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Re: wai-aria presentation roles vs skip links

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From: Jared Smith
Date: Nov 15, 2012 8:04AM

On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 7:47 AM, Birkir R. Gunnarsson wrote:

> Do browsers show hotkey attributes at all visually

No. Discoverability is a primary issue with accesskeys. That and most
people don't know how to activate them anyway - the key combination
required varies by browser.

Additionally, accesskey would require a "skip" link anyway in order
for the key combination to activate that link.

I think the only place accesskey might be a suitable alternative to a
skip link would be in a web application where the user could be made
very familiar with the shortcuts. And in that case, it would probably
be better to script your own keys (such as "M" for main content)
rather than relying on accesskey.

Jared