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WebIntelligence Appendix - Universal Access Java Applet Keyboard Options

 

Overview

  • This appendix explains the keyboard access shortcuts, using the tab key or a combination of keys, to navigate through WebIntelligence. These shortcuts, available with the Universal Access Java applet, offer an alternative to using a mouse.
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General Information

  • It is not necessary to activate the Universal Access Java applet to view and refresh reports.
  • InfoView and WebIntelligence have:
    • keyboard replacement of mouse actions
    • screen reader accessibility
    • high contrast colors
    • alternative descriptions for images
  • Windows client and Internet Explorer Browser accessibility is fully supported.
  • JDK 1.3 must be installed to use the Universal Access Java applet.
  • Charts are not available to screen readers. This includes bar, line, surface, area, pie, volume, doughnut, polar, and simple scatter charts.

Note: For instructions on activating the Universal Access Java applet, refer to Appendix A in the InfoView User’s Guide. Creating a document with the Universal Access Java applet is similar to creating a document with the Light Java applet.

Keyboard Options

Tab Key

To navigate in WebIntelligence you will most often use the Tab key. The tab order in the WebIntelligence panels was chosen in accordance with Java standards, which state that the tab order should start at the top left-most control. The tab order in most cases goes from left to right, top to bottom. When using the Java applet, the tab order will be what is most logical for the user.

For example, the Results tab, the default page, has the following tab order:

  • the Classes and Objects panel
  • the report definition (Section, Block, and Custom Scope of Analysis)
  • the Web Panel toolbar options
  • the other available panels (Conditions and Settings)
  • the lower buttons (Save and Close, Apply Format, and Run Query)

Applet Frame Keyboard Options

To get from one frame to another:

Press  To
CTRL+ TAB Tab between the applet frames, the top and navigation bars, and the URL address bar.
TAB Move between applet frames or select the first feature in a frame, which in the Results tab is the All Objects list box.

Keyboard Options for Changing Tab Panels

* Results tab

The following keyboard options are available with the Results tab:

Press To
TAB Advance to the Conditions tab.
SHIFT+TAB Return to the previous tab stop.
SPACE, ENTER Open the Results tab.

* Conditions tab

The following keyboard options are available with the Conditions tab:

Press To
TAB Advance to the Settings tab.
SHIFT+TAB Return to the Results tab.
SPACE, ENTER Open the Conditions tab.

* Settings tab

The following keyboard options are available with the Settings tab:

Press To
TAB Advance to Save and Close.
SHIFT+TAB Return to the Conditions tab.
SPACE, ENTER Open the Settings tab.

Save and Run Query Keyboard Options

* Save and Close button

The following keyboard options are available with Save and Close:

Press To
TAB Advance to Apply Format, if available, otherwise you advance to Run Query.
SHIFT+TAB Return to the Settings tab.
SPACE, ENTER Save and close the applet.

* Apply Format button

The following keyboard options are available with Apply Format:

Press To
TAB Advance to Run Query.
SHIFT+TAB Return to Save and Close.
SPACE, ENTER Apply any format changes to the report.

* Run Query button

The following keyboard options are available with Run Query:

Press To
TAB Return to the beginning of the tab order. In the Report tab, for example, this would be the All Objects list box.
SHIFT+TAB Return to the Apply Format button, if available, otherwise you return to Save and Close.
SPACE, ENTER Run the query.

The Web Panel Toolbar

* Show SQL Icon 

The Show SQL icon is available in the Results tab. The following keyboard options are available:

Press To
TAB Advance to the Help icon.
SHIFT+TAB Return to the Custom Scope of Analysis zone. If it is not open, then you return to the block zone.
SPACE,ENTER Open the SQL window. The OK button is highlighted by default.

SQL window

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The tab order is:

  • the text entry area
  • the OK button
  • the Cancel button

The following keyboard options are available for the SQL window:

Press To
TAB, SHIFT+TAB Place the cursor in front of the word SELECT in the text entry area. See the next table for the text entry area keyboard options.
SPACE, ENTER Close the window.

