Directives
15.1 Ensure thorough keyboard navigation and interaction.
Depending on the type of program you’re creating, it might not be possible to provide keyboard accessibility for all functions that are accessible with the mouse. However, a user should be able to navigate your program without a mouse. This means that your menus should support shortcut keys and access keys. For more information on these methods of keyboard access, refer to Chapter 14, “Interface Design.”
In addition to making your menus keyboard-friendly, you must also make it possible for users to use the keyboard to easily navigate the controls of every form and dialog box. Furthermore, it should be possible for a user to accept or reject changes in a dialog box via the ...
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