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Re: wai-aria presentation roles vs skip links

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From: Nancy Johnson
Date: Nov 15, 2012 8:13AM

Thank you all.
You have answered my question and an interesting discussion This is
a standard global nav at the top section navigation on the left.

Nancy

On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 10:04 AM, Jared Smith < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> 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
> > >