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