About this tag
Web components are a set of browser standards that enable developers to create reusable, encapsulated custom elements for web pages. Discussions on WindowsForum cover Microsoft's work on web components, including the focusgroup feature for keyboard navigation and accessibility, as well as Microsoft Edge's support for web components. The tag also includes historical security advisories related to Microsoft Office Web Components, such as the vulnerability addressed in MS09-043. Topics range from modern browser-level tools for complex UI widgets to legacy security updates, reflecting the broad scope of web components in Microsoft's ecosystem.
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    focusgroup: Browser level keyboard navigation for complex UI widgets

    Microsoft has opened a preview of a new browser-level tool that promises to make keyboard navigation for complex UI widgets dramatically easier for web developers — and, crucially, for users who depend on keyboard-only interaction. Background For more than a decade web accessibility guidance has...
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    • accessibility browser primitives focus group focus management keyboard accessibility keyboard navigation open ui web accessibility web components
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    • Forum: Windows News
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    Microsoft Security Advisory (973472): Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Web Components Control Could

    Revision Note: V2.0 (August 11, 2009): Advisory updated to reflect publication of security bulletin. Summary: Microsoft has completed the investigation of a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Office Web Components. We have issued MS09-043 to address this issue. For more...
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    • advisory bulletin cve-2009-1136 investigation microsoft office security update vulnerability web components
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    • Forum: Security Alerts