JDK-4638136 : stddoclet: Add ability to skip over nav bar for accessibility
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: tools
  • Sub-Component: javadoc(tool)
  • Affected Version: 1.4.0
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2002-02-14
  • Updated: 2014-05-05
  • Resolved: 2002-09-28
The Version table provides details related to the release that this issue/RFE will be addressed.

Unresolved : Release in which this issue/RFE will be addressed.
Resolved: Release in which this issue/RFE has been resolved.
Fixed : Release in which this issue/RFE has been fixed. The release containing this fix may be available for download as an Early Access Release or a General Availability Release.

To download the current JDK release, click here.
Other
1.4.2 mantisFixed
Description
Skip navigation links 

  Accessibility Priority 3
  Section 508 1194.22(o)  
      "A method shall be provided that permits users to skip 
       repetitive navigation links."
  W3C Checkpoint 13.6    
       http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10-HTML-TECHS/#group-bypass

Note that the Sun Accessibility Program Office says: 
    "These jump-to links can be made invisibl" (sic)
Source: http://solaris.eng/accessibility/508_friendly/preamble.html#1194.22o

When running Dreamweaver test on javadoc, it 
requests a means for speech synthesizers to skip
over the navigation bar in one or more of these ways:

- Include a link that allows users to skip over the 
  set of navigation links. 
- Provide a style sheet that allows users to hide the 
  set of navigation links. 
- Use the HTML 4.01 MAP element to group links, then 
  identify the group with the "title" attribute

In the first choice, the skip link does not need to be visible.  
We can use a hypertext link with no text: <A HREF="#skip"></A>.
The second choice seems rather burdensome for the user, 
as they would need to load that style sheet.
Because the navigation bar is in a table, we could just
mark the table with alternate text, rather than use a 
map.

We could put <MAP> around the table.  This is the example they give:

<BODY>     
<MAP title="Navigation Bar">    
 <P>
 [<A href="#how">Bypass navigation bar</A>]
 [<A href="home.html">Home</A>]
 [<A href="search.html">Search</A>]
 [<A href="new.html">New and highlighted</A>]
 [<A href="sitemap.html">Site map</A>]
 </P>
</MAP>     
<H1><A name="how">How to use our site</A></H1>
<!-- content of page -->     
</BODY>
Comments
CONVERTED DATA BugTraq+ Release Management Values COMMIT TO FIX: mantis FIXED IN: mantis INTEGRATED IN: mantis mantis-b03
14-06-2004
WORK AROUND Name: dk30142 Date: 02/14/2002 ======================================================================
11-06-2004
PUBLIC COMMENTS .
10-06-2004
EVALUATION Needed for 508 accessibility compliance ###@###.### 2002-02-14 I think we have a case that the a"title" attribute be used in a link to skip over a navigation bar (in Javadoc HTML pages): <a href="#skip" title="Skip navigation bar"></a> The navigation links are already grouped by way of being contained in a table. This is simpler and more straightforward than combining <MAP> with a link that is recommended by W3C: <MAP title="Navigation bar"> <a href="#skip"></a> </MAP source: http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10-HTML-TECHS/#group-bypass It is also simpler than including a one-pixel image simply for the sake of using the "alt" attribute: <a href="#skip"><img src="pixel.gif" alt="Skip navigation bar"></a> These facts support this case: 1) 508 accessibility already identifies the "title" attribute as suitable for accessibility text for <FRAME> and <MAP> elements. Source: http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10-HTML-TECHS/#frame-names Source: http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10-HTML-TECHS/#group-bypass 2) The W3C description of the title attribute gives the very example of an audio user agent speaking the title information for a link, as follows: Audio user agents may speak the title information in a similar context. For example, setting the attribute on a link allows user agents (visual and non-visual) to tell users about the nature of the linked resource: ...some text... Here's a photo of <A href="http://someplace.com/neatstuff.gif" title="Me scuba diving"> me scuba diving last summer </A> ...some more text... Source: http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/global.html#adef-title 3) The W3C gives the following example of an empty named anchor tag: "Note. User agents should be able to find anchors created by empty A elements, but some fail to do so. For example, some user agents may not find the "empty-anchor" in the following HTML fragment:" <A name="empty-anchor"></A> <EM>...some HTML...</EM> <A href="#empty-anchor">Link to empty anchor</A> 4) I tested this with JAWS reader on Windows, and it works fine. The default configuration is to read title attributes in links. It says: "Link skip navigation bar" and pauses. If you press Enter, it skips over the navigation bar and continues speaking. ###@###.### 2002-08-22 Also note that the following construct, where the content in <a> elements is empty. is valid HTML 4.0: <a href="#skip" title="Skip navigation bar"></a> [navigation bar] <a name="skip"></a> The DTD for the <A> element follows. The content model includes (&inline;)*, which means zero or more terms (and -(A) means nested anchor tag disallowed). Also, in all cases, "no content" can satisfy #PCDATA. The inclusion of the attribute "name" or "href" cannot change this content model. <!ELEMENT A - - (%inline;)* -(A) -- anchor --> <!ATTLIST A ... name CDATA #IMPLIED -- named link end -- href %URI; #IMPLIED -- URI for linked resource -- ... > <!ENTITY % inline "#PCDATA | %fontstyle; | %phrase; | %special; | %formctrl;"> Source: http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/struct/links.html#edef-A ###@###.### 2002-08-25
25-08-2002