- From: Kelly Ford <kelly@kellford.com>
- Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 21:58:14 -0400 (EDT)
- To: <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
I don't knowe that there's one right answer for something like this. It is quite common in application software for a shortcut key to not only focus but also activate an item. In an e-mail program for example I can press alt-s and have my message sent, as opposed to just placing focus on some send button. So if I'm using a web-based e-mail program I'd likely want the same functionality. On a link there are many options I can take. Activating the link is just one of them. So focus moving but not activating doesn't seem like a bad idea to me. On Tue, 24 Apr 2001, Aaron Leventhal wrote: > Hello all, a Netscape developer wanted to know whether accesskey should > focus or activate controls, or whether it depends on the type of control. > Here's his question in detail: > > > Hey Aaron, > > > > I wanted to get your opinion as accessibility guy on bug 55020, it's a > > question of whether or not access keys should just focus the element in > > question or focus and activate it. You're cc'd on the bug, I'm not sure > > if you've read it. The bug has some valid points about accidental > > activation of access key based items, especially since we allow the > > accesskeys to beat out things like alt-F for menu opening. > > > > So currently we focus and activate everything. I tend to agree with the > > bug writer that we should move to only focusing things. All of the > > items can be keyboard triggered from there so a full keyboard solution > > still works. > > > > And just for extra info's sake, IE's solution is, I think, a bit unusual. > > They use a mix of focus and activation. Buttons, for example, are > > activated. Links, however, are not. Text fields just get focus but > > what does activation of a text field mean anyway. IE also overrides > > stuff like alt-F when an accesskey of that letter is in use. > > > > So anyway, I'm just curious if you have an opinion from an accessibility > > point of view. My current stance is to go with the bug's solution and > > start doing focus only unless more arguments arise in favor of > > activation. > > > > -tom > > > -- > For information about Netscape and Mozilla Accessibility projects, > please see the Access Mozilla <http://access-mozilla.sourceforge.net> > website. > To join the mozilla-accessibility mailing list, send email to > mozilla-accessibility-request@mozilla.org > <mailto:mozilla-accessibility-request@mozilla.org?subject=subscribe>, > subject "subscribe". > > > >
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