Public bug reported: Libnma has, at least, two accessibility problems:
* when an invalid password is typed, the text entry change its color to red, but nothing else. This is an invalid behavior because it relies exclusively in color to notify an error. * the password storage options are accessed through the secondary icon in the password entry, but those icons aren't accessible, because neither can be accessed using only keyboard navigation, nor have a11y labels/descriptions. [ Impact ] Users that rely on keyboard navigation and/or screen readers won't be able to change the password storage options. Also, color-blind users won't be able to notice that a password is invalid. There are two patches that fix these problems: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libnma/-/merge_requests/70 https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libnma/-/merge_requests/71 Even more: applying the second patch, which fixes the accessibility for the password storage options, allows to move the error icon in the first patch to the secondary place, which gives a better appearance. [ Test plan ] * Open gnome-control-center * Go to the Wireless tab (or Network tab if the computer lacks wireless interface) * Open the properties of any of the interfaces * Go to the `Security` tab * For each of the possible security options (from the first expandable menu), and using the TAB key, ensure (with the patch) that it's possible to access all the buttons for setting the password storage. * Ensure that, when the password is invalid (for example, because it's empty) the entry not only is red, but also shows the `error` icon. [ Where problems could occur ] The first patch is quite simple, so the only problems that could be expected to happen are related to the accessibility; for example, an incorrect icon when there is an error, or an incorrect description in that case. The second patch, instead, is quite extensive and touches several parts, specifically the interface. Several problems could occur if it hasn't been correctly done: * the interface can be left in an inconsistent state (for example, the button to change the password storage could be set to insensitive and, thus, don't allow to change again to sensitive, due to being linked to the sensitivity of the text entry) * the interface files have been modified to include an extra button. Although care has been taken to ensure that the appearance is consistent, the buttons are inside a grid, so it could be that, due to a mistake, the rest of the interface wasn't expanded accordingly, and the button appear "outside the margins" ** Affects: libnma (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Assignee: Sergio Costas (rastersoft-gmail) Status: New ** Affects: libnma (Ubuntu Noble) Importance: Undecided Assignee: Sergio Costas (rastersoft-gmail) Status: New ** Affects: libnma (Ubuntu Plucky) Importance: Undecided Assignee: Sergio Costas (rastersoft-gmail) Status: New ** Affects: libnma (Ubuntu Questing) Importance: Undecided Assignee: Sergio Costas (rastersoft-gmail) Status: New ** Also affects: libnma (Ubuntu Plucky) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: libnma (Ubuntu Questing) Importance: Undecided Assignee: Sergio Costas (rastersoft-gmail) Status: New ** Also affects: libnma (Ubuntu Noble) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: libnma (Ubuntu Noble) Assignee: (unassigned) => Sergio Costas (rastersoft-gmail) ** Changed in: libnma (Ubuntu Plucky) Assignee: (unassigned) => Sergio Costas (rastersoft-gmail) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2117396 Title: Accessibility issues with password entries To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libnma/+bug/2117396/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
