- From: Jon Gunderson <jongund@staff.uiuc.edu>
- Date: Thu, 06 May 1999 15:53:52 -0500
- To: mark novak <menovak@facstaff.wisc.edu>, w3c-wai-ua@w3.org
Response in JRG: At 02:51 PM 5/6/99 -0500, mark novak wrote: >i'd also vote that we do not need a checkpoint for sequential access to >elements >which have an ACCESSKEY. > >what i'd expect to happen in those cases where more than one element >had the "same" ACCESSKEY, is that i'd be able to navigate between those >elements by repeatedly typing that same ACCESSKEY, which is basically >sequential access of sorts...otherwise, I think we already have access to the >element by virtue of the ACCESSKEY. JRG: That was the intention of the word sequential, if you have a better phrasing please post to the list. >I do have another question however: > >Do we need a checkpoint for a "where am I" function, something that >would return information such as page title, location on page, element >with focus, previous page title was, summary, etc., while navigating >with in a page? JRG: That is in the section under orientation. Section 6 in the current guidelines. Jon > > > > >At 11:00 AM -0500 5/6/99, Jon Gunderson wrote: >>In response to CMN: >>The sequential statement is due to the potential multiple definitions of >>the same accesskey in a document. If more than one control, link, label, >>... uses the same accesskey we want people to be able to navigate to each >>one. In the case of single definitions of an accesskey in a document then >>the sequential part is a mute point, the focus would move directly to that >>associated focusable element. >>Jon >> >>At 11:44 AM 5/6/99 -0400, you wrote: >>>I don't think that we should not have a checkpoint for ACCESSKEY. I do think >>>that a checkpoint requiring sequential access to elements which have an >>>ACCESSKEY is inappropriate - the purpose of the element is to provide access >>>to certain elements in a non-sequential manner. >>> >>>Charles McCN >>> >>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 > 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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