- From: Gian Sampson-Wild (PurpleTop) <gian@purpletop.com.au>
- Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 19:18:42 +1000
- To: "'Charles Oppermann'" <charles@coppersoftware.com>, <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
The other problem with numbers is that at least one is used by a screen reader: IBM Homepage Reader uses the numeral 1 to begin reading in heading mode. See: http://wats.ca/resources/accesskeys/19, which specifies that the only 'free' ascii keys are: AccessKey / (slash) AccessKey (backslash) AccessKey ] (right square bracket) Note: "At that point it was then pointed out (by Jukka "Yucca" Korpela - a well respected accessibility expert) that even these keys would be inaccessible to users not using a North American Standard (QWERTY) keyboard" Gian Sampson-Wild PurpleTop Address: 11/30 Fitzroy St, ST KILDA VIC 3182 Mobile: 0404 498 030 Email: gian@purpletop.com.au -----Original Message----- From: w3c-wai-gl-request@w3.org [mailto:w3c-wai-gl-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Charles Oppermann Sent: Sunday, 28 September 2003 12:56 PM To: w3c-wai-gl@w3.org Subject: RE: Accesskey: there are "techniques"? << - the numbers do not depend on the language (e.g.:H=Hepl in English, but in Italian is A=Aiuto, etc.) >> As I said in my first message, the statement above is not valid. Many far eastern languages use numbers for shortcuts on the menu due to the complexity of the language. A single keystroke does not map to a single character. I'm researching it currently, but I believe that ALT+1 is used as a shortcut in some far eastern languages for either the File or Help menus. -Charles -----Original Message----- From: w3c-wai-gl-request@w3.org [mailto:w3c-wai-gl-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Maurizio Vittoria Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2003 2:15 AM To: w3c-wai-gl@w3.org Subject: RE: Accesskey: there are "techniques"? I agree the application of the number in accesskey simply because: - the numbers are known to universal level - the numbers do not depend on the language (e.g.:H=Hepl in English, but in Italian is A=Aiuto, etc.) - the numbers do not interfere with eventual keys it fix to you from the system or the programs - the numbers are only 10, and this simplifies the application and the understanding of the accesskeys - from 0 to 9 it can be one hierarchical scale. Maurizio ----- Maurizio Vittoria Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana mailto:vittoria@marciana.venezia.sbn.it mailto:mvittoria@webaccessibile.org
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