Collection of "skip to main content" & request
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I've created a compilation of the "Skip To Main Content" images hosted on my web site (so there are no ads or anything when you view the images) - at the bottom of this post. UPDATE - Just got 2 more Google Drive, and Oreilly books (see images below) My Discoveries 1. I thought maybe this was only occurring on Brave browser but I have now seen it in MS Edge also. 2. I'm running Ubunut 22.04.4 LTS (maybe this only happens in browsers running on Linux) 3. This "feature" occurs when you've
a. scrolled a bit down a page
b. switch to another tab
c. return to the original page that you scrolled down a bit on.
d. only occurs if the target web site has the "skip to main content" HTML included.Request If you've ever seen this "feature" can you please post back and let me know? I really despise this "feature". It basically offers no help and I don't believe the front-end devs who implement it really understand what it is supposed to do. It's supposed to help, not require more button clicks. StackOverflow when running Brave browser https://newlibre.com/assets/skipToMainContent_SO.png[^] Microsoft docs when running Brave browser https://newlibre.com/assets/skiptocontent_ms.png[^] Github when running MS Edge browser https://newlibre.com/assets/SkipToMainContent_github.png[^] Wall Street Journal running MS Edge https://newlibre.com/assets/skipToMainContent_wsj.png[^] Google Drive on MS Edge https://newlibre.com/assets/skiptomaincontent_googledrive.png[^] Oreilly.com Books on MS Edge
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I've created a compilation of the "Skip To Main Content" images hosted on my web site (so there are no ads or anything when you view the images) - at the bottom of this post. UPDATE - Just got 2 more Google Drive, and Oreilly books (see images below) My Discoveries 1. I thought maybe this was only occurring on Brave browser but I have now seen it in MS Edge also. 2. I'm running Ubunut 22.04.4 LTS (maybe this only happens in browsers running on Linux) 3. This "feature" occurs when you've
a. scrolled a bit down a page
b. switch to another tab
c. return to the original page that you scrolled down a bit on.
d. only occurs if the target web site has the "skip to main content" HTML included.Request If you've ever seen this "feature" can you please post back and let me know? I really despise this "feature". It basically offers no help and I don't believe the front-end devs who implement it really understand what it is supposed to do. It's supposed to help, not require more button clicks. StackOverflow when running Brave browser https://newlibre.com/assets/skipToMainContent_SO.png[^] Microsoft docs when running Brave browser https://newlibre.com/assets/skiptocontent_ms.png[^] Github when running MS Edge browser https://newlibre.com/assets/SkipToMainContent_github.png[^] Wall Street Journal running MS Edge https://newlibre.com/assets/skipToMainContent_wsj.png[^] Google Drive on MS Edge https://newlibre.com/assets/skiptomaincontent_googledrive.png[^] Oreilly.com Books on MS Edge
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I've created a compilation of the "Skip To Main Content" images hosted on my web site (so there are no ads or anything when you view the images) - at the bottom of this post. UPDATE - Just got 2 more Google Drive, and Oreilly books (see images below) My Discoveries 1. I thought maybe this was only occurring on Brave browser but I have now seen it in MS Edge also. 2. I'm running Ubunut 22.04.4 LTS (maybe this only happens in browsers running on Linux) 3. This "feature" occurs when you've
a. scrolled a bit down a page
b. switch to another tab
c. return to the original page that you scrolled down a bit on.
d. only occurs if the target web site has the "skip to main content" HTML included.Request If you've ever seen this "feature" can you please post back and let me know? I really despise this "feature". It basically offers no help and I don't believe the front-end devs who implement it really understand what it is supposed to do. It's supposed to help, not require more button clicks. StackOverflow when running Brave browser https://newlibre.com/assets/skipToMainContent_SO.png[^] Microsoft docs when running Brave browser https://newlibre.com/assets/skiptocontent_ms.png[^] Github when running MS Edge browser https://newlibre.com/assets/SkipToMainContent_github.png[^] Wall Street Journal running MS Edge https://newlibre.com/assets/skipToMainContent_wsj.png[^] Google Drive on MS Edge https://newlibre.com/assets/skiptomaincontent_googledrive.png[^] Oreilly.com Books on MS Edge
:wtf: I've never seen that (on GH/GHE at least) using... Firefox => Ubuntu Firefox => Windows Chrome => Windows Lynx => CP/M (kidding) Just tried it on Edge on Windows for poops and giggles and nothing. You got some sorta plugin installed?
