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JeffreyRiley-9e
2 months agoCommunity Member
Navigate a grid by keyboard
I am working to make a game accessible. I am using battleship game as the basis. I can navigate by tab key but only from left to right and down. When I go away from the slide and come back, it always...
AaronBurgessAU
30 days agoCommunity Member
I did try using arrow keys once while running NVDA, but I found the left and right arrow keys read out each individual letter. I'm unsure of this is standard practice or just a basic default setting that users often turn off.
I've seen a few games user arrow buttons for accessibility. Not sure if this is common, but it could be connected.
JeffreyRiley-9e
29 days agoCommunity Member
Yes, NVDA does announce the name of the object or an alt text. I have used arrow keys to move around but it is by motion paths.
I may need to use javascript to solve this. I don't see how I can use triggers to go from point to point in the slide and return to that point.
I appreciate the reply. I will need to keep trying things to see how I can solve it.
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