Re: PROPOSAL: Checkpoint for ACCESSKEY

There was such a checkpoint in the previous draft. I haven't checked the
document, but I was under the impression that this had not been dropped. Some
time ago I suggested that this checkpoint be clarified to specify exactly
what kind of information was necessary.

Charles

On Thu, 6 May 1999, mark novak wrote:
  
  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?
  
  
  
  
  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
  >>
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