vzxipsule: Silence the carousel live region while it rotates and pause it on keyboard focus

2026-10-19 22:31:56 -06:00
parent ce1a3e2eaa
commit cf45072f27
4 changed files with 49 additions and 11 deletions
@@ -56,3 +56,13 @@ export function startFeaturedAutoplay(opts: {
    stop() { if (timer) clearInterval(timer); },
  };
 }
+
+/**
+ * WAI-ARIA carousel pattern: a rotating carousel must not announce every
+ * slide, so the region is `off` while autoplay runs and `polite` when the
+ * person has paused it (hover, focus) or it never rotates (reduced motion,
+ * a single expert).
+ */
+export function featuredLiveMode(opts: { rotating: boolean; paused: boolean }): "off" | "polite" {
+  return opts.rotating && !opts.paused ? "off" : "polite";
+}