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From: Cohen, Lisa A.
Date: Wed, Jul 17 2002 12:10PM
Subject: RE: MouseOver Menus
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Tim,
I have seen menus where there is dual functionality. Mouseover uses DHTML
to show a little box with several link selections, but if you tab to the
same place (link) and select it (hit Enter) you get an intermediate page
with the same several link selections. This way you have the fancy stuff
with alternate accessible navigation.
Lisa

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From: Tim Harshbarger [mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ]
Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 1:42 PM
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Subject: MouseOver Menus



Hi,

There is a type of web-based menu that people call by different names. I
have heard them referred to as drop down menus, mouseover menus, pop-up
menus, etc. Whenever the user pauses the mouse over a hot spot on the page,
the menu appears giving the user a lis

From: traincrossingsppd
Date: Wed, Jul 17 2002 12:50PM
Subject: Re: MouseOver Menus
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From: Cohen, Lisa A.
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Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 11:58 AM
Subject: RE: MouseOver Menus


Tim,
I have seen menus where there is dual functionality. Mouseover uses DHTML to show a little box with several link selections, but if you tab to the same place (link) and select it (hit Enter) you get an intermediate page with the same several link selections. This way you have the fancy stuff with alternate accessible navigation.
Lisa
-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Harshbarger [mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ]
Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 1:42 PM
To: ' = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = '
Subject: MouseOver Menus


Hi,

There is a type of web-based menu that people call by different names. I have heard them referred to as drop down menus, mouseover menus, pop-up menus, etc. Whenever the user pauses the mouse over a hot spot on the page, the menu appears giving the user a list of links from which to choose.