navigation_with_keys = False

docs/user_guide/keyboard-shortcuts.md

@@ -3,18 +3,3 @@
 ## Trigger the search bar
 
 You can trigger the search bar pop-up with {kbd}`Ctrl`/{kbd}`⌘` + {kbd}`K`.
-
-## Change pages
-
-By default, you can move to the previous/next page using the {octicon}`arrow-left` (left arrow) and {octicon}`arrow-right` (right arrow) keys on a keyboard.
-To disable this behavior, use the following configuration:
-
-```py
-html_theme_options = {
-    "navigation_with_keys": False
-}
-```
-
-```{attention}
-Keep in mind that many readers use their keyboards and other assistive technology to interact with web documents. If you disable the keyboard navigation, you might be making your documentaion inaccessible to many readers.
-```

src/pydata_sphinx_theme/__init__.py

@@ -50,6 +50,19 @@ def update_config(app):
             "Use the sphinx-favicon extension instead."
         )
 
+    # TODO: in 0.15, set the default navigation_with_keys value to False and remove this deprecation notice
+    if (
+        hasattr(theme_options, "navigation_with_keys")
+        and theme_options["navigation_with_keys"] is None
+    ):
+        logger.warning(
+            "The default value for `navigation_with_keys` will change to `False` in the next minor release."
+            "If you wish to guard the old behavior for your site, set `navigation_with_keys` to `True` in your `theme.conf` file."
+            "Be aware that `navigation_with_keys = True` has negative accessibility implications:"
+            "https://github.com/pydata/pydata-sphinx-theme/issues/1492"
+        )
+        theme_options["navigation_with_keys"] = False
+
     # Validate icon links
     if not isinstance(theme_options.get("icon_links", []), list):
         raise ExtensionError(

src/pydata_sphinx_theme/theme/pydata_sphinx_theme/theme.conf

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ favicons =
 show_prev_next = True
 search_bar_text = Search the docs ...
 search_bar_position = sidebar
-navigation_with_keys = True
+navigation_with_keys =
 collapse_navigation = False
 navigation_depth = 4
 show_nav_level = 1