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From: Birkir R. Gunnarsson
Date: Nov 10, 2011 8:51AM

As a screen reader user, I have no issues with the auto tab features
if -- and this is an important if -- I am expecting it.
Problems come up as soon as I do press tab to get to the next field,
but auto tab has already sent me there, so I jump to the wrong field,
and chaos ensues.
I find it quite convenient to, for instance, enter phone numbers into
these kind of fields, that way I don't have to worry about where to
put the dashes, or whether to type phone number without dashes etc (of
course this could be done just as well without the auto tab feature).
Basically, I find it somewhat convenient, and not necessarily a
barrier, if I expect it, and I think people need to have the choice to
turn this off.
Assistive Technology, perhaps, should have a feature to block these,
or handle them differently, like screen readers do for onSelect/jump
menus, that is one possible solution.


On 11/10/11, <EMAIL REMOVED>
< <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> Guys,
>
> Usability professionals think that they are very smart and thought of
> including this feature, so that the users can avoid couple of
> clicks/tabbing.
> However they don't think how this feature will lead a accessibility
> barrier for non-visual users.
>
> Even I found this "Irritating Auto Tabbing" thing when I was doing a
> credit card transaction where it requires the card number in 4 sets(each
> 4 no.) of text fields.
> As a sighted user, I managed to enter the card number. But non-visual
> users will struggle a lot.
>
> My Thought - Developers can provide a check box with a label associated
> to it stating "Disable Auto Tabbing" (before the text fields).
> Doing so, this could be usable and also break the accessibility barrier.
>
> Comments, Thoughts, Suggestion...?
>
>
> cheers,
> Saran
>
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