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From: John Foliot - WATS.ca
Date: Dec 31, 2005 9:00AM

Tim Beadle wrote:
>
> I think John's subtle advice was "don't use accesskeys", as the
> implementation in browsers is seriously flawed.

Or not so subtle! <smile> Konstantine, I strongly urge you to not use
accesskeys. If you absolutely feel you need to provide this type of
functionality, I suggest you check out Gez Lemon's slick solution here:

User-Defined Access Keys (PHP Version):
http://juicystudio.com/article/user-defined-accesskeys.php
User-Defined Access Keys (ASP Version):
http://juicystudio.com/article/user-defined-access-keys-aspversion.php

Happy New Year All!

JF
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John Foliot <EMAIL REMOVED>
Web Accessibility Specialist / Co-founder of WATS.ca
Web Accessibility Testing and Services
http://www.wats.ca
Phone: 1-613-482-7053