order for accessibility? I have not been able to get it to work following a few different google recommendations.

[Lucas Kivi]

How about something like this:

Row(
    modifier = Modifier.clickable { ... },
) {
    Column { 
        // I should be first
        Text(
            modifier = Modifier,
        )
        // I should be third
        Text(
            modifier = Modifier,
        )
   }
    // I should be second
    Text(
        modifier = Modifier,
    )
}

How could I make this happen?

[Lucas Kivi]

This doesn’t work. The clickable seems to clear the ordering.

val (first, second, third) = remember { FocusRequester.createRefs() }

Row(
    modifier = Modifier.clickable { ... },
) {
    Column { 
        // I should be first
        Text(
            modifier = Modifier.focusRequester(first),
        )
        // I should be third
        Text(
            modifier = Modifier.focusRequester(third),
        )
   }
    // I should be second
    Text(
        modifier = Modifier.focusRequester(second),
    )
}

[Lucas Kivi]

my suspicion is that because Modifier.clickable uses Modifier.semantics(mergeDescendants = true) {…} all of the ordering stuff I am setting is lost.

[Lucas Kivi]

so I if I want to maintain some order I will need to build a content description for the clickable

[Stylianos Gakis]

I remember reading something in the docs about focus order https://developer.android.com/jetpack/compose/touch-input/focus#default-focus, which in turn links to a bug report about some things that may not be possible atm, not sure https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/186443263. Maybe this helps you

[Lucas Kivi]

Thanks! looks like I will just jump out a window

[Stylianos Gakis]

That's an odd solution to this problem

[Lucas Kivi]

I live on the bottom floor and it is nice outside

[Stylianos Gakis]

I changed my mind, that's an amazing solution to this problem

[Lucas Kivi]

🤝