[access-uk] Re: Braille displays and web forms.
- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 18:08:48 +0100
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-----
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> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tink Watson
> Sent: 17 August 2005 17:28
> To: Access UK; Jaws UK; Window Eyes;
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> 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.
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