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From: Nahidi, Jinkuk
Date: Fri, Jun 20 2014 11:57AM
Subject: Space key usage versus enter key for interactive elements
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Question:

Without any guidance of keyboard defined interactions, do keyboard users use space key to interact with elements that are interactive?

What I am currently doing is creating a data-clickable attribute which defines the ability for the element if not an interactive element to now have the tab-index and have enter key support.

I can easily also add the key code of space, but I just wanted to know if that is a common interaction for keyboard users to use space over enter or vice versa.

Would a user just use a space bar on any element that is interactive? (For non-form fields that are interactive)

Jinkuk

PS --> I want to say thank you for everyone who contributes their accessibility knowledge to everyone else! These conversations are very insightful.

From: Steve Faulkner
Date: Fri, Jun 20 2014 2:03PM
Subject: Re: Space key usage versus enter key for interactive elements
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On 20 June 2014 18:57, Nahidi, Jinkuk < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:

> Without any guidance of keyboard defined interactions, do keyboard users
> use space key to interact with elements that are interactive?


depends on the control, the common default keystroke to activate a button
orcheckbox is the space key, so keyboard users expect a button or checkbox
to be able to be activated with the space key.

Screen readers such as JAWS announce a hint to users when a button receives
focus
these (old) tests may provide some insight
http://files.paciellogroup.com/blogmisc/user-input-widgets.html
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From: Birkir R. Gunnarsson
Date: Sun, Jun 22 2014 6:10AM
Subject: Re: Space key usage versus enter key for interactive elements
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spacebar is used -
- to check checkboxes,
- to select items in a dropdown list where multiple selections are
allowed (I generally recommend not using that interface component if
it can be avoided, I recommend a set of checkboxes over that
interface).

- to select radiobuttons
- )along with enter key= to activate buttons

enter is used
- to activate links
- (along with spacebar) to activate buttons

I have seen cases where the enter key is coded to check radiobuttons,
but I am not a fan of that interaction pattern, it is definitely not
what I consider to be standard.

Arrow keys are used)
- to move between radiobuttons within a common fieldset
- to cycle between tabs in a tab interface (this must be implemented
via JavaScript)
- to move between choices in dropdown lists

Just remember to assign the appropriate ARIA role to any div or span
that simulates an interactive control (and, of course, to use native
controls whenever possible).

You can put a tabindexö="0" on a heading and support enter and
spacebar keys, but the user will have no idea that he can click on it
unless it is visually mapped as a link or a button and the
corresponding ARIA role (link, button) is also added.
hth
-B


On 6/20/14, Steve Faulkner < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> On 20 June 2014 18:57, Nahidi, Jinkuk < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
>
>> Without any guidance of keyboard defined interactions, do keyboard users
>> use space key to interact with elements that are interactive?
>
>
> depends on the control, the common default keystroke to activate a button
> orcheckbox is the space key, so keyboard users expect a button or checkbox
> to be able to be activated with the space key.
>
> Screen readers such as JAWS announce a hint to users when a button receives
> focus
> these (old) tests may provide some insight
> http://files.paciellogroup.com/blogmisc/user-input-widgets.html
> --
>
> Regards
>
> SteveF
> HTML 5.1 <http://www.w3.org/html/wg/drafts/html/master/>;
> > > >


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