The following keyboard options are available for the text entry area:

Press To
TAB, SHIFT+TAB Continue to the OK button.
UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT ARROWS Moves cursor placement.
SHIFT+
UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT ARROWS		 Select while moving cursor.
CTRL+A Select All.
CTRL+C Copy.
CTRL+X Cut.
CTRL+V Paste.
CTRL+Z Undo.
DELETE Delete.

* Help Icon 

This icon is available in the Results and Conditions tab . The following keyboard options are available:

Press To
TAB Advance to the Scope of Analysis icon.
SHIFT+TAB Return to the Show SQL icon.
SPACE, ENTER Open/close Help.

* Scope of Analysis Icon 

This icon is only available in the Results tab. The following keyboard options are available:

Press To
TAB Advance to the Section icon.
SHIFT+TAB Return to the Help icon.
SPACE, ENTER Open/close the Custom Scope of Analysis zone.

* Section and Block/Query Conditions Icon

In the Results tab, this button is called the Section and Block icon and the following keyboard options are available:

Press To
TAB Advance to the Block Type icon.
SHIFT+TAB Return to the Scope of Analysis icon.
SPACE, ENTER Toggle between the Section and Block and Section only work areas.

In the Conditions tab, this button is called the Query Conditions icon and the following options are available:

Press To
TAB Advance to the Help icon.
SHIFT+TAB Return to the Document filters zone.
SPACE, ENTER Open/Close the Query Conditions panel.

* Block Type Icon

This icon is only available in the Results tab. The following keyboard options are available:

From To
TAB Advance to the Add Ascending Sort icon.
SHIFT+TAB Return to the Section and Block icon.
SPACE, ENTER Open the Block Type popup window.

Block Type window

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The tab order is as follows:

  • the block formats available for a block type, with the default on the block type currently being used
  • the OK button
  • the Cancel buttons
  • the block type buttons

Note: When you navigate within the block type formats, screen readers may not read the names.

The following keyboard options are available for the Block Type window:

Press To
TAB Advance to the next block, block type, or button according to the tab order.
SHIFT+TAB Return to the previous block, block type, or button according to the tab order.
SPACE, ENTER
  • If on block, select block.
  • If on block type, select block type. The available blocks are displayed below the block buttons.
  • If on OK, save your selection and return to the Results tab.
  • If on Cancel, cancel window and return to the Results tab.

* Add Ascending Sort Icon

This icon is only available in the Results tab. The following keyboard options are available:

Press To
TAB Advance to the Add Descending Sort icon.
SHIFT+TAB Return to the Block Type icon.
SPACE, ENTER Apply an ascending sort on the selected object.

* Add Descending Sort Icon

This icon is only available in the Results tab. The following keyboard options are available:

Press To
TAB Advance to the Add Break icon.
SHIFT+TAB Return to the Add Ascending Sort icon.
SPACE, ENTER Apply an descending sort on the selected object.

* Add Break Sort Icon

This icon is only available in the Results tab. The following keyboard options are available:

Press To
TAB Advance to the Add Calculation icon.
SHIFT+TAB Return to the Add Descending Sort icon.
SPACE, ENTER Apply a break to the selected object.

* Add Calculation Icon

This icon is only available in the Results tab. The following keyboard options are available:

Press To
TAB Advance to the Add Filter icon.
SHIFT+TAB Return to the Add Break icon.
SPACE, ENTER Apply a calculation to the selected object.

* Add Filter Icon

This icon is only available in the Results tab. The following keyboard options are available:

Press To
TAB Advance to the Conditions tab.
SHIFT+TAB Return to the Add Calculation icon.
SPACE, ENTER Open the Conditions tab with selected object as the beginning of the filter, and the cursor on the operator type list box.

