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Kleopatra: make table column headings accessible
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A request from the external a11y test report regarding the tables in Kleopatra (especially the certificate list) is to make the show/hideable column headings accessible for blind users.

Recommendation:
▪ Blind users should be able to fully perceive all content.
▪ The tables should be given the focus via TAB and then navigation should be within the table using the arrow keys.
▪ Column headings in data tables should be labeled as such

Ingos comment:
The selection of visible columns and sorting should be possible additionally via the main menu. And which column is selected for sorting could be transmitted to the screen reader as additional info to the column header.

Edit 2025-07-22:
We decided to place the a11y way to configure the displayed certificate list columns in the "View" menu. Additionally the sort order should be configurable there accessibly, too.
This was not discussed, but I imagine we should do this via radio buttons in a sub menu like in the new "Color Scheme" menu item.

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rKLEOPATRA Kleopatra
rKLEOPATRAab05ef21e3d5 Add menu items for configuring column visibility of certificate table

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Event Timeline

• ebo created this task.Jun 29 2023, 2:30 PM
• ebo added a parent task: T5824: Kleopatra: Full accessibility support.
• ebo mentioned this in T5841: Kleopatra: Make keylist / keytreeview accessible.Jun 29 2023, 2:34 PM
• aheinecke triaged this task as Low priority.Jul 3 2023, 12:00 PM
• aheinecke added a subscriber: • aheinecke.

I think the priority is low because the optional columns are not really that useful for most users and were mostly added as a "nice to have" feature. The details are in doubt available e.g. through the certificatedetails widget.

• ebo raised the priority of this task from Low to Normal.Jul 22 2025, 2:32 PM
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• ebo edited projects, added gpd5x, vsd34; removed Restricted Project.
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• ikloecker mentioned this in Unknown Object (Maniphest Task).Mon, Jul 28, 3:14 PM
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• TobiasFella added a commit: rKLEOPATRAab05ef21e3d5: Add menu items for configuring column visibility of certificate table.Wed, Aug 13, 3:09 PM
• TobiasFella mentioned this in Unknown Object (Maniphest Task).Mon, Aug 25, 9:47 AM