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Bug 27654 - Algorithm for selecting accesskey should mention user requirements
Summary: Algorithm for selecting accesskey should mention user requirements
Status: RESOLVED MOVED
Alias: None
Product: HTML WG
Classification: Unclassified
Component: HTML5 spec (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Hardware: PC All
: P2 normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Charles McCathieNevile
QA Contact: HTML WG Bugzilla archive list
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Keywords: a11y, a11ytf, a11y_focus
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Reported: 2014-12-18 15:35 UTC by Charles McCathieNevile
Modified: 2016-01-21 13:19 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Description Charles McCathieNevile 2014-12-18 15:35:00 UTC 
The algorithm for selecting an accesskey from the possible values ignores user preferences. This is wrong - user preferences should be considered before simply analysing key combinations that are assumed to be physically present.
Comment 1 Charles McCathieNevile 2015-06-17 11:55:53 UTC 
This isn't editorial - it affects conformance of implementations by allowing them to do smarter things than the current spec restricts them to doing.

In particular, the current spec directs user agents to process accesskey in a  way that precludes users setting preferences.
Comment 2 Charles McCathieNevile 2015-06-19 14:52:38 UTC 
Waiting to find out how to propose edits to the spec. The proposed edit would be a change to the algorithm described at http://www.w3.org/TR/html5/editing.html#processing-model-4

allowing the User Agent to check user preferences first, and if appropriate assign the key according to those preferences instead of the rules laid down by the spec.
Comment 3 Charles McCathieNevile 2016-01-21 13:19:45 UTC 
Moved to github: https://github.com/w3c/html/issues/21