[GH-ISSUE #8309] [FR] Keyboard navigation in table grids #3717

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opened 2026-03-23 21:32:40 +00:00 by mirror · 0 comments

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Originally created by @philiprenich on GitHub (Oct 27, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/issues/8309

Description

I would like to be able to tab or generally navigate data grids by keyboard. It is very slow to have to click with the mouse into a cell, then type, then use the mouse again, type, repeat...

If the rows are text only it seems to work, but not if you try to tab to a tag or date style cell.

Additionally, there is no way to exist a tag or date cell aside from esc which doesn't keep focus or allow tabbing elsewhere.

Overall the accessibility of the data grids is inconsistent at best and inaccessible at worst.

Impact

Slow to use and inaccessible.

Additional Context

Honestly, not sure if this should be marked as a feature request or bug. I sort of want to file it as a bug due to the accessibility issues. A note app should be more usable by keyboard.

Originally created by @philiprenich on GitHub (Oct 27, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/issues/8309 ### Description I would like to be able to tab or generally navigate data grids by keyboard. It is very slow to have to click with the mouse into a cell, then type, then use the mouse again, type, repeat... If the rows are text only it seems to work, but not if you try to tab to a tag or date style cell. Additionally, there is no way to exist a tag or date cell aside from `esc` which doesn't keep focus or allow tabbing elsewhere. Overall the accessibility of the data grids is inconsistent at best and inaccessible at worst. ### Impact Slow to use and inaccessible. ### Additional Context Honestly, not sure if this should be marked as a feature request or bug. I sort of want to file it as a bug due to the accessibility issues. A note app should be more usable by keyboard.

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