[WSG] Question on tabindex
Hello list, I'm redoing my site and have following lay-out: two columns, footer inside main column, content inside main column. The second (right) column is used to provide additional links to various stuff. The main horizontal nav is on top of the columns. Now, what is the best order of the tabindex? Starting with the main nav and ending with the footer links seems obvious, but should the order in between be: content, right column or right column and content? To visualize it: http://www.dzinelabs.com/projects/NewDzine/newdzine.php -- Best regards, Luc http://www.dzinelabs.com Need a website? http://www.w-orx.com Powered by The Bat! version 2.11 with Windows 2000 (build 2195), version 5.0 Service Pack 4 and using the best browser: Opera. When you set yourself on fire, people love to come and see you burn - John Wesley. * The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help *
RE: [WSG] Question on tabindex
Now, what is the best order of the tabindex? Starting with the main nav and ending with the footer links seems obvious, but should the order in between be: content, right column or right column and content? Hi Luc -- I'd suggest you might want to just forego the tabindex completely. You've already got quite a reasonable logical flow within that test page anyway -- one that pretty much anyone could use, based on the order of your source code. Tabindex can actually cause some problems, so we generally just recommend leaving it out. See http://www.wats.ca/articles/keyboardusageandtabindex/62 for a few more details and some test results... Cheers, Derek. -- Derek Featherstone [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone: 613.599.9784; toll-free: 1.866.932.4878 (North America) Web Accessibility: http://www.wats.ca Web Development: http://www.furtherahead.com Personal: http://www.boxofchocolates.ca * The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help *
