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Re: Keyboard Shortcuts

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From: Jared Smith
Date: Mar 5, 2013 10:18AM

That's an interesting combination. I'd think that there could be
potential for inadvertent shortcut activations. Space can be used to
trigger page scrolling, activate checkboxes, etc. And you'd need to
make it apparent to the user what these shortcuts are.

Another thing to consider is screen reader support. When a screen
reader is active, the space bar key event cannot be detected by your
scripting - it is handled by the screen reader directly (unless in
forms/application mode). This means that your shortcuts probably won't
work at all in a screen reader unless you're triggering application
mode - and this introduces another set of complexities and potential
conflicts with existing spacebar norms (such as activating a
checkbox).

This would certainly be best determined through some user testing.

Jared