 

The Results Tab

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When you open the Java applet, the Results Tab appears by default. The tab order is as follows:

  • the Classes and Objects panel
  • the report definition (Section, Block, and Custom Scope of Analysis)
  • the option icons
  • other available tabs (Conditions and Settings)
  • the lower buttons (Save and Close, Apply Format, and Run Query)

Classes and Objects Panel Keyboard Options

The Classes and Objects panel contains the objects and measures used to create a report.

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The following keyboard options are available:

Press To
TAB Navigate to the Classes and Objects panel title when first opening the Java applet.
SHIFT+TAB Navigate to the previous tab order selection.
UP ARROW, DOWN ARROW
  • If “All Objects” is selected, the tab order goes to “Hierarchies”.
  • If “Hierarchies” is selected, the tab order goes to “All Objects”.
SPACE, ENTER Accept the selection.

Once inside the Classes and Objects panel, you can use the following keyboard options:

Press To
TAB Advance to the Section panel.
SHIFT+TAB Move backwards to the Classes and Objects panel title.
-, LEFT ARROW Close the folder, sub-menu, or dimension if contains a detail.
+, RIGHT ARROW Open a closed folder, sub menu, or dimension if contains a detail.
UP ARROW Move up to the previous object.
DOWN ARROW Move down to the next object.
ENTER Add highlighted object or class to the Block panel.
CTRL+ ENTER Add highlighted object or class to the Section panel.
CTRL+ SHIFT + ENTER Add highlighted object or class to the Custom Scope of Analysis.

Report Definition Keyboard Options

Section Panel

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Keyboard Options

Press To
TAB Advance to the Block panel.
SHIFT+TAB Return to the Classes and Objects panel.
LEFT ARROW Move to the left object. If there is no object to the left, nothing happens.
RIGHT ARROW Move to the right object. If there is no object to the right, nothing happens.
DOWN ARROW Move to an object’s sort property. If there is no sort on the object, nothing happens.
UP ARROW Move to object, if it contains a sort property. If there is no sort on the object, nothing happens.
SPACE, ENTER Enter the Section panel and select the first object.
If there is no object then nothing happens.
If the object is highlighted, this shortcut selects the object.
If the sort is highlighted, this shortcut reverses the sort.
CTRL+ LEFT ARROW Move selected object to the left of the previous object. If there is no object to the left, nothing happens.
CTRL+ RIGHT ARROW Move selected object to the right of the following object. If there is no object to the right, nothing happens.
DELETE Remove selected object from the Section panel.

Block Panel

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Keyboard Options

Press To
TAB Advance to the Custom Scope of Analysis panel if open, otherwise to the Show SQL icon.
SHIFT+TAB Return back to Section panel.
LEFT ARROW Move to the previous object, if there is no object to the left then you will go to the last object in the previous line. If there are no other objects, then nothing happens.
RIGHT ARROW Move to the following object, if there is no object to the right then you will go to next line. If there are no other objects, then nothing happens.
DOWN ARROW Move to an object’s property (sort, calculation, or break). If there are no properties, then nothing happens.
UP ARROW Move to an object from its property (sort, calculation, or break). If there are no properties, then nothing happens.
SPACE, ENTER Enter the block zone to the first object. The object is selected.
  • If a sort is selected, it is reversed.
  • If a break is selected, the Break Options properties window appears. See the section “Break Options”.
  • If a calculation is selected, the Calculations properties window appears. See the section “Calculations”.
  • If there are no objects nothing happens.
CTRL + LEFT ARROW Move the selected object to the left.
  • If there is an object directly to the left, objects are swapped.
  • If a sort, calculation, or break is highlighted, nothing happens.
  • If there are no objects already to the left, nothing happens.
CTRL + RIGHT ARROW Move the selected object to the right.
  • If there is an object directly to the right, objects are swapped.
  • If a sort, calculation, or break is highlighted, nothing happens.
  • If there are no objects already to the right, nothing happens.
CTRL + UP ARROW Move the selected object up.
  • If there is an object directly above, and user is in the top section of a crosstab, objects are swapped.
  • If a sort, calculation, or break is highlighted, nothing happens.
CTRL + DOWN ARROW Move selected object down.
  • If there is an object directly underneath, and user is in the top section of a crosstab, objects are swapped.
  • If a sort, calculation, or break is highlighted, nothing happens.
DELETE Remove a selected object from the Section panel.

