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fix(a11y): announce form submission success to screen readers #3238

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22 changes: 22 additions & 0 deletions src/views/Submit.vue
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</p>
</header>

<!-- Screen-reader-only live region for submission success announcement -->
<div class="hidden-visually" aria-live="polite">
{{ successAnnouncement }}
</div>
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<NcEmptyContent
v-if="loading"
class="forms-emptycontent"
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answers: {},
loading: false,
success: false,
successAnnouncement: '',
/** Submit state of the form, true if changes are currently submitted */
submitForm: false,
showConfirmEmptyModal: false,
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},

watch: {
success(newVal) {
if (newVal) {
// Delay populating the live region to avoid the announcement being
// swallowed by the simultaneous large DOM change (form replaced by
// success view). Screen readers need a moment to process the new DOM
// before a polite live region update registers.
setTimeout(() => {
this.successAnnouncement =
this.form.submissionMessage
|| t('forms', 'Thank you for completing the form!')
}, 100)
} else {
this.successAnnouncement = ''
}
},

hash() {
// If public view, abort. Should normally not occur.
if (this.publicView) {
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