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Re: onchange event in html select

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From: adam solomon
Date: Jan 27, 2011 9:54AM

Thanks guys for the feedback. As Jason pointed out, I was able to navigate
the items after opening the list and then using the arrow keys even in IE8,
but I forgot to try and tab out, and, alas, it fires the select
event.Firefox, of course, gets even the tab functionality correct.
Thanks for setting me straight.

On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 6:05 PM, Jason Megginson <
<EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> On Thursday, January 27, 2011 10:22 AM, Jared Smith wrote:
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> > Is it 'technically' accessible? >Yes. Is it functionally very friendly
> and > usable to many users? No.
>
> I think this is a great statement. Users may be able to open the html
> select list with "alt+down arrow" and navigate (inspect) the options with
> the arrow keys. A user can cancel a selection with the "Esc" key avoiding
> the event from being invoked. However if a user presses "Tab" with the
> list opened the event will fire.
>
> Some users may not know to navigate the lists in this manner. We also
> suggest that an adjacent button (sans onchange event) is the most
> accessible and usable option.
>
> Jason Megginson
> SSB BART Group
> (O):703-637-8964
> (C):703-244-7755
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