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author | Joey Hess <joey@kodama.kitenet.net> | 2008-03-22 13:57:01 -0400 |
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committer | Joey Hess <joey@kodama.kitenet.net> | 2008-03-22 13:57:01 -0400 |
commit | 3b49868eb98e33204ca52ba944be4023f9f3f821 (patch) | |
tree | b38fdce23e72a92ba3f43cc48845f3c025072550 /doc/todo/access_keys.mdwn | |
parent | 20271cf172ee0c231d94683db70c42acfc9f6b2a (diff) | |
parent | 5ed5babef424d12721bbb5252712de8be9d61035 (diff) |
Merge branch 'master' of ssh://git.ikiwiki.info/srv/git/ikiwiki.info
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diff --git a/doc/todo/access_keys.mdwn b/doc/todo/access_keys.mdwn index d3a09578c..e2bdab97c 100644 --- a/doc/todo/access_keys.mdwn +++ b/doc/todo/access_keys.mdwn @@ -24,3 +24,27 @@ and for forms buttons: <input type="submit" value="Submit" accesskey="s"/> --[[JasonBlevins]], March 21, 2008 18:05 EDT + +- - - + +There are also a few thoughts about access keys on the +[[main_discussion_page|index/discussion]]. The main criticism there it +seems is that some browsers implement access keys in a way (via the Alt +key) that allows them to override built-in keyboard shortcuts. I +believe this is not a problem any longer in Firefox (which uses the +Shift+Alt prefix) but I suppose it could still be a problem in other +browsers. + +Another criticism is that most browsers do not display the access keys +that are defined. The [article][] cited on the main discussion page +suggests underlining the relevant mnemonic. I think it would be +sufficient to just list them in the basewiki documentation somewhere. + + [article]: http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/forms/accesskey.html + +It's an unfortunate situation—I'd like an alternative to the +rodent but there are quite a few downsides to using access keys. +Tabbing isn't quite the same as a nice shortcut key. There's always +Conkeror... + +--[[JasonBlevins]], March 22, 2008 10:35 EDT |