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From: Lucy Greco
Date: Aug 26, 2024 11:24AM

hi i play an accessible crossword. The way it works is the word is an edit
field that the user drops into forms mode to file out and then can edit
that field. the arrow keys move from word to word. and the user can change
modes to across or down you could make across one tab panel and down the
other to make this work in html.
The one I use is not html but works great. it's the blind gamers one.
called bg crossword lucy


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On Mon, Aug 26, 2024 at 4:01 AM < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> My guidance here is to use the left and right arrow keys to move across
> the crossword and up and down arrows to move up and down the cells (letter
> edit fields) for the different questions. The tab and shift tab moves
> between the questions. The tricky bit is how do indicate with the tab key
> if you want to answer the questions which are across or down. Some programs
> I have seen on mobile set the layout only to answer questions in one
> direction. EG: A radio button is used to answer only the questions going
> across the page.
>
> Thinking about it, you could use the arrow keys to navigate the whole
> crossword if the right level of information was presented to the screen
> reader and braille user and keyboard users. Scenario:
>
> You have a cross word with 4 across and 4 going down questions. To keep
> things simple. The focus starts on Q1 going across. The right arrow is
> used. When ever there is an intersection with a question going down. The
> user is prompted for this fact. Saying something like Q1 down. A hot key
> could be available to announce the question or you could also ask it
> automatically. The user then could choose to use the down arrow key to
> follow that question until the next across question is found.
>
> Visit this site for some ideas how a guy in Australia built one for
> windows. http://www.omninet.net.au/~irhumph/bgcrossword.htm
>