Re: button not implemented...explanation?

Karen Lewellen wrote:
> forgive the untidy subject line.
> button input not implemented?
> I am seeking something that explains why this message occurs, and how a 
> given site might shift  this towards accessibility.  When I meet with 

It's a trigger for scripting which was not properly designed to have a 
fall back.

> these, I find them to be script buttons, which sometimes work with 
> e-links or links, sometimes not.  A given that lynx cannot manage them.

They are often used to do things like popups.  Some text mode browsers 
recognize the pattern of the scripting code that is often used in these 
cases, and because there was no fundamental need for scripting are able 
to pull out the link that they are really implementing.  They basically 
have very shallow "Javascript" processing that doesn't understand the 
language but can recognize some common patterns.

> When in e-links or links too, they may define as harmless buttons as well.
> This may have been touched on before, so forgive the question if covered 
> elsewhere.
> thanks,
> Karen
> 
> 


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Received on Tuesday, 26 July 2011 05:28:29 UTC