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Re: Keyboard short cuts and access keys.

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From: Ramya Sethuraman
Date: Sep 23, 2012 7:59PM

Ryan,

Thanks for the response. But, if we just want to enhance accessibility with
keyboard short cuts would using accesskeys be the best way to go
or would we trap certain keys like gmail does and initiate certain actions?
I am not asking if doing this instead of making a site accessible is
acceptable
but I want to do if any standards exist or what keyboard only users expect
in general? In a way, I like the gmail way of implementing the short cut
because
it remains consistent across browsers unlike access keys where you have to
remember the modifier like shift + alt etc.

Thanks,
Ramya

On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 1:53 PM, Ryan E. Benson < <EMAIL REMOVED> >wrote:

> Ramya,
>
> Google and other sites use JavaScript to check to make sure focus
> isn't in a certain part of the page, such as where you type the body
> of the e-mail. If that is true they add key listeners for certain
> keys. Doing this instead of making your site/app accessible is a bit
> frowned upon.
>
> --
> Ryan E. Benson
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 3:49 PM, Ramya Sethuraman
> < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> > Not sure why the google link didn't get pasted correctly, here is the
> > correct url:
> > http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&;answer559
> > Look for the word, shortcut.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ramya
> >
> > On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 3:39 PM, Ramya Sethuraman <
> > <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I am trying to find out if Google's method of implementing keyboard
> short
> >> cuts described here:
> >> http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&;answer559 is the
> >> standard way to implement keyboard shortcuts? Normally, when we use
> access
> >> keys, we would have to use a browser specific keystroke like alt + shift
> >> for FF for example
> >> to trigger the access key. However, if you turn on keyboard shortcuts in
> >> Google, you can just type the letter c for example and you will be able
> to
> >> compose a new email.
> >> You don't need to press Shift + alt + c to compose a new email. Is this
> >> standard?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Ramya
> >>
> >
> >
> >
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> > > > > > > > > >



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