- From: Kelly Ford <kford@teleport.com>
- Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2000 11:36:10 -0800
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
Hi All, Assuming the user has his or her system configured correctly, a mailto link should launch the e-mail program and open a new message properly addressed. In my experiences using most screen readers this is not an accessibility problem. When the focus changes the screen reader alerts that this is happening, especially if a new program is launching. Personally I prefer mailto links because it avoids having to copy and paste the e-mail address into another program. Kelly Ford At 07:29 PM 11/7/00 +0000, you wrote: >Hi All, > >I was wondering if including mailto links, which pop email windows if a user >follows a link on a webpage, are a problem for users of screen readers. I >would expect that they change the system focus without warning and should >therefore be avoided. > >thanks, > >Anthony > >_______________________________________________________ > > Anthony Quinn UI Design Manager > > Frontend ~ Usability Engineering & Interface Design > 40 Westland Row, Dublin 2, Republic of Ireland > > Visit our Usability InfoCentre at: > http://www.frontend.com/usability_infocentre/ > > anthony.quinn@frontend.com tel: +353 1 241 1600 > http://www.frontend.com fax: +353 1 241 1601 > _______________________________________________________
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