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From: Don Raikes
Date: Jul 17, 2020 12:53PM


According to the google chrome support pageat :
https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/157179?hl=en

Goto the top of the page the keystroke is <home> but that doesn't seem to work unless it is just setting the visual focus and not the actual keyboard focus point.

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Green < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Sent: Friday, July 17, 2020 9:25 AM
To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Short cut keys

I am not aware of any keyboard shortcuts that move the focus to the top or bottom of the page, although Alt+D moves the focus to the Address Bar. From there it's easy to get to the top or bottom of the page.

Steve


-----Original Message-----
From: WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > On Behalf Of Don Mauck
Sent: 17 July 2020 17:04
To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Short cut keys

Is there a solution? I take it that the Control + home doesn't work either.


Regards:

Don Mauck | Senior Accessibility Evangelist | Accessibility Program Office | (APO)

303.334.4184
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-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Green < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Sent: Friday, July 17, 2020 10:01 AM
To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Short cut keys

The Home and End keys scroll the page to the top and bottom, but the focus does not move. They are therefore of limited use to people using keyboard navigation.

Steve Green
Managing Director
Test Partners Ltd


-----Original Message-----
From: WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > On Behalf Of Swift, Daniel P.
Sent: 17 July 2020 16:56
To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Short cut keys

Hmmm - I just tried in FF, Chrome, IE11, and Edge and 'home' works as I would expect ('end' as well).

Dan Swift
Senior Web Specialist
University Communications and Marketing
West Chester University
610.738.0589

From: WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > On Behalf Of Don Mauck
Sent: Friday, July 17, 2020 11:52 AM
To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Short cut keys

Thank you, what troubles me is that I'm being told that it no longer works that way in Browsers.


Regards:

Don Mauck | Senior Accessibility Evangelist | Accessibility Program Office | (APO)

303.334.4184
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-----Original Message-----
From: Swift, Daniel P. < <EMAIL REMOVED> <mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> >>
Sent: Friday, July 17, 2020 9:49 AM
To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> <mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> >>
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Short cut keys

The 'home' key has always worked well for me (outside of AT). I thought when I tested with VO the home key worked as well.

Dan Swift
Senior Web Specialist
University Communications and Marketing
West Chester University
610.738.0589

From: WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> <mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> >> On Behalf Of Don Mauck
Sent: Friday, July 17, 2020 11:40 AM
To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> <mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> >>
Subject: [WebAIM] Short cut keys

As a JAWS and NVDA user, I've always used control + home to get to the top of a page in Browsers. I also thought that keystroke also worked outside of Assistive Technology.

That assumption apparently is not true. So, I've been looking on different sites for consistent keystrokes to get to the top of the page. What am I missing?





Regards:



Don Mauck | Senior Accessibility Evangelist | Accessibility Program Office | (APO)



303.334.4184

HYPERLINK "mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> @oracle.com


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