Re: lynx-dev Link numbering and keypad mode

[Philip Webb]

990216 Laura Eaves wrote: 
> 990216 Klaus Weide wrote:
>> form fields just aren't first class links.  Real links have destinations,
>> you can do commands on them that you can't do on form fields,
>> they make sense when LISTed, and so on.  Personally I don't find
>> numbering form fields very useful, especially for textarea lines.
> numbering form fields is extremely useful
> for blind & visually impaired users,
> as it obviates the need to havigate a screen
> with arrow keys while using speech, braille or screen enlargement.
 
i use it daily to pick items from a pull-down menu in a select field
which chooses sections in the Toronto Star newspaper:
eg i know by heart that  7 Enter Downarrow Rightarrow  gets Business.
LE's addition of form-field numbering, with  123g  &  123p ,
was an enormously useful benefit for jumping around well-known documents.

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