- From: Kai Hendry <hendry@cs.helsinki.fi>
- Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 10:11:44 +0300
On Sat, Jul 24, 2004 at 08:02:49 +0100, Jim Ley wrote: > > > necessary, the spec could even include a statement discouraging authors > > > from using the attribute. > > That would be something. > That achieved what? If there is no way it can be used successfully > remove it, if it can fix it, don't "discourage users". I agree but if it breaks HTML4 conformance then that seems like the only choice. W3C WAI for e.g. discourages users from doing a whole host of bad things. > > To answer Jim's long term question. I hope UAs can implement mechanisms > > to help users "short cut" to the most interesting or used elements of a > > web application. > Then come up with some proposals that don't look like AccessKey :-) How about a UA implementing macros? And then the UA allows users to bind a key to that macro? Perhaps a web app could propose default macros+binds for user convenience via javascript. Btw can you suggest a mobile UA modifier key? I wonder if it rival escape. ;)
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