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It is a lot more complicated to add keyboard shortcuts to your web app than you might initially think, featuring a big honkin' table. #a11ty ericwbailey.website/published/ho...

ericwbailey.websiteHow an accessibility designer adds keyboard shortcuts to a web appKeyboard shortcuts occupy a strange area for web design.

Eric Bailey

@ericwbailey.website

Something I don't touch on in the article is that the real, true answer is to place all control in the hands of the person using your web app. Let people re-bind or remove every individual shortcut you create.

28/1/26, 3:38 pm0 reposts8 likes

Eric Bailey

@ericwbailey.website

28 Jan

Unfortunately, I think it is too tall an order for contemporary web economics—unless you are working on a dedicated app like Discord or a game. And that massively sucks.