Re: FN-FORUM: accessibility issues... (accesskey mainly)

date posted 6th August 2004 17:31

At 15:54 on Friday, 06 Aug 2004, Luke Perman wrote:

> one other thing bobby is failing me for not having suitable contrast -
> how does it know?? i guess this is why it's a user check ;-) the
> elements on the page look contrasty enough to me! and the page works
> great in a text only browser. (i'm getting quite addicted to viewing
> pages in Lynx!! i dunno why... !)

User checks can't be a fail - you have to decide if you pass or fail - the
user check is triggered to ensure you check...

;o)



>
> lastly, cynthia wants more use of tabindex - though i can't see why i
> have to use tabindex in A tags - surely accesskey is sufficient?


tab index is very useful for people with limited mobility. They can step
through your links with a single key and then click the mouse when they
are on the link they want.

make sure that the tab-index numbering is sensible - and flows properly -
don't jump up and down a visual page with tabindex, just because your code
has links in a different order. also watch out for cut and paste page to
page...

I always try and leave tabindex till last.

accesskey is useful for people who can't see your nav properly and can
type well.


different aids for different disabilities.


hth

Tony