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Re: Speaking of "Skip to" links

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From: Seth Rothberg
Date: Dec 13, 2004 4:56PM


On Dec 13, 2004, at 2:51 PM, jim wrote:

>
> Visual focus is working but "input focus" is not. Check out
> http://jimthatcher.com/skipnav.htm for a discussion of problems with
> input
> focus and skip links.

Hi Jim,

Your article was just the thing I needed. Many thanks,

Seth


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: sethmr [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ]
> Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 12:28 PM
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> Subject: [WebAIM] Speaking of "Skip to" links
>
>
> I'm working on a site template that has a "skip to" link that's acting
> funny when my friend tests it in JAWS 4.5. The problem is that when she
> chooses the "Skip Menu" link it takes here to the area right around the
> target, not the target itself. I'd appreciate it if some folks would
> take a look at my code and/or report their experience with the page in
> JAWS.
>
> The link comes up early on page and is called "Skip Menu." It's
> supposed to take you to an header which contains the text "What's
> New". Is there something I've done wrong in the code (I hope so) or is
> this something that JAWS is doing on its own?
>
> The page is: http://www.joneslibrary.org/newbanner13.html
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Seth
>
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