1 Access keys (i.e., keyboard shortcuts) can be defined for common
2 features. Something like the following:
11 * S - Save the current page (when editing)
12 * C - Cancel the current edit
13 * V - Preview the current page
15 Then, for example, in Firefox one could press Alt+Shift+E to edit the
18 For links, this is implemented as:
20 <a href="recentchanges/" accesskey="r">RecentChanges</a>
22 and for forms buttons:
24 <input type="submit" value="Submit" accesskey="s"/>
26 --[[JasonBlevins]], March 21, 2008 18:05 EDT
30 There are also a few thoughts about access keys on the
31 [[main_discussion_page|index/discussion]]. The main criticism there it
32 seems is that some browsers implement access keys in a way (via the Alt
33 key) that allows them to override built-in keyboard shortcuts. I
34 believe this is not a problem any longer in Firefox (which uses the
35 Shift+Alt prefix) but I suppose it could still be a problem in other
38 Another criticism is that most browsers do not display the access keys
39 that are defined. The [article][] cited on the main discussion page
40 suggests underlining the relevant mnemonic. I think it would be
41 sufficient to just list them in the basewiki documentation somewhere.
43 [article]: http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/forms/accesskey.html
45 It's an unfortunate situation—I'd like an alternative to the
46 rodent but there are quite a few downsides to using access keys.
47 Tabbing isn't quite the same as a nice shortcut key. There's always
50 --[[JasonBlevins]], March 22, 2008 10:35 EDT