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Add a semanticsLabel for the BottomNavigationBarItem #180621
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P2Important issues not at the top of the work listImportant issues not at the top of the work lista: accessibilityAccessibility, e.g. VoiceOver or TalkBack. (aka a11y)Accessibility, e.g. VoiceOver or TalkBack. (aka a11y)c: new featureNothing broken; request for a new capabilityNothing broken; request for a new capabilityc: proposalA detailed proposal for a change to FlutterA detailed proposal for a change to Flutterf: material designflutter/packages/flutter/material repository.flutter/packages/flutter/material repository.frameworkflutter/packages/flutter repository. See also f: labels.flutter/packages/flutter repository. See also f: labels.r: fixedIssue is closed as already fixed in a newer versionIssue is closed as already fixed in a newer versionteam-designOwned by Design Languages teamOwned by Design Languages teamtriaged-designTriaged by Design Languages teamTriaged by Design Languages team
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P2Important issues not at the top of the work listImportant issues not at the top of the work lista: accessibilityAccessibility, e.g. VoiceOver or TalkBack. (aka a11y)Accessibility, e.g. VoiceOver or TalkBack. (aka a11y)c: new featureNothing broken; request for a new capabilityNothing broken; request for a new capabilityc: proposalA detailed proposal for a change to FlutterA detailed proposal for a change to Flutterf: material designflutter/packages/flutter/material repository.flutter/packages/flutter/material repository.frameworkflutter/packages/flutter repository. See also f: labels.flutter/packages/flutter repository. See also f: labels.r: fixedIssue is closed as already fixed in a newer versionIssue is closed as already fixed in a newer versionteam-designOwned by Design Languages teamOwned by Design Languages teamtriaged-designTriaged by Design Languages teamTriaged by Design Languages team
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Currently, BottomNavigationBarItem uses the label property for both visual display and accessibility (screen readers) in the BottomNavigationBar widget. This creates a problem when we need to provide additional context for screen reader users.
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I already have an associated PR that adds a String semanticsLabel property to BottomNavigationBarItem
An alternative approach could be to replace the current String label with a Widget label, giving developers full control over both the visual content and its accessibility semantics. However, this would be a breaking change.
Happy to adjust the implementation based on your feedback.