We are excited to announce new keyboard behavior for navigating and dismissing hovercards without the need for a mouse! This enhancement is designed to make our platform more user-friendly for everyone, particularly those who rely on keyboard navigation.
How It Works
When you focus on a link with a hovercard, you can now press Alt + Up to make the hovercard appear and move focus inside it. This ensures that you can interact with the hovercard content without leaving your keyboard. Focus is trapped within the hovercard, similar to how it would be in a dialog box. To dismiss the hovercard and restore focus to the link, press Esc.
Customizable Settings
In response to both community and internal feedback, we have also introduced a new user setting that allows you to disable all hovercards. This option can be found under Accessibility Settings.
Send us Feedback
You can reach out to us at GitHub Community. Your feedback is invaluable as we strive to create an inclusive and accessible environment for all users.