- From: Jim Allan <jimallan@tsbvi.edu>
- Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 13:16:51 -0600
- To: Nick Kew <nick@webthing.com>, w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
Netscape 7 in windows allows highlighted text from the keyboard. Jim Allan, Webmaster & Statewide Technical Support Specialist Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired 1100 W. 45th St., Austin, Texas 78756 voice 512.206.9315 fax: 512.206.9264 http://www.tsbvi.edu/ "I see the Earth. It is so beautiful."--first words spoken by human in space. [Yuri Alekseevich Gagarin, from the Vostok 1, April 12, 1961.] -----Original Message----- From: w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org [mailto:w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org]On Behalf Of Nick Kew Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 9:14 PM To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org Subject: Re: Highlighting some text on a web page using the keyboard - How to do it? On Mon, 20 Jan 2003, Graham Oliver wrote: > > Is there a way of highlighting some text on a web page using the keyboard (one word or ideally two or more consecutive words)? Erm, use a browser that supports it? I'm not aware of such a browser, but then I haven't looked for one. How is this an accessibility issue? -- Nick Kew --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.437 / Virus Database: 245 - Release Date: 1/6/2003 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.437 / Virus Database: 245 - Release Date: 1/6/2003
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