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Re: Skip to Main Content takes a user to a "blank line" above the h1 it's supposed to

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From: Sarah Jevnikar
Date: Nov 23, 2017 2:46PM

@Peter - I've used the handy down-arrow press, but should it really be necessary? Is there any recourse?

@Steve: I am the user testing, and though it's not a huge issue for me as an experienced computer user, I can see it being a concern for more novice users.

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From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Peter Quale
Sent: November 23, 2017 2:57 PM
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Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Skip to Main Content takes a user to a "blank line" above the h1 it's supposed to

Depends what OS you're using too. Mac users, in particular, might not actually focus but the keyboard users will see the page scroll. For keyboard, if the next tab stop lands on the appropriate link or button in the page, then it's fine. With NVDA, I'd hope to find the <h1> right away or maybe after a single press on h or the down-arrow.



On Thu, Nov 23, 2017 at 1:45 PM, Steve Green < <EMAIL REMOVED>
> wrote:

> That doesn't sound like a problem to me - they will hear the heading
> when they navigate downwards. The only way to be absolutely sure is to
> do some user testing, but personally I would focus my resources on
> more important issues.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On
> Behalf Of Sarah Jevnikar
> Sent: 23 November 2017 19:18
> To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Skip to Main Content takes a user to a "blank line"
> above the h1 it's supposed to
>
> Trouble is that if reading stops, it's not clear where you've landed.
> If STMC's activated and all a user hears is "blank", it doesn't
> provide much clarity.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On
> Behalf Of Patrick H. Lauke
> Sent: November 23, 2017 12:09 PM
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> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Skip to Main Content takes a user to a "blank line"
> above the h1 it's supposed to
>
> On 23/11/2017 16:47, Sarah Jevnikar wrote:
> > It appears the target is a region rather than the heading itself or
> > the
> article containing it.
>
> that sounds like expected behavior. You activate the skip, you jumped
> to the start of the main content, then continue using readings keys or
> TAB to move forward from there.
>
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