Jeremy Falcon
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I've created a compilation of the "Skip To Main Content" images hosted on my web site (so there are no ads or anything when you view the images) - at the bottom of this post. UPDATE - Just got 2 more Google Drive, and Oreilly books (see images below) My Discoveries 1. I thought maybe this was only occurring on Brave browser but I have now seen it in MS Edge also. 2. I'm running Ubunut 22.04.4 LTS (maybe this only happens in browsers running on Linux) 3. This "feature" occurs when you've
a. scrolled a bit down a page
b. switch to another tab
c. return to the original page that you scrolled down a bit on.
d. only occurs if the target web site has the "skip to main content" HTML included.Request If you've ever seen this "feature" can you please post back and let me know? I really despise this "feature". It basically offers no help and I don't believe the front-end devs who implement it really understand what it is supposed to do. It's supposed to help, not require more button clicks. StackOverflow when running Brave browser https://newlibre.com/assets/skipToMainContent_SO.png[^] Microsoft docs when running Brave browser https://newlibre.com/assets/skiptocontent_ms.png[^] Github when running MS Edge browser https://newlibre.com/assets/SkipToMainContent_github.png[^] Wall Street Journal running MS Edge https://newlibre.com/assets/skipToMainContent_wsj.png[^] Google Drive on MS Edge https://newlibre.com/assets/skiptomaincontent_googledrive.png[^] Oreilly.com Books on MS Edge
Skip to content
It allows users to bypass the navigation menu and go directly to the main content of a page. These links are useful for users who only use the keyboard or who use a screen reader. This is not a useless feature. They make your website more navigable, particularly for keyboard-only and screen-reader users.
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Skip to content
It allows users to bypass the navigation menu and go directly to the main content of a page. These links are useful for users who only use the keyboard or who use a screen reader. This is not a useless feature. They make your website more navigable, particularly for keyboard-only and screen-reader users.
Rohit Teja Maddula wrote:
particularly for keyboard-only and screen-reader users
A screen reader already knows the main content, if the web dev properly uses semantics. If they don't, then chances are they won't for this feature. If you look at the OP mentioning what it takes to trigger this feature, then the user already needs to (in all likelihood) scroll past the main content first, which would negate any usefulness for this from an accessibility perspective for a blind person. Might help the keyboard user though when tab cycling as space bar or page down won't change the tab focus.
Jeremy Falcon
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This doesn't happen on CodeProject? (yay us)
cheers Chris Maunder
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Skip to content
It allows users to bypass the navigation menu and go directly to the main content of a page. These links are useful for users who only use the keyboard or who use a screen reader. This is not a useless feature. They make your website more navigable, particularly for keyboard-only and screen-reader users.
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:wtf: I've never seen that (on GH/GHE at least) using... Firefox => Ubuntu Firefox => Windows Chrome => Windows Lynx => CP/M (kidding) Just tried it on Edge on Windows for poops and giggles and nothing. You got some sorta plugin installed?
Jeremy Falcon
No, definitely not a plugin. I hadn't seen this feature ever either and then I started seeing it in Brave. I actually quit using Brave and switched to Edge to get away from this feature. Alas, I've now seen it in Edge. Again, it is a weird set of circumstances to make it occur so that's why I'm interested in knowing if others have seen it. Also, I've checked the Accessibility options on my Ubuntu settings and I don't see anything that would indicate that it should use this Accessibility feature.
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I (could) agree. Except, why is it occurring for me? I don't use a screen-reader or keyboard-only. I think it _could_ be a useful feature, if used properly. However, it only causes me to have more keyboard touching and mouse clicking. Not helpful.
raddevus wrote:
I think it _could_ be a useful feature, if used properly.
Next pal at the side of the goto's?
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
