- From: Jim Allan <jimallan@tsbvi.edu>
- Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2014 10:38:00 -0500
- To: WAI-ua <w3c-wai-ua@w3.org>
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Sigh, browsers givith and browsers taketh away. Please file a bug, and lets get back some lost functionality. Jim ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Steve Faulkner" <faulkner.steve@gmail.com> Date: Apr 18, 2014 4:16 AM Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Google Chrome blocks accessibility for keyboard users. Your input is needed. To: "WebAIM Discussion List" <webaim-forum@list.webaim.org> Cc: "webaim-forum@list.webaim.org" <webaim-forum@list.webaim.org> No problem, also tweeted @googleaccess > https://twitter.com/stevefaulkner/status/457069200381849600 > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On 18 Apr 2014, at 08:51, Jonathan H <digitaltoast@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hi; first posting here. > > > > To cut a month-long story short, it was brought to my attention by a > > keyboard-only tester of a site I'm developing, that they cannot save > > SOME of the files when using Google Chrome. > > > > After hours of testing between browsers, operating systems, trying > > different doctypes etc, I finally ended up with this example page: > > http://goo.gl/6oyiGc > > > > Forget about the fact that the links are just to pages; it makes no > > difference, imagine they are files. Now try and download some of them > > with the keyboard. Remember, you're saving the target, not the current > > page. > > "Save link as", not "save as". See the problem now?! > > > > Unfortunately, the developers of Google Chrome think being able to use > > the browser if you're a keyboard user is a "feature request", removed > > the "bug" tag and changed it to "feature request" and lowered the > > priority. > > Even though they agree that it used to behave correctly. > > > > Remember, the menu key should EXACTLY emulate a right mouse click > > which of course blind/keyboard only users won't generally use. Any > > difference is a problem; any difference which depends arbitrarily on > > where in a list of words it is a bug. > > > > So would people mind taking a few moments to "star" this issue to give > > it some weight, and maybe add a comment? > > https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=362147 > > You just need to be signed in with your regular Google/Gmail account. > > > > It's pretty much confirmed as a bug in my threads at > > > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23084579/how-can-i-diff-all-attributes-and-properties-of-two-dom-elements > > and > https://forum.jquery.com/topic/can-i-use-jquery-to-export-compare-or-repair-a-dom-element-giving-trouble-in-one-browser > > > > PS - techy bit: If you're a bit handy with the Blink DOM renderer or > > carry any weight in the accessible browser development community, your > > input is greatly appreciated! > > > > Thanks again. > > _______________________________________________ > > To manage your subscription, visit http://list.webaim.org/ > > Address list messages to webaim-forum@list.webaim.org > _______________________________________________ > To manage your subscription, visit http://list.webaim.org/ > Address list messages to webaim-forum@list.webaim.org >
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