# Bug OP-12877 - Task page - tab selection is not available to assistive technologies

Project: OpenProject
Status: closed
URL: https://community.openproject.org/work_packages/OP-12877

## Open points

_No work packages_

## Details

| Attribute | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Date |  |
| Priority | Medium |
| Module |  |
| Target versions | 13.0.0 |
| Observed in versions |  |
| Sprint | 13.0.0 |
| Backlog bucket |  |
| Bug found in version (deprecated) |  |
| Found in mobile app version |  |
| Follow-up feedback e-mail |  |
| Requires doc change | No |
| Accessibility | Yes |
| Pull preview |  |
| List | a11y report 2025 |
| Labels |  |

## People

| Attribute | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Assignee |  |
| Accountable |  |
| Product manager |  |
| Developers |  |
| Designer |  |
| Ordered by |  |
| Signed off by |  |
| Interest by |  |

## Planning

| Attribute | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Relevance |  |

## Costs

| Attribute | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Votes |  |
| Work |  |
| Labor costs |  |

## Description

### Steps to reproduce

*Please write down the steps to reproduce. Try to write down all necessary preconditions (what permissions do you have, are other users involved?). Example:*

1.  open <https://community.openproject.org/projects/openproject/work_packages/3893/activity>
2.  review the tab options; Activity, Files, Relations, Watchers with an assistive technology or Accessibility tool like [ANDI](https://www.ssa.gov/accessibility/andi/help/install.html)

### What is the buggy behavior?

Each option is described as a button, no indication of which is currently selected.

### What is the expected behavior?

industry best practice =<https://www.w3.org/WAI/ARIA/apg/patterns/tabs/examples/tabs-manual/>

but at a min - explain which is currently selected.  aria-selected="True" with Java script to change it's status.

### Screenshots and other files

*If you have screenshots of the application's bug behavior or other relevant files, please drag them into this place or attach them using the "Files" section.*

*<img class="op-uc-image op-uc-image_inline" src="/api/v3/attachments/59414/content">*

### Environment information

*Please check and fill out the following details to help us identify in what versions and distributions of OpenProject the error occurs*

**OpenProject installation type**

- [ ] Hosted cloud edition
- [ ] Packaged installation
    - What distribution?
- [ ] Docker All-in-one container
- [ ] Docker-compose installation
- [x] Other (please specify) - Assume all but only tested with the Cloud edition.

**OpenProject version**

*If you're not running on the cloud edition, please specify the version of OpenProject you're running. Example: v12.1.5*

**Browser**

- [x] Chrome
- [ ] Firefox
- [ ] Safari
- [ ] Mobile Safari
- [ ] Other (please specify)

**Language**

*Please specify the browser language and the language of the OpenProject user for which the bug occurred.*

*English*