Accessibility Support
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Many DevExpress WinForms controls comply with WCAG 2.2 (Level AA), Section 508, and EN 301 549 standards. Refer to the DevExpress Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR) for more information on how WinForms controls satisfy these requirements.
#Limitations
The following table lists known GridControl limitations according to the WCAG 2.x standard:
WCAG 2. | Exception Description |
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1. Info and Relationships (Level A) |
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1. Meaningful Sequence (Level A) | Content of the Grid
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2. Keyboard (Level A) | Control functionality is generally accessible through a keyboard interface except for the following:
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2. No Keyboard Trap (Level A) | Users need to press the Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+Shift+Tab shortcut to move focus away from the Grid |
4. Name, Role, Value (Level A) | The list below contains the Grid
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2. Dragging Movements (Level AA 2. | DevExpress Grid
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2. Target Size (Minimum) (Level AA 2. | Grid |
4. Status Messages (Level AA 2. | The DevExpress Win |
Note
Accessibility features of your application depend on implementation (your use of Grid
#Keyboard Navigation
A user can use the following keys or shortcuts to interact with the GridControl component:
Key | Action |
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← → ↑ ↓ | Navigates through cells if no cell is in the editing state. |
Tab / Shift + Tab |
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Page | Navigates to the previous/next page. |
Enter | |
F2 | Activates a cell editor.[1] |
Ctrl + ← / → | Moves the cursor in the active cell editor. |
Ctrl / Shift + ↑ / ↓ | Increases/decreases the value in the active cell editor (depends on the editor type). |
Alt + ↓ / F4 | Opens the active editor’s drop-down window (a select box, a calendar, etc.). |
Home / End | Focuses the first/last cell in a row. |
Ctrl + Home / Ctrl + End | Focuses the first/last cell. |
Esc / Ctrl + Z | Cancels changes made in a cell or row. |
Ctrl + C | Copies data from selected / focused cells to the clipboard. |
Ctrl + V | Pastes clipboard content.[2] |
Ctrl + F | Focuses the find panel. |
Ctrl + Shift + F | Opens the find panel. |
F3 / Shift + F3 | Navigates to the next/previous search result.[3] |
Ctrl + Click on a column header | Clears the column’s sort settings. |
Shift + Click on a column header | Sorts data against this column. Keeps the previously applied sort order. |
Ctrl + + | Expands the focused master-detail row. |
Ctrl + - | Collapses the focused master-detail row. |
Ctrl + Space | Toggles the selected state of the focused row/cell. |
Ctrl + ←/→/↑/↓ | If a cell/row is selected, navigates you to a cell/row and preserves the selection. |
Ctrl + A | Selects all visible data items. |
F5 | Reloads data from the data source. |
#Information on Screen Reader Support and Contrast Skin Availability
Refer to the following topic for more information on accessibility support in DevExpress WinForms Controls: Accessibility Support.
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If Editable is
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If PasteMode is
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If ColumnViewOptionsFind.Behavior is Search.