- From: Victor Tsaran <vtsaran@yahoo-inc.com>
- Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:35:11 -0800
- To: Steve Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com>
- CC: Joseph Scheuhammer <clown@alum.mit.edu>, Michael Cooper <cooper@w3.org>, W3C WAI-XTECH <wai-xtech@w3.org>
I don't think any browsers implement activation of a link via a space key. Only buttons have that functionality. Screen readers are the ones that intercept the space bar to overload the link activation and clicking functions. It's a good question as to why the suggestion was made in the first place. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 15, 2012, at 6:30 AM, "Steve Faulkner" <faulkner.steve@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/aria-practices/#link > > states: > "Link (widget) > > # > Characteristics: > ... > Space or Enter executes the link." > > I don't believe that the use of space is a commonly implemented design > pattern for link activation, do you have any data on which browsers > implement such behavior? > > > > -- > with regards > > Steve Faulkner > Technical Director - TPG > > www.paciellogroup.com | www.HTML5accessibility.com | > www.twitter.com/stevefaulkner > HTML5: Techniques for providing useful text alternatives - > dev.w3.org/html5/alt-techniques/ > Web Accessibility Toolbar - www.paciellogroup.com/resources/wat-ie-about.html >
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