This article was published by Nicolas Rose.
September 28th, 2009
Please take a look at the JavaScript file to view how to proceed.
The setTimeout function is the key to move the focus successfully to the newly created item.
Object used in the setTimeout must be declared in the global scope.
Clicking on this link
will create a new list item on the list and will NOT move the focus on the newly created item.
This new list item is not a link or form input (common focusable html element) but a simple li tag.
Jaws 7.10, Jaws 8, Jaws 9 and Jaws 10.
Donald F. Evans and C. Blouch for the Moving Focus for Accessibility 1.1.3 article.