What it is
Axs is a small Javascript library which provides methods which make it easier for web developers to implement modern Web 2.0 sites with accessible features. These methods are categorized into primary and secondary methods. Included in the library are:
Primary
- axs.focus - Moves focus to any DOM object in addition to the normal form buttons, links etc.
- axs.keyreg - Invokes any javascript function or method when the registered key combination is pressed.
- axs.keychart - Generates a hidden but accessible table of key combinations and what they do based on the keyreg description.
- axs.gdoc - ajax method to get or put data to or from a web server in real time
Secondary
- axs.id - Shortcut for document.getElementById
- axs.ids - Shortcut for document.getElementById.style
- axs.r - Replace the content of an object with a string of new content
- axs.ae - add a function or method to invoke when a particular object generates a particular event
- axs.log - Create an on-screen timestamped log of text for debugging purposes
Axs has been tested in Firefox, IE, and Safari, and is used to provide accessibility features for AOL's Websuite package. Try it out at http://basic.webmail.aol.com/.
What's In the Package
- license.txt: License terms for Axs
- readme.html: Complete documentation and samples on Axs usage
- keycap.html: A working example that lets you try out the methods
- axs.js: The library which makes it all happen
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AXS Library License
Copyright (c) 2007 AOL LLC. All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that all of the following conditions are met:
- Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
- Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
- Neither the name of AOL LLC nor the names of its employees or of other contributors to this software may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
- All uses and redistributions of this code, in any form, must contain the following attribution: "This product uses the AXS accessibility library under license from AOL LLC."
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good material
nice pack, necessary for some pages.