RE: [WSG] access keys and tab index

2004-07-29 Thread Ted Drake
5:14 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [WSG] access keys and tab index If find yourself in the accesskey bog, and you are trying to make your site WAI-AAA compliant, I would do what the W3C did back in 1999 on the WAI home page (http://www.w3.org/WAI/). They had a WAI-AAA logo on their main

RE: [WSG] access keys and tab index

2004-07-28 Thread Laura Carlson
For those of you that have put together a chart of access keys for your sitewide navigation, do you have any good suggestions? From what I have gathered best practice is that IF accesskeys are used: - Always supply a legend that defines the accesskeys. - Make sure this legend is on or available

RE: [WSG] access keys and tab index

2004-07-28 Thread Geoff Deering
PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [WSG] access keys and tab index For those of you that have put together a chart of access keys for your sitewide navigation, do you have any good suggestions? From what I have gathered best practice is that IF accesskeys are used: - Always supply a legend that defines

RE: [WSG] access keys and tab index

2004-07-27 Thread Owen Gregory
Ted Drake wrote: For those of you that have put together a chart of access keys for your sitewide navigation, do you have any good suggestions? Has anyone written a good story on the approach and maybe even listed a set of default access keys to keep the web fairly universal? Hi Ted You

Re: [WSG] access keys and tab index

2004-07-27 Thread Kim Kruse
Hi Ted, After looking at numerous articles about accesskeys I came to the conclusion that accesskeys are more bad than good. The only accesskey I use on my site is s for skip navigation (pretty much universal). Anyway this article explains it pretty good

Re: [WSG] access keys and tab index

2004-07-27 Thread James Ellis
- Access key details I think it's rather ironic that the access keys don't work on the page that lists them. Ted -Original Message- From: Owen Gregory [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 8:37 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [WSG] access keys and tab index Ted Drake wrote

Re: [WSG] access keys and tab index

2004-07-27 Thread Steven . Faulkner
Hi ted, recommend you read (if you haven't already) this article More reasons why we don't use accesskeys: http://www.wats.ca/articles/accesskeyconflicts/37 with regards Steven Faulkner Web Accessibility Consultant National Information Library Service (NILS) 454 Glenferrie Road Kooyong

RE: [WSG] access keys and tab index

2004-07-27 Thread Geoff Deering
, 28 July 2004 9:44 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [WSG] access keys and tab index Hi ted, recommend you read (if you haven't already) this article More reasons why we don't use accesskeys: http://www.wats.ca/articles/accesskeyconflicts/37

RE: [WSG] access keys and tab index

2004-07-27 Thread Barry Beattie
worth barry.b -Original Message- From: Geoff Deering [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 28 July 2004 12:23 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [WSG] access keys and tab index I agree with what Derek says, and he sums it up nicely. I have been using accesskeys since WCAG1 came out

RE: [WSG] access keys and tab index

2004-07-27 Thread Geoff Deering
PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 28 July 2004 12:23 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [WSG] access keys and tab index I agree with what Derek says, and he sums it up nicely. I have been using accesskeys since WCAG1 came out mid 99, and can cause more usability problems that provides ease