Unlocking hidden navigation: access keys
Categorised under: Usability & user-centered design, Web development
Stuart Robertson has written about the value of access keys on web pages. To quote:
ALL YOUR FAVORITE applications have shortcut keys. So can your site, thanks to the XHTML accesskey attribute. Accesskeys make sites more accessible for people who cannot use a mouse. Unfortunately, almost no designer uses accesskeys, because, unless they View Source, most visitors can’t tell that you’ve put these nifty navigational shortcuts to work on your site. In this issue, Stuart Robertson unlocks the secret of providing visible accesskey shortcuts.
[Thanks to pixelcharmer.]
James Robertson is the Managing Director of