Re: DHTML Style Guide - proposed behavior for Rich Text Editor

I agree.

JOn


---- Original message ----
>Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:18:40 -0500
>From: Joseph Scheuhammer <clown@utoronto.ca>  
>Subject: Re: DHTML Style Guide - proposed behavior  for Rich Text Editor  
>To: Jon Gunderson <jongund@uiuc.edu>, wai-xtech@w3.org
>Cc: Becky Gibson <Becky_Gibson@notesdev.ibm.com>
>
>
>Becky, Jon,
>
>Jon wrote:
>> Isn't it important for speech users to know about disabled controls in a Toolbar.  If disabled controls are taken out of the keyboard navigation, how will screen reader user know they are there?
>Indeed.  What is needed is the ability to navigate among all controls, 
>included disabled ones -- tools in toolbars, menu items in menus, menus 
>in menu bars, and so on.  And, there should be the audio equivalent of 
>that tool being "greyed out", indicating that it is disabled.
>
>But, this should be limited to navigation and exploration.  Obviously, 
>disabled controls shouldn't activate.
>
>-- 
>;;;;joseph
>
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>
>
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