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Re: <select multiple> and WCAG compliance

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From: Roel Van Gils
Date: Oct 24, 2017 7:18AM

> I've been using shift+f8 for multiselect in IE since 1999. It's a well-documented keystrokes to select non-contiguous items.

Wow! Thanks, Jonathan.

I found a post on MSDN (2008) that says:

> One of the most obscure keyboard shortcuts has got to be Shift+F8, which is used for listbox discontiguous extended selection. Man, what a mouthful. KB article Q301583 doesn't help matters by listing this keyboard shortcut under "Dialog box keyboard shortcuts" even though it isn't a dialog box keyboard shortcut. It's a listbox keyboard shortcut.

(https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20060808-09/?p0203)

The original KB article that's being referenced, doesn't exist anymore.

I'd have to check whether this keystroke is documented in Internet Explorer Help.

Also, if you happen to know a magic keystroke for Chrome and Safari as well, I rest my case ;)

Roel


> On 24 Oct 2017, at 15:09, Jonathan Avila < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
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>> I have been able to select non-contiguous options using Firefox but I have not been able to do so using Chrome or Internet Explorer. Has anyone been able to do so in either of those browsers?
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> I've been using shift+f8 for multiselect in IE since 1999. It's a well-documented keystrokes to select non-contiguous items.
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