How do I make jQuery click() event accessible?

JavaScript
1

I am using jquery’s click on a link to trigger an action. I am curious as to how to get it to work with a non-mouse user.

If the user hits the spacebar or enter key while the link is tab selected, the function is not activated.

I remember reading about using bind() but I can’t find the article.

2

use a hover with a timer lol

3

I just tried this with this very page. I added this JS:

document.getElementById('tabz').onclick = function(e) {
  e.preventDefault();
  alert('a');
}

‘tabz’ is the Home link in the navigation at the top.

Pressing “enter” when tabz is active produces the alert. I then tried this:

$('#tabz').click(function(e) {
  e.preventDefault();
  alert('b');
});

It works pressing enter. You must have made a mistake. Why don’t you post your code?

(spacebar just scrolls down the page BTW)

4

Ya, they probably should have named it action or activate instead of click.

5

Oh it does work with enter. Don’t know why I thought it was space. Thanks

6

Space works on some form elements.