- From: CFIT <joshue.oconnor@cfit.ie>
- Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 21:51:36 +0100
- To: Steven Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com>
- Cc: Jonas Sicking <jonas@sicking.cc>, Shelley Powers <shelley.just@gmail.com>, HTMLWG WG <public-html@w3.org>
Both of those points that Steve raises are the cornerstone of accessible web apps. On 1 Apr 2010, at 21:03, Steven Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com> wrote: > hi jonas, i probably haven't explained myself clearly. > > i think 2 things are needed: > Ability to use a control with the keyboard > when a simple control (button) or parts of a complex control (date > picker) receive keyboard focus the focus state is exposed via an > accessibility API. > > is that any clearer? > > btw > I do not think any of the controls should be removed from the spec. > > > regards > stevef > > > On 1 April 2010 16:54, Jonas Sicking <jonas@sicking.cc> wrote: >> On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 8:38 AM, Steven Faulkner >> <faulkner.steve@gmail.com> wrote: >>> hi jonas, >>> I didn't imply that anything should be removed from HTML5 >> >> Sorry, didn't mean to imply that you did. I intended to ask what your >> opinion was on the subject. >> >>>> I'm curious to hear that you're bringing up programmatic focus. >>>> Do you mean that >>>> it's important that the *web page* can programmatically focus a >>>> particular button in, for example, a date picker? Rather than >>>> that the >>>> user can use accessibility APIs to do this. >>> >>> I mean that focus needs to be provided natively for all native >>> control >>> keyboard interactions by the browser . >> >> Hmm, I don't think I understand fully what you are saying. >> >> Are you saying that "programmatic focus and keyborad operability" >> from >> your initial email is about that these things must be provided by the >> browser to the user via accessibility APIs? I.e. the browser must >> allow the user to use keyboard navigation as well as use other >> accessibility APIs to focus various parts of the date picker? >> >> / Jonas >> > > > > -- > with regards > > Steve Faulkner > Technical Director - TPG Europe > Director - Web Accessibility Tools Consortium > > www.paciellogroup.com | www.wat-c.org > Web Accessibility Toolbar - > http://www.paciellogroup.com/resources/wat-ie-about.html >
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