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Re: <select multiple> and WCAG compliance

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From: Sailesh Panchang
Date: Oct 24, 2017 7:50AM

I echo Jonathan's experience.
Also hold the control key as one goes up and down with arrow keys and
use space to select/deselect.
Thanks,
Sailesh


On 10/24/17, Jonathan Avila < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>> 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?
>
> 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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