I'm not a big fan of access keys because of how they interfere with the shortcuts I've set up in my environment and much-discussed accessibility issues, but when I do use them on forms for whatever reason, I tend to follow the Windows UI standard of underlining the letter in the label that, in conjunction with the Alt key activates the shortcut. Most of the people that are likely to use the shortcuts generally seem to recognize the convention, from what I've seen.
On 6/8/06, Andy Matthews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Damien... > > I like your idea of jumping to the first field in each section. Because > honestly. Who's going to remember every key command for your form? Just give > them 5 or 10 and they'll be happy. > > <!----------------//------ > andy matthews > web developer > certified advanced coldfusion programmer > ICGLink, Inc. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 615.370.1530 x737 > --------------//---------> > > -----Original Message----- > From: Damien McKenna [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 3:01 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: OT: accesskey conundrum > > > Here's the story. I'm working on a series of somewhat long forms > that I'd like to make completely accessible using accesskeys in > addition to other basics (labels, pure CSS layout, etc). The problem > is that I'm ending up with more fields than accesskeys makes sense > for, and there are multiple fields that could/should use the same > key. One idea I had was to have one accesskey defined for the top > field in each fieldset then just let them tab between the different > fields, but that isn't great in e.g. OSX that has fairly crappy > keyboard navigation anyway. So what do y'all do to overcome this for > your accessible forms? Thanks. > > -- > Damien McKenna - Web Developer - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > The Limu Company - http://www.thelimucompany.com/ - 407-804-1014 > #include <stdjoke.h> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:242918 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
