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From: liza.zamboglou
Date: Jul 7, 2004 5:57AM

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So what happens when you have a web-based application which MSUT be
accessible - like an Oracle Form running in a browser window (IE6.0) -
how do you cater for accessibility here if its web based ???

Not sure which set of WAI guidelines should it adhere to ?? WCAG or
UAAG ??
Any ideas on the subject ?

Liza

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From: Shane [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ]
Sent: 07 July 2004 12:39
To: WebAIM Discussion List
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] navigating applets

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Giacomo asked:
Can an html page with an applet be accessible with respect to keyboard
navigation ?


Answer:
I have tried making this possible for quite some time now but it is not
always possible. A work-around is to have a link to the applet where a
new window pops up and only the applet is in the window. This way the
applet gets focus. I am not sure how well this works across browsers and
platforms.

Also to note about applets. Applets can only be implemented successfully
(across platforms and browsers) using the applet tag which is depricated
unless it is compiled using java1 compilers. This is due to IEs
inability to use non MS JVMs when the object tag is used.

As a general rule applets should not be used for functionality which can
be accomplished using other Web technologies. This has nothing to do
with accessibility but rather the problems which arise because of the VM
versioning problems.

With all that said I am not against applets. They provide great options
but they are not robust. They are effectively used in environments where
there exists some control over the users computer (e.g. a company
intranet).


Shane Anderson
Programmer Analyst
Web Accessibility in Mind (WebAIM.org)

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