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 were also a few thoughts about access keys on the
31 [[main_discussion_page|index/discussion]]. Now moved to here:
33 > Would anyone else find this a valuable addition. In oddmuse and instiki (the only other
34 > wiki engines I am currently using, the edit, home, and submit link tags have an
35 > accesskey attribute. I find it nice not to have to resort to the mouse for those
36 > actions. However, it may not be something everyone appreciates. Any thoughts?
37 > --[Mazirian](http://mazirian.com)
39 > > Maybe, although it would need to take the critisism at
40 > > <http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/forms/accesskey.html> into account.
42 > >> Thank you for that link. Given that the edit link is the first thing you tab to
43 > >> in the current layout, I guess it isn't all that necessary. I have had a
44 > >> a user complaint recently that Alt-e in oddmuse was overriding his access
45 > >> to the browser menu.
49 The main criticism there it
50 seems is that some browsers implement access keys in a way (via the Alt
51 key) that allows them to override built-in keyboard shortcuts. I
52 believe this is not a problem any longer in Firefox (which uses the
53 Shift+Alt prefix) but I suppose it could still be a problem in other
56 Another criticism is that most browsers do not display the access keys
57 that are defined. The [article][] cited on the main discussion page
58 suggests underlining the relevant mnemonic. I think it would be
59 sufficient to just list them in the basewiki documentation somewhere.
61 [article]: http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/forms/accesskey.html
63 It's an unfortunate situation—I'd like an alternative to the
64 rodent but there are quite a few downsides to using access keys.
65 Tabbing isn't quite the same as a nice shortcut key. There's always
68 --[[JasonBlevins]], March 22, 2008 10:35 EDT