Tabbing from Index to topic page

[nata3333]

Hi,

I'm currently using Robohelp 9. I have the help files set so that whenever I open up a help page in a web browser, the index is present on the side. Since the focus of the browser window is on the index panel of the page, there is no way to Tab over from the index window to the actual help page without tabbing through every index item. In order to make my project 508 compliant, I need a way to have the focus of the browser window jump over to the actual help page when selecting an item from the index. Is there a way to trigger the focus to jump to the help page when an item is selected from the index?

Alternatively, is there a way to close the index panel using keyboard shortcuts only?

Thank you.

[RoboColum_n_]

Do you have the Section 508 Compliant Output setting selected in the WebHelp single source layout?

[nata3333]

Hi,

Thanks for your response. Yes, I do have 508 Compliant Output selected, but I still run into the same issue with not being able to tab into the help page from the index panel.

[nata3333]

Hi,

I figured out how to get the tabbing to work, but the screenreader (JAWS) I'm using does not read the entire contents of the help page. For some reason, it only reads the breadcrumb links on the top of the page before stopping. Is there anyway to get the screenreader to read the entire help page?

Thanks

[Peter Grainge]

I'm inclined to think that is more a question for JAWS. First though, it might be worth trying JAWS without 508 compliance, just to see if that makes a difference.

As I understand it, JAWS is a screen reader so it is reading what a particular browser is showing. Have you tried more than one browser?

Also are you testing with the output locally or on a webserver? Maybe that will make a difference.

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