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

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From: Mark Rew
Date: Sep 13, 2002 6:27AM


On my machine the
alt-x, alt-y, and alt-z do not do anything.
control-x; cut text,
control-z; undo,
control-y; nothing.

I'm using MS-Windows 2000 with Jaws 4.02.
So, I do not have a conflict.

thanks
Mark Rew
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Vosloo" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
To: < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 9:06 AM
Subject: RE: Access Keys - your collective help is urgently requested!


> 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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