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Re: table paging

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From: ckrugman
Date: Feb 4, 2011 3:48PM

usually with screen reader users in a dropdown menu they can type the
appropriatae page number once they are on the menu and it will take them to
the appropriate page so as to not have to use the arrow keys.
Chuck
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From: "adam solomon" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
To: "WebAIM Discussion List" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 2:19 AM
Subject: [WebAIM] table paging


> What is the best way to implement a simple yet accessible paging. The two
> standard ways I see all over the place are:
> 1. set of numbers, each one a link to that particular numbered page, with
> arrow links to navigate to different sets of pages.
> 2. dropdownlist with all the pages, and a button next to it - choose the
> page number and press go.
>
> I personally prefer the second option - simple and to the point, and
> easier
> to markp up correctly. Yet, I am worried about a situation where there are
> many pages (500) and a keyboard user would have to navigate all the way
> down
> with arrow keys. The truth is that this is a problem even in the numbering
> paging - the user would have to suffer a number of postbacks before
> getting
> to the correct set of pages.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
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