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Re: SPAM-LOW: Re: onchange event in html select

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From: Dawn
Date: Jan 27, 2011 3:36PM

A few years ago I tested this out for myself using IE6 and JAWS to find out how much was true and how much was accessibility myth. I found that the event didn't trigger with IE6 on its own, but when JAWS was running it did fire when I went to the first item.

Hope that helps,
Dawn

On 27 Jan 2011, at 16:52, adam solomon < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> 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:
>>
>>> 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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