accesskeys accessibility

[Murray Rowan]

Hi

I want to improve the accessibility of my pages by using accesskeys on
some non-visible links. The method i want to use is:

<a href="#main" style="display: none;" accesskey="1">< img
src=http://eur.i1.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/i/eu/any/a/c.gif height=1
width=1 border=0 alt="skip to main content"></a>

However, using style="display: none;" inactivates the accesskey.

does anyone know how i can overcome this problem?

thanks,

Murray

[Mark Tranchant]

Re: accesskeys accessibility

Murray Rowan wrote:
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> I want to improve the accessibility of my pages by using accesskeys on
> some non-visible links.[/color]
[color=blue]
> However, using style="display: none;" inactivates the accesskey.[/color]

Yeah, I had this too. I use CSS to make the links much less visible -
you could make them completely invisible if you chose.

See my attempt at http://www.billericaybaptist.net/

--
Mark.

http://tranchant.plus.com/

[David Dorward]

Re: accesskeys accessibility

Murray Rowan wrote:

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> <a href="#main" style="display: none;" accesskey="1">< img
> src=http://eur.i1.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/i/eu/any/a/c.gif height=1
> width=1 border=0 alt="skip to main content"></a>
>
> However, using style="display: none;" inactivates the accesskey.[/color]

Why are you trying to hide you Skip Navigation link? Even users of graphical
browsers can find it useful. (You try navigating a webpage using the tab
key, you'll find Skip Nav very useful).

--
David Dorward http://david.us-lot.org/

[jake]

Re: accesskeys accessibility

In message <a1e508d1.03080 60157.71c87462@ posting.google. com>, Murray
Rowan <murrayrowan@ya hoo.co.uk> writes[color=blue]
>Hi
>
>I want to improve the accessibility of my pages by using accesskeys on
>some non-visible links. The method i want to use is:
>
><a href="#main" style="display: none;" accesskey="1">< img
>src=http://eur.i1.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/i/eu/any/a/c.gif height=1
>width=1 border=0 alt="skip to main content"></a>
>
>However, using style="display: none;" inactivates the accesskey.
>
>does anyone know how i can overcome this problem?
>
>thanks,
>
>Murray[/color]

I'm not sure why you want style="display: none;" with an image link that
is already 'invisible'.

regards.

--
Jake

[Bill Mason]

Re: accesskeys accessibility

On 6 Aug 2003 02:57:05 -0700, murrayrowan@yah oo.co.uk (Murray Rowan)
wrote:
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><a href="#main" style="display: none;" accesskey="1">< img
>src=http://eur.i1.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/i/eu/any/a/c.gif height=1
>width=1 border=0 alt="skip to main content"></a>
>
>However, using style="display: none;" inactivates the accesskey.[/color]

Don't do that. You'll just hide the link from screen readers that can
really use it. If you're going to hide it, you may as well not have
it.

Bill Mason
Accessible Internet

http://www.accessibleinter.net/