Javascript is an indirect accessibility issue because many text-to-speech browsers and other specialties can't interpret Javascript to properly "render" the form for users. I don't know how well they support actual submit commands, so there may be some leeway there if you tested on those browsers.
The scrollbar doesn't work in Firefox, Netscape or (probably) any other browser but IE because the scrollbar-x CSS command was invented by MS for its own browser, and no one else ever took them up on it. The ability to turn off one scrollbar but leave one on is actually a really handy thing to have - but I've never used it for exactly the reason shown here. Strangely, I got a completely different experience in Firefox than in IE. When I went to the link in IE it popped right up (after having to install a huge javascript library called Silverlight), but in Firefox the page wouldn't display at all until I turned Javascript on. THEN, it made me register. I think someone over at Visual Studio has it in for Firefox. Hey wait, Visual Studio's design interface is responsible for writing some of the worst code I've ever seen...nevermind =] Bryan http://www.bryanminihan.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William Evans Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 8:13 AM To: pauric Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interesting tab navigation example IMHO they are orthogonal. using/not using js has no relationship to a standard def of accessibility. I belie will evans user experience architect [EMAIL PROTECTED] 617.281.1281 On Dec 21, 2007, at 5:02 AM, pauric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Lucy: "I've noticed the form to post to this list is also javascript > controlled. What functionality would be lost if that were changed to > default html submit button that would be accessible to more folk?" > > I -think- it avoids the vulnerability exposed in posting html to the > list. Some html is allowed. > > Out of curiosity, how does switching off js make a submit form more > accessible? > > Thanks - pauric > > > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > Posted from the new ixda.org > http://gamma.ixda.org/discuss?post=23821 > > > ________________________________________________________________ > *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* > February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA > Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
