Make text pop-ups directly accessible or provide an accessible alternative
Rationale
Text pop-ups provide additional information about a field or form. If you cannot navigate to the pop-up using the keyboard, some users will not be able to access the information. In Notes 6, text pop-ups can be accessed using the keyboard if they are coded correctly. Pop-ups are not accessible in R5, so you must provide the same information in an accessible format.
Development techniques
Use one or more of the following techniques to meet href="accessr5.html#cp3.3"> Checkpoint 3.3 from the Lotus Notes Application Accessibility Checklist:
Display pop-ups using the "On Click" option. If they are displayed using On Mouse Over, they are not accessible.
- Open the Hotspot Properties box
- Under Show Pop-up, select the option On Click
In R5 applications, you must provide the content in the pop-up in an alternative format that is accessible. Options include:
- Instead of using a text pop-up, provide a button that displays the additional information when pressed. The button label should be consistent with the text pop-up label.
- Add static text on the form to explain the field. For example, if you wanted to explain the input format
for a date field:
Date: (mm/yy/dd) _________________
Testing techniques
Test the application to ensure that it complies with accessibility requirements.
Tools
No test tools are required to test this checkpoint.
Techniques
| Action | Result | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | In Notes 6, open the document with the text pop-up. Tab to the pop-up to verify
you can access it with the keyboard. |
Pass:
Fail:
|
| 2. | In R5, open the document with the text pop-up. Open the pop-up with the mouse and
verify the same information is available through another method. |
Pass:
Fail:
|
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