- From: James Craig <jcraig@apple.com>
- Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:42:03 -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>
Seems like the "space or enter/return" behavior language was likely intended for buttons, not links. Maybe the language was carried over to links by accident. On Jan 15, 2012, at 5:45 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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