Object Properties Panels

Break Options

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In the block zone an object can have a break applied.

The tab order is:

  • Break Header check box
  • Break Footer check box
  • Remove Duplicates check box
  • Header on New Page check box
  • the OK, Cancel, and Help buttons

Calculations

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The tab order is:

  • Sum check box
  • Count check box
  • Average check box
  • Minimum check box
  • Maximum check box
  • Percentage check box
  • the OK, Cancel, and Help buttons

Keyboard Options

Press To
TAB Advance to the next function in the properties window.
SHIFT+TAB Return to the previous function in the properties window.
SPACE, ENTER Activate button
or
Check/uncheck highlighted check box.

Custom Scope of Analysis Zone

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Keyboard Options

Press To
TAB Advance to Show SQL icon.
SHIFT+TAB Return to block zone.
LEFT ARROW Move to a user-added object to the left.
  • If there are no more user-added objects then you move back to the last object.
  • If there are no user-added objects, then nothing happens.
  • If there is no user-added object to the left then you move to previous line.
RIGHT ARROW Move to a user-added object to the right.
  • If there are no more user-added objects then you move back to the last object.
  • If there are no user-added objects, then nothing happens.
  • If there is no user-added object to the right then you move to previous line.

Shortcut Keys

You can use the following shortcut keys in the Results tab:

Press To go to
CTRL + SHIFT + L All Objects list box or Hierarchies list box (depending on what is chosen)
CTRL + SHIFT + O Object outline panel
CTRL + SHIFT + S Section panel
CTRL + SHIFT + K Block zone
The first object in the zone is highlighted.
CTRL + SHIFT + N Scope of Analysis zone
CTRL + SHIFT + T The toolbar, starting on the Show SQL icon
CTRL + SHIFT + Q Show SQL Icon
CTRL + SHIFT + H Help icon
CTRL + SHIFT + V Scope of Analysis icon
CTRL + SHIFT + Z Section and Block icon
CTRL + SHIFT + Y Block Type icon
CTRL + SHIFT + A Add Ascending sort icon
CTRL + SHIFT + D Add Descending sort icon
CTRL + SHIFT + B Add Break sort icon
CTRL + SHIFT + M Add Calculation Icon
CTRL + SHIFT + F Add Filter icon
CTRL + SHIFT + C Conditions tab
CTRL + SHIFT + I Setting tab
CTRL + SHIFT + E Save and Close
CTRL + SHIFT + P Apply Format
CTRL + SHIFT + R Run Query

 

The Conditions Tab

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The tab order of the Conditions panel is:

  • the Classes and Objects panel
  • the Conditions zone
  • the Document Filters panel
  • the toolbar icons. The Query Conditions and Help icons are available for this panel. For a description of the keyboard options for the Query Conditions icon, go to “Section and Block/Query Conditions Icon”. For a description of the keyboard options for the Help icon, go to “Help Icon".
  • the Document Filters panel
  • the Classes and Objects panel
  • the other available tabs (Results and Settings)
  • Save and Close
  • Apply Format, if available
  • Run Query

Classes and Objects Panel Keyboard Options

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Once inside the Classes and Objects panel, you can use the following keyboard options:

Press To
TAB Advance to the Section panel.
SHIFT+TAB Move backwards to the Classes and Objects panel title.
-, LEFT ARROW Close the folder, sub-menu, or dimension, if it contains a detail.
+, RIGHT ARROW Open a closed folder, sub menu, or dimension if it contains a detail.
UP ARROW Move up to the previous object.
DOWN ARROW Move down to the next object.
ENTER Add highlighted object or class to the Block panel.
CTRL+ ENTER Add highlighted object or class to the Section panel.
CTRL+ SHIFT + ENTER Add highlighted object or class to the Custom Scope of Analysis panel.

