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

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From: adam solomon
Date: Jan 30, 2011 5:33AM

Thanks. I tested with Jaws 9 and ie8 and found that if I enter the select
and begin navigating with the down arrow, then in fact the first item fires
the onchange. If I press alt-arrow down to open the select and then
navigate, then the onselect does not fire, until I tab out. Either way, it
doesn't matter. I think the lack of a tab out (w/o event) is enough to fail.

On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 12:34 AM, Dawn wrote:

> 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
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>