RE: Propose removing HTML technique for Skipping link groups under 2.4.3

Yes, i agree too.

----- Messaggio originale -----
    Da: "John M Slatin"<john_slatin@austin.utexas.edu>
    Inviato: 01/02/06 3.33.31
    A: "Becky Gibson"<Becky_Gibson@notesdev.ibm.com>, "public-wcag-teamb@w3.org"<public-wcag-teamb@w3.org>
    Oggetto: RE: Propose removing HTML technique for Skipping link groups under 2.4.3
      
    I agree that we should remove the technique.
    
    "Good design is accessible design."
    
    Dr. John M. Slatin, Director 
    Accessibility Institute
    University of Texas at Austin 
    FAC 248C 
    1 University Station G9600 
    Austin, TX 78712 
    ph 512-495-4288, fax 512-495-4524 
    email jslatin@mail.utexas.edu 
    Web http://www.utexas.edu/research/accessibility 
    
    
    
    -----Original Message-----
    From: public-wcag-teamb-request@w3.org
    [mailto:public-wcag-teamb-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Becky Gibson
    Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 3:53 PM
    To: public-wcag-teamb@w3.org
    Subject: Propose removing HTML technique for Skipping link groups under
    2.4.3
    
    
    I recently reviewed the Skipping Link Groups [1] HTML technique for SC 
    2.4.3.  I propose that we remove this as a sufficient technique for
    2.4.3 
    as it does not work properly.  This technique uses the <map> element to 
    group a set of links.  The group of links contains as the first link in 
    the group a  link for "skip navigation".  The real problem with the 
    technique, however, is that it sets a tabindex=1 on the in page link to 
    the main content.  When the user loads the page and presses tab,  he is 
    taken to the main content link and the navigation links at the top of
    the 
    page are skipped.  But, when the user presses tab again, he is taken to 
    the navigation links - basically moving backwards on the page!  Since
    the 
    first link is a link to skip the navigation, pressing enter on that link
    
    brings the user to the main content (which is where they were on the
    first 
    tab)!  Sorry, this is a bit difficult to describe. I have attached a 
    working example that uses CSS to change the background color of the
    links 
    when they receive focus to make it more obvious where focus is being set
    
    (although IE doesn't change the background when the link does not
    contain 
    an href so the main content location doesn't get a yellow background). 
    Thus, I don't believe that this technique accomplishes skipping link 
    groups correctly and should be removed. 
    
    -becky
    
    [1] http://trace.wisc.edu/wcag_wiki/index.php?title=Skipping_link_groups
    
    
    Becky Gibson
    Web Accessibility Architect
                                                           
    
        

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