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Re: Alt+Down arrow in combo box well known?

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From: Brandon Keith Biggs
Date: Apr 6, 2017 3:54PM

Hello,
I would say only about 20-30% of screen reader users know about the alt+
down arrow. I would suggest autocomplete (datalist). That way rather than
arrowing through 20 items I can just type them. The only time when alt+down
arrow is really useful is when the page changes when I select a new option.
Thanks,


Brandon Keith Biggs <http://brandonkeithbiggs.com/>;

On Thu, Apr 6, 2017 at 10:00 AM, Joseph Sherman < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> Do screen reader users generally know to use Alt+Down arrow in combo box
> to list all possible choices?
>
> We have a giant combo box for Country of Citizenship with 200+ options. If
> the user does not use Alt+Arrow to list choices, the screen reader does not
> tell them "X of 200".
>
> Also it calculates whether to show Country of Birth or Residency Status
> "onchange", which is bad code, avoided if using Alt+Down arrow
>
> Thanks.
>
> Joseph
>
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