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From: Jim Allan
Date: Nov 2, 2010 4:54PM

Just tested, H# work fine.
FYI, I am using Jaws 11.
Jim


On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 5:06 PM, D A < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>> For non-form control text between form controls (I have heard it
>> called 'intervening text')
>> you would add a <p tabindex="0">a bunch of text</p> this forces the
>> element to be in the tab order exactly in the place it occurs in the
>> source code. When a user tabs from a form control the intervening
>> paragraph will get a visual focus box to call attention to it, and
>> Jaws reads the paragraph.
>> Using Jaws 10 (you mileage may vary depending on the version of Jaws)
>> the paragraph will always be spoken. Using a <div tabindex="0"> make
>> Jaws 'beep' but nothing else
>
> Good info.
>
> Would you happen to know how <h# tabindex="0"> would work? If that is
> read, then it seems that would then be an OK alternative to the legend
> tag (in the sense that'd it be read).
>
> -DA
>