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Clarification on role="application" - can it be interacted with directly or only have interactive children? #1985

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Clarification on role="application" - can it be interacted with directly or only have interactive children?

If so, would a single, focusable element with role="application" satisfy the ARIA requirements for the role?

<canvas onclick="handle" onkeypress="0" role="application" tabindex="0" />

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Link to documentation: https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-1.2/#application

Does the issue exists in the editors draft (the editors draft is the most recent draft of the specification)? Editors draft has same content as ARIA 1.2

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