NYCPHP Meetup

[Scott Mattocks]

Allen Shaw wrote:
> I agree it's a major feature, and I wonder why it's being deprecated, as I find 
> it incredibly useful (I primarily design targeted applications, not public Web 
> sites).

I think one of the main arguments against accesskeys is that they 
interfere with normal hotkeys in the browser and other applications. In 
particular they can cause problems with screen readers and other 
accessibility tools where being able to use crtl-A for an expected 
operation is essential. If you override that functionality to access an 
element, you have made the site useless to someone that depends on a 
certain action to access a site.

Scott Mattocks