[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 245985] AX: update aria-describedby to use AXCustomContent

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=245985

chris fleizach <cfleizach at apple.com> changed:

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--- Comment #5 from chris fleizach <cfleizach at apple.com> ---
(In reply to Aaron Leventhal from comment #4)
> @James Craig, we implemented this in Chrome and unfortunately it was
> reverted because people weren't expecting the user-facing change part of it.
> 
> One question, is it worth considering that for very short descriptions,
> needing to hear "more content available" and go through the menu/command is
> counterproductive? Maybe it should just read the description if it's on the
> short side, according to some heuristic.
> 
> Also am hopeful that this change soon.
> I'm hesitant to reland Valerie's change to Chrome if WebKit isn't going to
> match.

Still planning to land this in 2023. I'll let James weigh in on whether he thinks this is the right course of action as well, but I do believe this is the design of the platforms. Extra info and actions are available through rotors in order to reduce chatter.

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