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Tabindex At Your Peril
Tabindexing allows a designer to specify the order in which links or controls receive focus on a page when using the TAB key to move around. For example: <ul> <li><a href=”one.html” tabindex=”1″>Item 1</a></li> <li><a href=”two.html” tabindex=”2″>Item 2</a></li> </ul> Elements on a page that do not have an associated tabindex will have a ‘natural’ ordering (ie [...]
Firefox 2.0: The Right Change In The Wrong Way
Firefox 2.0 introduces some changes in its default keyboard mapping compared to previous versions. Specifically, where keyboard navigators might have previously used: ALT + A.N.Other Key to activate a site facility that had an accesskey assigned to it, they’ll now have to use: ALT + Shift + A.N.Other Key
Mouseless Browsing: new version
The latest version of the Firefox plugin ‘Mouseless Browsing’ (version0.4.1) is available from the author’s web site. Thus far, it seems to work well in Firefox 1.5 although there are some features that you should be aware of.
Ain’t Life Fun?
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 [...]
“Switch To Firefox”
Switching to Firefox from another open application, using Dragon, can be extremely difficult as, normally, the Firefox window defaults to the title of the web page currently loaded. Not only does this mean that you have to do try and dictate something like: switch to web-page-with-incredibly-long-name but, 9 times out of 10, you can’t even [...]
Stop Firefox Blipping
If you’re using Dragon with Firefox, it is likely that you are being driven mad by the persistent “blipping” sound emanating from the Find box every time you mis-dictate a link or phrase. Believe it or not, this is considered to be a feature of Firefox’s “Find As You Type” accessibility option. If you try [...]