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From: Dean.Vasile
Date: Apr 6, 2024 8:15PM

Providing a way for assistive tech and keyboard users to jump from match to match in the transcript can be very helpful for accessibility. Jumping to the beginning of the segment with the match is a sensible approach. In terms of industry standards, the Tab key is often used to navigate forward through interactive elements, while Shift + Tab is used to navigate backward. You could consider implementing these keys for moving between search results. Additionally, providing clear instructions or a tooltip indicating these navigation options can further enhance usability.
Dean Vasile


617-799-1162

> On Apr 6, 2024, at 9:30 PM, Mike Warner < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I've recently built an interactive transcript feature for our video player
> in our courses. Part of this is the ability to search the transcript. All
> search matches are denoted by a mark tag. Should I give assistive tech and
> keyboard users a way to jump from match to match? I was thinking that they
> would jump to the beginning of the segment with the match. Would that be
> helpful or confusing? If helpful, are there industry standard keys for
> next and previous in search results?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike