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Another means of identifying shortcuts is to review documentation. Of keydown, keyup and keypress listeners). Where reliable information from the authors is not available, the presence of shortcutsĬan possibly be identified by checking code (for example, in javascript, the presence Of shortcut keys can often be determined simply by asking involved designers and developers. Where testers have access to the develop team, the existence and nature With a user's ability to interact with the rest of the page.Īn initial challenge for testers is identifying if author-created shortcuts exist,Īnd then determining if existing shortcuts are triggered by character keys without Is only triggered when the select element has focus, and so it does not interfere Next item within the select element that begins with that character. In a select element, it is expected behaviour that pressing a letter key will reposition to the Has focus, then the author does not need to provide an override mechanism. If the keyboard shortcut is only active when a particular user interface component ProvidingĪ mechanism to turn off or reassign the shortcut ensures more users can successfully

Users to alter the character keys assigned in addition to adding a modifer. Involve the ability to add a modifier key such as Ctrl, or authors may elect to allow Shortcuts that are made up of only character keys. To prevent accidental activation, authors must allow users to turn off or reconfigure Or symbol characters) without modifiers, they create challenges for speech input usersĪs well as some keyboard users who lack the ability to type accurately. However, where such shortcuts involve only character keys (letters, numbers, punctuation Some authors provide shortcuts in their applications to allow for faster user interaction. This technique relates to 2.1.4: Character Key Shortcuts (Sufficient).

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