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From: John Foliot - bytown internet
Date: Mar 27, 2002 10:49AM

OK, but why?

Would it not make sense to at least add it to the WAI Guidelines? While it
may not be *Mandated* it would at least be documented and recommended under
an authorative domain; a subtle encouragement to standardize. The W3C
provides and example of the accesskey "in action" at:
http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10-HTML-TECHS/#link-accesskey Even if the code
example they used indicated:<.a href="features.html" accesskey="0"
title="Accessibility Features of this site"> it would be a start...

Microsoft has already "bound" a number of keys to functions, and while it is
proprietory they led the way and most savvy PC folk know the "Control C
Control V" combo (Copy, Paste). If a large enough user body "claimed" a
convention, it would become a defacto convention, no? But somebody needs to
get the ball rolling. If not the W3C, who?

JF

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