Avalonia: add screen reader support, keyboard navigation, and focus management #4582
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Avalonia: add screen reader support, keyboard navigation, and focus management #4582Gabriel Dufresne (GabrielDuf) wants to merge 6 commits intomainfrom
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Add AutomationProperties-based semantics to the Avalonia shell, sidebar, package pages, banners, and reusable settings cards. Highlights: - mark decorative icons and chrome out of the accessibility tree - label icon-only controls, search affordances, package lists, and package selection surfaces - expose settings-card content to screen readers and keyboard activation - align implementation with Avalonia 11 supported automation APIs
Add dialog-focused accessibility metadata and focus behavior. Highlights: - label form controls in install options with LabeledBy associations - add initial focus for install options, package details, and ignored updates dialogs - expose package details secondary actions and technical fields to screen readers - add ignored-updates row and remove-button semantics
- add a shared live-region announcement service for screen reader updates - announce page changes from the shell and add sidebar focus handoff for Ctrl+Tab navigation - announce operation progress, success, and failure independently of platform toast notifications - announce settings import/export/reset, manager toggle changes, settings-card toggles, ignore-updates changes, and package select-all state
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This branch adds a comprehensive accessibility layer to the Avalonia UI port:
Screen reader support (VoiceOver / NVDA / JAWS)
AutomationPropertiessemantics across the shell, sidebar, package pages, banners, dialogs, and settings cards — names, roles, accelerator keys, labeled-by associationsAccessibilityView="Raw"to hide them from the treeAccessibilityAnnouncementService(live-region) that announces page navigation, operation progress/success/failure, settings changes, manager toggle state, select-all state, and ignore-updates changes independently of platform toast notificationsKeyboard navigation & shortcuts
Ctrl+1–6jump to the six main sectionsCtrl+Dopens package details;F1opens Help;F5 / Ctrl+Rreload;Ctrl+Aselect all