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Re: Accessible Matrix Forms

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From: Michael Herring
Date: May 11, 2006 8:20PM

> I was wondering what peoples thoughts are on making a matrix
> style form accessible. Of particular interest, is how to create
> explicit labels for the controls on the form.
>
> Due to screen estate and the clients needs, it is not possible to
> break up the matrix into its constituents. The form is dynamically
> generated and depending on the users actions, could have a lot more
> rows (and possibly two more columns) than those listed above.

I'm not sure if this is exactly what you need, but you may be able to
tweak it to your specifications:
http://www.michaelherring.net/access/matrix.html

It's a bit goofy for mouse navigation if you're used to clicking on
labels to active input fields.

-Michael