[jawsscripts] Re: Microsoft UI Automation
- From: Chad Foster <chad.foster@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 11:48:43 -0500
Jacob, sounds very interesting - thank you. Look forward to seeing the program.
Best,
Chad
On 1/2/10, Jacob Kruger <jacobk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Not 100% relevant, but I've been doing a bit of testing working in the
> newish microsoft WPF platform, which I think implements user interface
> automation, along with jaws 11, and while it does seem to work alright along
> with microsoft's AutomationProperties namespace, the current issue is that I
> can't really edit the design markup too easily since even within VS.Net the
> combination I think relating to the document object model seems to sort of
> 'confuse' jaws, but let's see...
>
> Will try find my small test app, and pass along the download link for it if
> you want to test it a bit, and one of the reasons was looking into this was
> since before jaws 11, the front end of these applications didn't seem to be
> too user friendly.
>
> Stay well
>
> Jacob Kruger
> Blind Biker
> Skype: BlindZA
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chad Foster" <chad.foster@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "jawsscripts" <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2009 4:56 PM
> Subject: [jawsscripts] Microsoft UI Automation
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>
>> Does anyone have a quick reference guide for the above platform for
>> accessibility? It's Microsoft's new-ish fondation for accessibility,
>> essentially replacing Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) -- or it's
>> at least slated to take it's place. From what I've read, that will be
>> a gradual process since many applications still use MSAA.
>>
>> I've gleaned some nice overview material, and even the object classes
>> - but would appreciate a quick reference guide if anyone has it. I am
>> particularly interested in learning how to interface with the focused,
>> selected, and related objects. I think navigating the tree will be
>> fairly straight-forward, but I'd appreciate any pointers on finding
>> the entry point relative to the caret, selection, and various cursors.
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Chad
>>
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