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Re: XHTML tab order and Flash

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From: deblist@suberic.net
Date: Aug 18, 2009 8:05AM

On Tue, 18 Aug 2009, Andrew Kirkpatrick wrote:
> Try the example posted with this blog entry to see how it works from the keyboard for you: http://blogs.adobe.com/accessibility/2009/04/firefox_focus_and_actual_links_1.html

Navigating with Dragon NaturallySpeaking emulating the keyboard
and Firefox 3, I have mixed result with that demo. On the one
hand, as soon as I load the example I have some keyboard focus:
I can tab to individual elements although of course I don't have
my usual direct selection options (search-ahead and mouseless
browsing).

But once I follow one of the links and then go back in my browser
to the Flash demo, I've lost my keyboard focus. Not only can I no
longer tab to the individual links, but I can no longer manage my
browser (e.g. by going back in a tab) until I do the usual Flash
escape of emulating mouse clicks outside of the flash page in
order to get money keyboard focus back.

In other words, in my experience, "accessible Flash" still really
isn't.

-deborah