- From: Dean Tessman <dean@eventwerx.com>
- Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 11:26:21 +0200
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
Standard windows behavior is that an access key clicks a button/radio button/check box, and focuses an object where more input is required, such as an edit box/combo box/list box. If we deviate from this, it's going to become really confusing to anyone that uses programs other than Mozilla (read: everyone). > -----Original Message----- > From: Charles McCathieNevile [mailto:charles@w3.org] > Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 2:13 PM > To: Aaron Leventhal > Cc: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org; mozilla-accessibility@mozilla.org; > joki@netscape.com > Subject: Re: Should accesskey focus or activate? > > > Hi Aaron, > > In my opinion they should focus. The problem if they activate > without warning > is one of discovery, and also of reducing the value of > accesskey (which > enables you to move from chunk to chunk in the "tab order" in > a way that > tabindex does not do properly). > > cheers > > Charles > > 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 > > > > > -- > Charles McCathieNevile http://www.w3.org/People/Charles > phone: +61 409 134 136 > W3C Web Accessibility Initiative http://www.w3.org/WAI > fax: +1 617 258 5999 > Location: 21 Mitchell street FOOTSCRAY Vic 3011, Australia > (or W3C INRIA, Route des Lucioles, BP 93, 06902 Sophia > Antipolis Cedex, France) >
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