- From: Jon Gunderson <jongund@staff.uiuc.edu>
- Date: Tue, 07 Jul 1998 16:21:22 -0500
- To: Bryan Campbell <bryany@pathcom.com>, w3c-wai-ua@w3.org
Any new ideas or comments on what is in the current guidelins on direct and hierarchical navigation to improve keyboard access? Jon At 06:35 PM 7/6/98 -0400, Bryan Campbell wrote: >Minutes from 2 July 1998 >><P>No - we will stick with keyboard, most basic. Can add statement >>that UA should not be input mode dependent. > >Hi, > >Glad to see keyboard controls come up again. It is necessary to give some >details as keyboard controls vary greatly in usefulness. For most >applications, example Eudora Pro email, Alt & Ctl modifiers are fine because >they aren't used too often, time is spent reading & writing. Browsers are a >very different type of program that require much navigation to select >various kinds of hyperlinks. Web pages often have scores of links so using >TAB, SHIFT-TAB & ENTER is too tiring using 1 finger or a headwand. I can see >why this working group can't specific exact key usage a reference to 1 key >keyboard commands & reasonable spacing (there's a vast void between ENTER & >TAB) is necessary. Bill McMurray http://members.localnet.com/~billmc/ was >thrilled to find Opera in fall 1997 because of its extensive 1 key keyboard >controls that doesn't force us to chase all over the keyboard or use >modifiers. We should be able to settle this vital issue simply. > >Regards, >Bryan > >-> "I don't need to stand to talk, to advise, & to generally make a pain in >the ass out of myself." Dr. Stephen Franklin, "Babylon 5": 'Shadow Dancing' > Jon Gunderson, Ph.D., ATP Coordinator of Assistive Communication and Information Technology Division of Rehabilitation - Education Services University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign 1207 S. Oak Street Champaign, IL 61820 Voice: 217-244-5870 Fax: 217-333-0248 E-mail: jongund@uiuc.edu WWW: http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~jongund http://www.als.uiuc.edu/InfoTechAccess
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