[access-uk] Re: Access Keys on Web Sites
- From: "Graham Page" <gpage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 22:24:52 +0100
Hi Tink and all.
For the sake of giving you an idea of numbers, I am definitely in the
anti-access key camp for a number of important reasons. Others have
certainly highlighted the problem of possibly getting unexpected results
from alt keys because of conflicts. Also, quick navigation keys are not
browser independent as far as I know. Thirdly, with properly written pages,
access keys should not be needed anyway.
Cheers
Graham
----- Original Message -----
From: "Iain Lackie" <ilackie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 8:51 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Access Keys on Web Sites
Tink,
I too would tend to use the screenreader rather than the access keys for all
the reasons given in other posts.
iain.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Logue" <peterlogue@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 1:12 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Access Keys on Web Sites
Hi Tink.
As said by one member already, the only time I use a hotkey is when I want
to jump forward on the BBC listen again player. Other than that, and
probably because the jaws hotkeys do just about all I need, I disregard any
built in hotkeys. In the past I have found you can get into trouble with
using them. For instance, expecting to pull down the view menu with an Alt V
might well land you in a verification box, or an Alt F might land you in a
Find field. I think mistakes like this might well be easily done by web
designers who never ever use keyboard commands, thinking they, File Edit,
View, Favourites, tools etc, are only for clicking the mouse with. Apart
from that, I find the speaking of an alt hotkey command a bit too much when
you are already dealing with the likes of mousover, this page link, visited
link, etc. As I say though, I use a screen reader, I suspect a Zoomtext user
who has speech switched off might have a very different idea.
Peter
From beautiful Helensburgh on the Firth of Clyde.
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Website:
http://www.sightconnections.com/radio/scotland.htm
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Léonie Watson
Sent: 16 May 2006 15:42
To: Access UK
Subject: [access-uk] Access Keys on Web Sites
Good evening,
Please forgive the cross post, but I wanted to reach the widest
audience in the most efficient way.
I'd like to hear from as many people as possible, with your response
to a very simple question.
Do you use access keys when they are available on a web site?
For those of you unfamiliar with Access Keys, they are the keyboard
shortcuts which use the alt key in combination with another key, to take the
focus to a given link on a page. You hear them announced in conjunction wit
the link text. For example, "Home page alt + h". In this example, pressing
the "alt h" key combination would either move you to the home page link, or
activate the home page link, depending on the kind of browser you're using.
I hope this makes sense. There is quite a debate raging over these
Access Keys, with a great many people speaking out for the way visually
impaired people do or don't use them. I'd very much like to represent the
voice of real people, so please give me something to work with and let me
know your opinions.
As always, thank you for your help.
Regards,
Tink.
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