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Re: Skip links and SEO

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From: Keith Parks
Date: May 2, 2007 7:20PM

On May 2, 2007, at 9:10 AM, Michael R. Burks wrote:

> Again, sounds like we are designing pages for people with only one
> kind of
> disability.

Can someone explain how a "Skip Links" link would be useful for
someone using keyboard navigation (tabbing), the other audience
mentioned in this thread.

In the couple of samples mentioned/linked on posts, if I'm tabbing
through links, come upon the "Skip" link, and hit Enter, the screen
jumps to that spot (Beginning of Main Content), but the Focus did
not, so if I continue tabbing (to get to links *within* the
"Content"), it goes back to where it was (the link following the
"Skip" link). So one has to end up tabbing through all the links anyway.

Or am I missing something?

TIA,

Keith

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Student Affairs Communications Services
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA 92182-7444

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