Abandon Access Keys

1 Reasons to Abandon Feature

Access keys only seem to be a helpful service. Actually access keys of ILIAS compete with access keys of the browser used and with access keys of the assistive technology used and access keys of the operating system.
This thicket of access keys diminishes the utility of them.
Typically users are well versed with the access keys of their assitive technology which typically is affording them with navigational efficiency of a tall order.

Please remove

• Administration > Layout and Navigation > Accessibility  > remove tab Access Keys
• Avatar > Settings >  tab General Settings > remove setting"Screen Reader Optimization

2 Technical Information

No technical issues.

3 Contact

• Author of the Request: Tödt, Alexandra [atoedt]
• Maintainer: Killing, Alexander [alex]
• Implementation of the feature is done by: {The maintainer must add the name of the implementing developer.}

4 Funding

Removing the feature from the ILIAS code base might need funding. If you are interest in funding this request, please add your name and institution to this list.

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5 Discussion

Use the following discussion section to express your objections against this request or your consent to get rid of this feature.

JourFixe, ILIAS [jourfixe], 22 MAR 2021 : We highly appreciate this suggestion and abandon the support for access keys with ILIAS 8.

6 Implementation

{The maintainer has to give a description of the final implementation and possible consequences for existing installations.}

Removed Testcases

The following testcases have been removed from Testrail or modified because the feature is no longer part of the ILIAS core.

• There never were any test cases to start with. Thus none were removed. 

Approval

Approved at {date} by {user}.