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Bug 26574 - Mapping j and k keys for outline navigation may imply QWERTY layout. It's probably better to mentio [...]
Summary: Mapping j and k keys for outline navigation may imply QWERTY layout. It's pr...
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: WHATWG
Classification: Unclassified
Component: HTML (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Hardware: Other other
: P3 normal
Target Milestone: Unsorted
Assignee: Ian 'Hixie' Hickson
QA Contact: contributor
URL: http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/...
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Reported: 2014-08-13 19:24 UTC by contributor
Modified: 2014-09-15 22:47 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Description contributor 2014-08-13 19:24:53 UTC 
Specification: http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/multipage/semantics.html
Multipage: http://www.whatwg.org/C#exposing-outlines-to-users
Complete: http://www.whatwg.org/c#exposing-outlines-to-users
Referrer: http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/multipage/dom.html

Comment:
Mapping j and k keys for outline navigation may imply QWERTY layout.  It's
probably better to mention a more inclusive example instead or make the
implication more explicit: convenient adjacent keys such as j and k in QWERTY
layout.

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Comment 1 Ian 'Hixie' Hickson 2014-08-18 20:45:25 UTC 
As a DVORAK user myself, I agree. But it's just an example. And it's not like anyone actually supports us anyway...