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Implement and validate row reordering modules/docs/mdx/accessibility/examples/Table/WithDraggableRows.tsx, package.json, cypress/component/Table.spec.tsx |
Adds an employee table with pointer and keyboard dragging, menu actions to move rows, and accessible announcements. Adds development dependencies and tests accessibility, drag handles, screen-reader feedback, and keyboard reordering. |
Publish the guide and resource metadata modules/docs/mdx/accessibility/tables/DraggableRows.mdx, modules/mcp/lib/accessibility-enums.ts, modules/mcp/lib/config.json, modules/mcp/lib/index.ts |
Documents the example and its accessibility behavior. Registers the draggable-rows scenario, guide path, and resource metadata. |
Link table-pattern documentation modules/docs/mdx/accessibility/Popups.mdx, modules/docs/mdx/accessibility/tables/{NestedRows,Overview}.mdx, modules/react/table/stories/Table.mdx |
Updates table-pattern links to absolute URLs and adds links to Draggable Rows. Table guidance states that Table has no built-in reordering and describes when to use the guide. |
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Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes
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participant User
participant DraggableRows
participant dnd-kit
participant LiveRegion
User->>DraggableRows: Move a row with pointer or keyboard
DraggableRows->>dnd-kit: Process sortable interaction
dnd-kit-->>DraggableRows: Return drag-end row positions
DraggableRows->>DraggableRows: Update employee order
DraggableRows->>LiveRegion: Announce row position
Possibly related issues
- Workday/canvas-kit#4221: The issue describes a tooltip remaining open when keyboard activation starts dragging from a drag handle, which matches a control used in the new example.
Possibly related PRs
- Workday/canvas-kit#4222: Changes tooltip behavior for Enter or Space on an interactive target, including the keyboard-activated drag handle used by this example.
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No concrete issue remains in the documented row-reordering path; the change is mergeable after normal checks.
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Keep the reorder example with the other researched table patterns instead of the Table component usage page. Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
Keep table-pattern links working when the docs are imported into the Sana design site. Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
Name each reorder control with the Canvas Kit tooltip instead of a custom button. Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
Use the button radius variable so the reorder control is slightly rounded, and shorten the keyboard instructions. Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
Print the keyboard instructions and the latest live-region message under the table so readers can see the announcements without a screen reader. Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
Give the active row a popover surface, depth shadow, and rightward shift so it stays distinct from the rows sliding around it, and update the guide to match. Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
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Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
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Review comments at @modules/docs/mdx/accessibility/tables/DraggableRows.mdx:
- Around line 32-38: Update the row-actions description in DraggableRows.mdx to
state that the TertiaryButton’s accessible name is “Row actions,” its Tooltip
uses type="label," and aria-describedby references the row header to announce
the employee name. Correct the feedback text location from below the table to
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Give the drag handle and the menu their own columns, and correct the guide so the accessible names match the example. Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
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Looks great! I reviewed this with the rest of my accessibility team last Friday.
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Summary
Tablehas no built-in way to reorder rows. This adds a research example for reordering records with a drag handle, keyboard support, and screen reader announcements. The example lives under Guides > Accessibility > Table Patterns. It does not add reorder behavior toTable.TertiaryButtonnamedMove row {employee name}. A muted tooltip shows "Move row" without replacing that name. The column header is the visually hidden text "Sort", and the employee name is the row header.@dnd-kitsupplies the pointer and keyboard interaction. Its default instructions and live-region messages are replaced with messages that include the employee name and position. The latest announcement is printed above the table so readers can see it without a screen reader. That visible text is plain content, so it is not announced twice.@dnd-kit/core,@dnd-kit/sortable, and@dnd-kit/utilitiesare root dev dependencies, used only by this example.Release Category
Documentation
Release Note
Documentation only.
Tabledoes not gain reorder behavior. The pattern is a research example at Guides > Accessibility > Table Patterns > Draggable Rows.Checklist
ready for reviewhas been added to PRFor the Reviewer
TableAPIWhere Should the Reviewer Start?
modules/docs/mdx/accessibility/examples/Table/WithDraggableRows.tsxThen the guide that explains it:
modules/docs/mdx/accessibility/tables/DraggableRows.mdxAreas for Feedback? (optional)
Please focus on the accessible names, the custom
@dnd-kitannouncements, and whether the picked-up row treatment is clear for a keyboard user. The visible announcement above the table is for the demonstration. It is not a second live region.Testing Manually
yarn cypress:run --spec cypress/component/Table.spec.tsxScreenshots or GIFs (if applicable)
Add a short recording of a keyboard reorder, including the picked-up row and the announcement above the table.
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