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Re: skip-nav tabindex setfocus etc.

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From: Christian Heilmann
Date: Mar 14, 2006 2:10PM

> I'd like to hear opinions on the following:
>
> Providing the skip-nav capacity as described in Section 508 1194.22(o) is
> most often implemented as an invisible pixel with an alt attribute. This
> works fine for screen reader users, but for low-vision users of
> magnification software isn't really of much help. I am thinking of first
> recommending that skip-nav links be visible, second that for non-scrolling
> pages, why not just use setfocus and put focus where it should go, or use
> tabindex=1 to jump to the content--saves keystrokes.

100% ACK on keeping skip links visible and real text links. This also
helps sighted users that have to use a keyboard.

Not too sure on setfocus and tabindex, as they are actually tools to
help the navigation of forms and not links.

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