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RE: Access Keys - your collective help is urgently requested!

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From: Steve Vosloo
Date: Sep 13, 2002 6:09AM

Consider this:

Alt+X = Cut
Alt+Y = Redo
Alt+Z = Undo



> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Foliot - bytown internet
> [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ]
> Sent: 13 September 2002 02:45 PM
> To: Aware-Techniques; Webaim-Forum; <EMAIL REMOVED>
> Subject: Access Keys - your collective help is urgently requested!
> Importance: High
>
>
> Pardon the cross posting to members of multiple lists.
>
> A situation has arisen where a large group of institutional
> developers have been recommended to implement a series of
> "Standardized" Access Keys assigned to "Skip Nav"
> functionality across multiple web sites . However, the
> recommendation came without sufficient research, and
> unfortunately 2 of the 3 recommended Access Key commands are
> "reserved" in a major Adaptive Technology application.
> Specifically, they have recommended the use of "Alt+1" and
> "Alt+2". Users of IBM's Home Page Reader may recognise these
> as being "Alt+1 = Headings Reading Mode" and "Alt+2 = Text View".
>
> It's a mess.
>
> An alternate solution must be developed and implemented
> immeadiately, and I volunteered to query this group of
> informed and involved experts for possible solutions.
> Current thinking is to move to "Alt+X", Alt+Y" and
> Alt+Z" (Windows terminology - other platforms generally use
> variants of
> Alt+the
> same), but proper research is required before recommending
> these revisions. Time is of the essence, so perhaps this
> group could assist?
>
> Is anyone out there aware of the 3 newly proposed Access Keys
> being reserved in any current user application? While the
> focus is primarily on web browsing in the broad sense, if
> there is a conflict with another mainstream application this
> information is important as well.
>
> Thanks in advance to all respondees.
>
> JF
>
>
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