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From: Elle
Date: Feb 16, 2012 9:48AM

Tim:

Terrill pointed out that low vision users may benefit, and that they often
use a mouse to navigate.
http://terrillthompson.com/blog/161


Cheers,
Elle

On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 11:42 AM, Tim Arnold < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> >
> >
> > >
> > > On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 11:09 PM, Vincent Young
> > > < <EMAIL REMOVED> >wrote:
> > >
> > >> What could end up working out for both parties is an equal compromise.
> > I
> > >> put together a quick example that tries to accomplish that:
> > >>
> > >> http://webhipster.com/testing/accessibility/skip/index.html
> > >>
> > >> I show the skip link when it is focused AND when the mouse moves on
> the
> > >> page. When the mouse stops moving or focus is moved off the link I
> hide
> > >> it
> > >> again. If the skip link is activated, I don't show on mouse move
> > anymore.
> > >> The highlight fades in, holds slightly, and fades out. As a visual
> > user,
> > >> I
> > >> would appreciate this user experience on any business page cluttered
> > with
> > >> content from various interested parties.
> > >>
> > >> Happy to answer any questions.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 4:39 PM, Elle < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > Thanks, Jennifer!
> > >> >
> > >> > This is exactly the article that motivated me to make the business
> > case.
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > Cheers,
> > >> > Elle
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 7:15 PM, Jennifer Sutton <
> <EMAIL REMOVED>
> > >> > >wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > > Maybe this article will help.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Back to Basics: Skip to Main Content Links | Terrill Thompson
> > >> > > http://terrillthompson.com/blog/161
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Jennifer
> > >> > >
> > >> > > At 03:44 PM 2/15/2012, you wrote:
> > >> > > >All:
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >I'm trying to make the case, during our massive redesign project,
> > >> > > > that
> > >> > we
> > >> > > >should provide a visible skip nav link (instead of visible
> onfocus)
> > >> > > > in
> > >> > our
> > >> > > >header, because it was my understanding that low vision users
> could
> > >> > > benefit
> > >> > > >from a skip nav link and they are primarily mouse users (so
> > wouldn't
> > >> see
> > >> > > >the link if it was hidden on initial page load). A few questions
> > for
> > >> > you
> > >> > > >guys:
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > 1. Is this a win worth fighting for? Do low vision users want
> > >> this?
> > >> > > I'll
> > >> > > > go to bat for anything that benefits users, but I just wanted
> > to
> > >> get
> > >> > > input
> > >> > > > on whether it was truly beneficial. I am planning to take it
> > to
> > >> > > usability
> > >> > > > testing soon, but the decision may become political before
> then
> > >> > > > (given that
> > >> > > > it's precious real estate).
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > 2. Does anyone have examples of elegant and design-centric
> > >> > > > implementations of a visible skip nav link? To win the case,
> I
> > >> think
> > >> > > I'll
> > >> > > > need evidence that it can be done well.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >Much appreciated!
> > >> > > >~Elle
> >
>
> I'll be the first to admit that I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer,
> but I'm missing the use case where making a skipnav appear on mouseover is
> helpful. I use skipnavs that become visible on tab for users who may be
> navigating either by voice or keyboard but who cannot use a mouse, but who
> are we serving that can use a mouse to hover over a skipnav link but cannot
> also scroll down the page.
>
> We are talking about a sighted user (can see the skipnav appear) who is
> using a mouse (is capable of hovering their pointer) but still needs to be
> able to click a link in order to anchor down to nav or main content?
>
> Best,
> Tim
>
>
>
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