Implications of incorrect tab order

[markfinst]

When using tab key user navigates to the next image in column, rather than to the next image of initial order. For example, with layout:

1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9

tab order is: 1, 4, 7, 2, 5 ....

Possible solutions:

• Catch tab key via JS and set focus manually.
• Set tabindex on each item.

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This issue is more a discussion if this is a problem at all.

• Should we do something about it or this problem is irrelevant for most popular use-case - grid of photos?
• Are there any assistive technologies that work incorrectly because of this order?

[desandro]

Breaking horizontal order is sort of the point of Masonry-like plugins.

Masonry has a horizontalOrder option that tries to address this concern.