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Re: Would pressing enter on a radiobutton in a <form > with onsubmit event be called under 3.2.2 ?

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From: Birkir R. Gunnarsson
Date: Sep 10, 2014 2:58PM

Oh cool, I will go and find that particular phrase.
I want to be sure I have a consistent approach to these types of
things going forward, and make the right decision.
Thanks
-Birkir


On 9/10/14, Jonathan Avila < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> User errors are still considered user initiated. I know the user agent
> accessibility guidelines specifically call similar scenarios out.
>
> Jonathan
>
>> On Sep 10, 2014, at 4:51 PM, "Birkir R. Gunnarsson"
>> < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>>
>> Greetings everyone!
>>
>> In keyboard only testing I realized that if you press enter on a
>> radiobutton in a form with a submit button and onsubmit attribute
>> triggers the submition of that form.
>> radiobuttons should only be checked using the spacebar key but it is
>> quite likely that some users may try to check radiobuttons using the
>> enter key.
>>
>> Would this be a violation of 3.2.2 (on input), or just expected
>> browser behavior?
>> I tested in Firefox and IE, same result.
>> Cheers
>> -B
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>> >> >> > > > >


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