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No keyboard conflicts

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Core requirement developing

Custom keyboard commands do not conflict with standard platform keyboard commands or they can be remapped.

Tests

Procedure

For each custom keyboard command:

  1. Check that it does not conflict against the standard platform keyboard commands.
  2. Check that it can be remapped.

Expected results

Key Terms

content author

person or persons responsible for the content presented, including word choice, formatting, images, video, audio, and other elements

custom keyboard command

a keyboard command provided by a content author that is not a standard platform keyboard command

standard platform keyboard commands

keyboard commands that are the same across most or all platforms and are relied upon by users who need to navigate by keyboard alone

A sufficient listing of common keyboard navigation techniques for use by authors can be found in Standard Keyboard Navigation & Operation Keys and Techniques.