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arthurf96816329
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September 1, 2015
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How do you get the tabbed buttons on screen to highlight? This is important for 508.

  • September 1, 2015
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Am I missing the function that allows button on screen to highlight on screen when I tab through the buttons? This is important for 508 compliance. The toolbar buttons highlight no problem. The rollover options do not work with tabbing.

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Justenuf2bdangerous
Justenuf2bdangerous
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September 29, 2015

Go to File>Publish Settings. for reasons unknown to rational beings, Adobe has set the default setting to hide the selection rectangle you need for accessibility:

Uncheck the box and your interactives will now be highlighted as you tab through. The bad news? Adobe has set the default color (which can only be changed by diving into the .css files) to pale blue. Apparently, a high contrast color as required by 508 standards is too much to ask for (although i have, repeatedly, done just that)

Justenuf

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    ephraimross47
    Participant
    January 31, 2018

    Thanks Justenuf, this was super helpful!

    RodWard
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    RodWardCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    September 1, 2015

    I'm curious.  Where in the 508 compliance rules does it state that rollovers need to be highlighted in a given colour?

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    arthurf96816329Author
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    September 1, 2015

    When you tab through all of the available options, it provides no indicator on any button screens which one you are on.

    RodWard
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    RodWardCommunity Expert
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    September 2, 2015

    I agree that 508 is for more than blind users, but these standards are also used as guidelines for everything from a document to a software app to video movies. Some parts are simply NOT meant to be applied indiscriminately to e-learning.  I find this whole Accessibility area is unfortunately full of misinformation.

    You speak about '508' and then list WCAG sections.  I sincerely hope you are not being required to meet BOTH accessibility standards?  If you're in the USA then only one (508) is likely required.

    You can compare the two competing standards here on Jim Thatcher's site: Comparison WCAG and Section 508 Web

    You can check Adobe's Accessibility page here to see which parts of 508 1194.22 would be applicable to Captivate (the application) and it's output (the HTM/SWF or HTML5).  You'll find Adobe clearly states that both the app and its output support this section BUT WITH EXCEPTIONS.


    By the way, the highlight colors on the Captivate playbar are also unlikely to be deemed 508 compliant if your tester decides to look at the aspect of having sufficient contrast with the background.

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