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From: John Foliot - WATS.ca
Date: Aug 16, 2005 5:40AM

Jan Eric Hellbusch wrote:
> Hi Glen,
>
>> I was just wondering is there a way to make the access
>> key take the person to the page without them having to
>> press Enter to go to the link.
>>
>> Thanx
>
>
> I use a JavaScript, for example the one on http://2bweb.de for MSIE.
> The script is called keypress.js and can be included so that only
> MSIE uses it (see code in HTML on the mentioned page).
>
> A page which uses a bit more accesskey is
> www.barrierefreies-webdesign.de. For example, by using Alt+2
> (MSIE/Mozilla) you will always get to the next page - a "replacement"
> for the not supported LINK element in MSIE. Alt+3 gets you to the
> previous page.
>
> Regs
> Jan

Glena and Jan,

Then of course there is the whole issue of actually using accesskeys in
the first place:

Using Accesskeys - Is it worth it?:
http://www.wats.ca/articles/accesskeys/19

More reasons why we don't use accesskeys:
http://www.wats.ca/articles/accesskeyconflicts/37

Accesskeys and Reserved Keystroke Combinations:
http://www.wats.ca/resources/accesskeysandkeystrokes/38

Link Relationships as an Alternative to Accesskeys:
http://www.wats.ca/articles/accesskeyalternatives/52

The Future of Accesskeys:
http://www.wats.ca/articles/thefutureofaccesskeys/66

For your consideration...

Cheers!

JF
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John Foliot <EMAIL REMOVED>
Web Accessibility Specialist / Co-founder of WATS.ca
Web Accessibility Testing and Services
http://www.wats.ca
Phone: 1-613-482-7053