Comments on: form letters http://www.afhill.com/blog/2007/05/25/form-letters/ Accessibility, Social Media, Online Branding, User-Centered Design -- Web Development isn't all about code anymore! Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:21:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Andrea http://www.afhill.com/blog/2007/05/25/form-letters/#comment-2297 Andrea Tue, 29 May 2007 12:20:46 +0000 http://www.afhill.com/blog/2007/05/25/form-letters/#comment-2297 thanks for your thoughts, Jim. The analogy also breaks down when you think about the fact there are also "modes" for navigating through tables. thanks for your thoughts, Jim. The analogy also breaks down when you think about the fact there are also “modes” for navigating through tables.

]]> By: Jim Thatcher http://www.afhill.com/blog/2007/05/25/form-letters/#comment-2236 Jim Thatcher Sun, 27 May 2007 17:02:21 +0000 http://www.afhill.com/blog/2007/05/25/form-letters/#comment-2236 Hi Andrea, Intersting thoughts about forms vs. static pages, but I think the distinction for screen readers is perhaps simpler. When you are browsing a web page with a screen reader you can use many basic keys for navigation, like "H" for headings, "F" for forms. But in "Forms mode" those keys go to the into the form control - typing as I am now in this text area. In browse mode the keyboard is used (mostly) by the screen reader for navigation; in forms more the keyboard is used (mostly) by the browser. Hi Andrea,

Intersting thoughts about forms vs. static pages, but I think the distinction for screen readers is perhaps simpler. When you are browsing a web page with a screen reader you can use many basic keys for navigation, like “H” for headings, “F” for forms. But in “Forms mode” those keys go to the into the form control - typing as I am now in this text area. In browse mode the keyboard is used (mostly) by the screen reader for navigation; in forms more the keyboard is used (mostly) by the browser.

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