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From: Mike Warner
Date: Sat, Apr 06 2024 7:29PM
Subject: Interactive video transcript with search feature
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Hi,

I've recently built an interactive transcript feature for our video player
in our courses. Part of this is the ability to search the transcript. All
search matches are denoted by a mark tag. Should I give assistive tech and
keyboard users a way to jump from match to match? I was thinking that they
would jump to the beginning of the segment with the match. Would that be
helpful or confusing? If helpful, are there industry standard keys for
next and previous in search results?

Thanks,
Mike

From: Dean.Vasile
Date: Sat, Apr 06 2024 8:15PM
Subject: Re: Interactive video transcript with search feature
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Providing a way for assistive tech and keyboard users to jump from match to match in the transcript can be very helpful for accessibility. Jumping to the beginning of the segment with the match is a sensible approach. In terms of industry standards, the Tab key is often used to navigate forward through interactive elements, while Shift + Tab is used to navigate backward. You could consider implementing these keys for moving between search results. Additionally, providing clear instructions or a tooltip indicating these navigation options can further enhance usability.
Dean Vasile


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> On Apr 6, 2024, at 9:30 PM, Mike Warner < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I've recently built an interactive transcript feature for our video player
> in our courses. Part of this is the ability to search the transcript. All
> search matches are denoted by a mark tag. Should I give assistive tech and
> keyboard users a way to jump from match to match? I was thinking that they
> would jump to the beginning of the segment with the match. Would that be
> helpful or confusing? If helpful, are there industry standard keys for
> next and previous in search results?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike

From: David Engebretson Jr.
Date: Sat, Apr 06 2024 9:52PM
Subject: Re: Interactive video transcript with search feature
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I'm not sure if AblePlayer has industry standard keystrokes, but they've certainly had interactive transcripts for years. You can find them on GitHub.

When I'm searching for things on a webpage (including a webpage with an interactive transcript) I'll press control+'f' then F3 and shift+F3 to bounce through all of the results. I think that those are probably standard keystrokes for most browsers and assistive technologies.

Cheers,
David

From: L Snider
Date: Sun, Apr 07 2024 7:58AM
Subject: Re: Interactive video transcript with search feature
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I echo David, AblePlayer was very accessible in 2022, the last time I
worked with it.

Cheers

Lisa

On Sun, Apr 7, 2024 at 12:52 AM David Engebretson Jr. <
= EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:

> I'm not sure if AblePlayer has industry standard keystrokes, but they've
> certainly had interactive transcripts for years. You can find them on
> GitHub.
>
> When I'm searching for things on a webpage (including a webpage with an
> interactive transcript) I'll press control+'f' then F3 and shift+F3 to
> bounce through all of the results. I think that those are probably standard
> keystrokes for most browsers and assistive technologies.
>
> Cheers,
> David
>
>

From: Mike Warner
Date: Sun, Apr 07 2024 5:59PM
Subject: Re: Interactive video transcript with search feature
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I did look at Able Player after I built my solution, and theirs works
similarly to mine, where the segments in the transcript are tabbable and
clickable. As such, the tab keys are in use for that function. Able
Player doesn't have a search function in their demos that I saw, but I
found one video player that does and they use the < and > to navigate
search matches:
https://foliovision.com/player/features/accessibility/interactive-video-transcript
I think that I'll implement that. I'll add a note about it in the keyboard
instructions for the video player. I'll also have buttons or links with
button role with those characters.

Thanks for everyone's feedback!

Mike

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From: David Engebretson Jr.
Date: Sun, Apr 07 2024 7:28PM
Subject: Re: Interactive video transcript with search feature
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Oh darn, maybe I misunderstood. I thought you were asking for standard keystrokes for searching while in a browser. I'm assuming your interactive transcript is in a browser. Is my assumption incorrect?

Thanks,
David

From: Geethavani.Shamanna
Date: Mon, Apr 08 2024 4:51AM
Subject: Re: Interactive video transcript with search feature
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It would also be useful if you provide an option to toggle interactive transcripts on/off, as well as the ability to view the transcript as a whole. Interactive transcripts are not ideal for screen reader users.

Geetha

From: Mike Warner
Date: Mon, Apr 08 2024 10:48AM
Subject: Re: Interactive video transcript with search feature
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After re-reading the suggestions, I'lll use F3 and shift-F3 for this since
it's industry standard and expected.

Thanks again,
Mike Warner
Director of IT Services
MindEdge Learning


On Sun, Apr 7, 2024 at 7:59 PM Mike Warner < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:

> I did look at Able Player after I built my solution, and theirs works
> similarly to mine, where the segments in the transcript are tabbable and
> clickable. As such, the tab keys are in use for that function. Able
> Player doesn't have a search function in their demos that I saw, but I
> found one video player that does and they use the < and > to navigate
> search matches:
> https://foliovision.com/player/features/accessibility/interactive-video-transcript
> I think that I'll implement that. I'll add a note about it in the keyboard
> instructions for the video player. I'll also have buttons or links with
> button role with those characters.
>
> Thanks for everyone's feedback!
>
> Mike
>
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