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From: Jim Allan
Date: Mon, May 04 2015 12:25PM
Subject: Caret browsing
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In IE and FF you can turn on caret browsing with F7. In Chrome you need an
extension.
Caret browsing lets a user perform text selections, copy, etc. from the
keyboard. The user can also activate links by moving the caret into the
text of an anchor and hitting enter. The link gets a focus ring. Other than
selection (copy) and link activation nothing else seems to works.
Is the position of the caret available to users (for style sheets - use
like pseudo elements) or developers?
Does anyone know of resources about caret functionality?
Jim
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From: Ryan E. Benson
Date: Mon, May 04 2015 1:06PM
Subject: Re: Caret browsing
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Jim,
What else do you want it to do? Personally I use it on bad days to click on
links, or if the link is single characters, like on wikis.
Off the top of my head :focus{..} still works to modify things. I don't
think you can adjust the visual look of the caret though.
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Ryan E. Benson
On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 2:25 PM, Jim Allan < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> In IE and FF you can turn on caret browsing with F7. In Chrome you need an
> extension.
> Caret browsing lets a user perform text selections, copy, etc. from the
> keyboard. The user can also activate links by moving the caret into the
> text of an anchor and hitting enter. The link gets a focus ring. Other than
> selection (copy) and link activation nothing else seems to works.
>
> Is the position of the caret available to users (for style sheets - use
> like pseudo elements) or developers?
>
> Does anyone know of resources about caret functionality?
>
> Jim
> --
> [image: http://www.tsbvi.edu] <http://www.tsbvi.edu>;Jim Allan,
> Accessibility Coordinator & Webmaster
> Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
> 1100 W. 45th St., Austin, Texas 78756
> voice 512.206.9315 fax: 512.206.9264 http://www.tsbvi.edu/
> "We shape our tools and thereafter our tools shape us." McLuhan, 1964
> > > > >