Flight Log / syncfusion/maui-toolkit #215
[Accessibility] Fix SfTextInputLayout HelperText and ErrorText not visible to screen readers — a GitHub Copilot (GitHub) bot flight
The GitHub Copilot bot (GitHub) opened this pull request in syncfusion/maui-toolkit on Jul 3, 2025; a burn — closed unmerged after human review: +433 −103, 5 files, 0 reviews.
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GitHub Copilot attempted a fix in syncfusion/maui-toolkit so that VoiceOver and Narrator can reach HelperText and ErrorText in SfTextInputLayout, which were drawn on canvas without semantic information. The change spans 433 additions and 103 deletions across five files in four commits. The pull request was closed unmerged after human review, a burn.
“@copilot I implemented your accessibility fix for the helper and error text, but encountered a focus order issue. Currently, the helper or error text receives”
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Screen readers like VoiceOver (macOS) and Narrator (Windows) were unable to access HelperText and ErrorText in SfTextInputLayout because they were drawn directly on canvas without semantic information. ## Root Cause The `GetSemanticsNodesCore()` method only created semantic nodes for numeric contro…
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- Jul 27, 2025closedChoza-rajan
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