A complex system that does not work is invariably found to have evolved from a simpler system that worked just fine.
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The ACCESSKEY element within HTML 4 and XHTML 1 has long been the subject of some argument. Intended as a navigational enhancement for keyboard navigators, it became apparent that, at best, it was shunned by users and, at worst, could cause conflicts with keyboard bindings in other user agents.
For those unfamiliar with the background, I strongly recommend a perusal of John Foliot’s articles on the subject.
It may have seemed rather quiet around here lately but there is a reason for that. All hell has been breaking loose behind-the-scenes!
One of my most annoying (recent) problems involves my left wrist. Some time in late June, I developed tenosynovitis - a condition in which a tendon becomes inflamed. Having done the whole “rest, anti-inflammatories and wrist splint” thing, I was eventually offered some treatment which involved having a steroid injection into the painful area with a view to settling the inflammation down and I duly accepted.
So a few weeks ago, my wrist was injected with a local anaesthetic, DMI (the steroid)… and something else. The “something else” was bacterial!