The Query Conditions and Document Filters Zones

The tab order in these zones begins with the first query condition. Within the query object, the tab order is from left to right, top to bottom.

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The following keyboard options are available:

Press To
TAB Advance to the Document Filters zone.
SHIFT+TAB Return to the Classes and Objects panel.
LEFT ARROW Return to the previous condition.
RIGHT ARROW Advance to the next condition.

To use the And and Or logical operators, you can use these keyboard options:

Press To
CTRL + RIGHT ARROW Move a filter or condition object to the right, making it an operator AND or OR.
CTRL + LEFT ARROW Remove the indent of the filter object.
ENTER, or SPACE Change AND to OR, and OR to AND.

When you press ENTER on an operator, the operator box opens. Then you can use these keyboard options:

Press To
DOWN ARROW Change operator to the next one on the list.
UP ARROW Change operator to the previous one on the list.
ENTER Select the operand list box.

The following keyboard options are available in the operand list box:

Press To
DOWN ARROW Change the operand to the next one on the list.
UP ARROW Change the operand to the previous one on the list.

With a Constant, Prompt List of Values, or Enter a prompt, you can type any valid text.

Selecting a Value

Select Show List of Values. The Select a Value window opens.

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The tab order is:

  • the List of Values
  • Refresh
  • OK
  • Cancel
  • Help

The following keyboard options are available:

Press To
TAB Advance to the next tab stop.
TAB + SHIFT Return to previous tab stop.
ENTER or SPACE Go to the values area. The next table on this page indicates the keyboard shortcuts.
Refresh Refresh the list of values.
OK Validate the selection and close the window.
Cancel Close the window with no selection.
Help Open the Help window.

Values area

The following keyboard shortcuts are available in the values area:

Press To
ENTER Select value.
DOWN ARROW Advance to the next value.
UP ARROW Select the previous value.
SHIFT or CTRL + UP or DOWN ARROW  Allow multi-selection.

Shortcut Keys

You can use the following shortcut keys in the Conditions tab:

Press To go to
CTRL + SHIFT + O The Classes and Objects panel
CTRL + SHIFT + Q The Query Filters panel
CTRL + SHIFT + D The Document Filters zone
CTRL + SHIFT + T The beginning of the toolbar, to the Query Conditions icon
CTRL + SHIFT + H The Help icon
CTRL + SHIFT + R The Results tab
CTRL + SHIFT + I The Setting tab
CTRL + SHIFT + E Save and Close
CTRL + SHIFT + P Apply Format
CTRL + SHIFT + R Run Query

 

The Settings Tab

The tab order for the Settings tab follows the basic rules as with the Results or Conditions tabs, however the tab key in this panel lets the user navigate through the settings. The rules are the following:

  1. The tab order goes from left to right, top to bottom within the left pane, then goes to the report structure pane on the right.
  2. If you press the ENTER or SPACE key, it does the following:
  • If you are in a setting list box, it is activated and you can navigate the list using the UP or DOWN ARROW.
  • If you are on a + (plus) control, adds one to the value. If you are on a - (minus) control, subtracts one from the value.
  • If you are on a radio button or check box, it is activated or deactivated.
  • If you are in a textbox, you can type a value.

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When you tab past the last setting, you continue to the Report Structure panel. Here you can press enter to be able to navigate through the report elements with the right or left arrows. The tab order is left to right, top to bottom.

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Shortcut Keys

You can use the following shortcut keys in the Settings tab:

Press To go to
CTRL + SHIFT + S The first setting in the left panel
CTRL + SHIFT + D The Report Structure panel
CTRL + SHIFT + C The Conditions tab
CTRL + SHIFT + I The Settings tab
CTRL + SHIFT + E Save and Close
CTRL + SHIFT + P Apply Format
CTRL + SHIFT + R Run Query

 

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