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<input type="submit" value="Submit" accesskey="s"/>
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<input type="submit" value="Submit" accesskey="s"/>
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--[[JasonBlevins]], March 21, 2008 18:05 EDT
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--[[JasonBlevins]], March 21, 2008 18:05 EDT
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There are also a few thoughts about access keys on the
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[[main_discussion_page|index/discussion]]. The main criticism there it
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seems is that some browsers implement access keys in a way (via the Alt
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key) that allows them to override built-in keyboard shortcuts. I
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believe this is not a problem any longer in Firefox (which uses the
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Shift+Alt prefix) but I suppose it could still be a problem in other
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browsers.
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Another criticism is that most browsers do not display the access keys
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that are defined. The [article][] cited on the main discussion page
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suggests underlining the relevant mnemonic. I think it would be
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sufficient to just list them in the basewiki documentation somewhere.
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[article]: http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/forms/accesskey.html
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It's an unfortunate situation—I'd like an alternative to the
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rodent but there are quite a few downsides to using access keys.
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Tabbing isn't quite the same as a nice shortcut key. There's always
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Conkeror...
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--[[JasonBlevins]], March 22, 2008 10:35 EDT
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