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Re: arrow key navigation in accessible menu

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From: ckrugman
Date: Dec 14, 2010 10:42PM


on later versions of JAWS there is a pass through key where any key that is
used to perform a JAWS function can be bypassed to perform another function
in a particular program. The arrow keys can perform many functions as
needed.
Chuck
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From: "adam solomon" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
To: "WebAIM Discussion List" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 4:27 AM
Subject: [WebAIM] arrow key navigation in accessible menu


> Is arrow-key navigation necessary for an accessible menu?
> To the best of my knowledge, arrow key navigation won't work with Jaws 9
> because those keys are reserved for Jaws (correct me on this if I'm
> wrong).
> If so, and if the answer to the first question is yes, what is the
> solution?
>
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