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Re: Best practise for Application mode

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From: Sean Murphy
Date: Sep 26, 2015 2:12PM

thanks for that, I will have a read.
> On 27 Sep 2015, at 5:40 am, Birkir R. Gunnarsson < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> There is very good guidance on this in the last section of chapter 2
> of Using ARIA in html:
> http://www.w3.org/TR/aria-in-html/
> It should have its own entry in its table of contents, but it is in
> section 2.10.
> I could ellaborate, but I think this pretty much sums up all my
> thoughts on the subject.
> I have recommended this role only for a datepicker consisting of a
> grid and a toolbar, where all keyboard interaction is controlled via
> Javascript, and all content is tied to focusable controls.
> Hope this hels, this page really is a must read for accessibility testers.
>
>
>
> On 9/26/15, Sean Murphy < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>> All,
>>
>>
>> I am seeking advice on the use of application mode. I have seen this appear
>> on web pages that I cannot share at this stage. The two situations that I
>> have seen application mode is:
>>
>>
>> 1. Multi Media training material.
>> 2. collaboration sites where normal HTML form controls are being used in
>> Application mode.
>>
>> So is there any guidelines for developer's on the use of application mode in
>> browsers?
>>
>> Sean
>> >> >> >> >>
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