[access-uk] Re: Braille displays and web forms.
- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 09:50:43 +0100
Hi Tink,
If you look up "Forms" in JAWS 6.2 Help, there is a Topic
called, "Creating Accessible Forms in Word".
Also, suggest looking at the Forms section of, "Command
Descriptions for Word".
George.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tink Watson
> Sent: 18 August 2005 09:21
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Braille displays and web forms.
>
> George,
>
> Thanks, this is all useful information. Do you
happen
> to know what a Braille display would show if the edit
fields
> were not populated to begin with?
>
> Tink.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of George Bell
> Sent: 17 August 2005 18:09
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Braille displays and web forms.
>
> Hi Tink,
>
> In Word 2003, when you tab to a populated form field, the
> text is automatically highlighted. Unless you hit a
> navigation key like an arrow, end or home first, the text
> will be cleared.
>
> You can also "Reset" the form to clear all fields if you
wish.
>
> Oddly enough, only today I sorted out a form for someone,
> hence it's fresh in mind.
>
> George.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tink
Watson
> > Sent: 17 August 2005 17:28
> > To: Access UK; Jaws UK; Window Eyes;
> bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [access-uk] Braille displays and web forms.
> >
> > Good afternoon,
> >
> > Apologies for the cross post. Hoping some
> refreshable
> > Braille display users can help with the following...
> >
> >
> > If a form on a web page contains an edit box, and
> the
> > edit box doesn't have any place holding text already in
> it,
> > can a person using only Braille with their screen reader
> detect that
> > the edit box is present?
> >
> > It's been suggested that unless some text is already
>
> > given in the box, perhaps, "Enter your name here", then
> the
> > box isn't detectable.
> >
> > The second part of my enquiry, if the above
> suggestion
> > holds true, is whether a space entered into the box
would make any
> > difference to the detection of the edit box.
> >
> > To give all this some context, we're trying to find
> a
> > solution that works for audio and Braille feedback
screen reader
> > users. All too often, when information is entered
> into
> > an edit box that already contains some text, the two get
> combined and
> > you end up with something like, "Enter your
> name
> > here John Smith".
> >
> > There are JavaScript solutions that automatically
delete the
> existing
> > text from the box, when the user tabs
> to
> > it, but if you are one of the estimated 10% of Internet
> users
> > without JavaScript, this doesn't help.
> >
> > The next idea was to do away with using any place
> holding text in an
>
> > edit box all together, which is when
> the
> > possibility of Braille users not being able to identify
> edit
> > boxes was brought up.
> >
> >
> > Hope you'll be able to help, these solutions are
> usually all the
> > better for actually talking to the people using these
technologies.
> > *Smile.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Tink.
> > --
> > http://www.tink.co.uk/
> >
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