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Re: alternative to use of onChange in select menus

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From: Donald Evans
Date: Jun 9, 2011 7:33AM

The keyboard only user may also interact with the select box (using an
onChange) with the control+enter keys and then Enter to select the option.

On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 9:25 AM, Steve Faulkner < <EMAIL REMOVED> >wrote:

> also note that in browsers other than IE the navigation of the select
> options uisng the keyboard does not cause the onchange event to fire, the
> user having selected an option must press enter to activate the event.
>
> --
> with regards
>
> Steve Faulkner
> Technical Director - TPG
>
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>
>
> On 9 June 2011 13:48, < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> > Use of onChange on a dropdown menu is certainly not a best practice for
> > accessibility, but it is not a drop dead barrier either. Screen reader
> and
> > other keyboard users can use the dropdown if they open it with alt+down
> > arrow, then move to their selection and tab out of the control. The
> problem
> > occurs if they simply try to use the down arrow without opening the
> control.
> > Some folks argue that these folks are simply not using their keyboards
> > correctly.
> >
> > Michael Moore
> >
> >
> >