LMMS / LMMS/lmms

Better accessibility interface support

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accessibility enhancement gui
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Description

- [ ] Make LMMS work better with screen reader
- [ ] Issues with Microsoft Active Accessibility + LMMS 1.2(should be checked again against 1.3 alphas)
### Details for issues
Quoting **`@pvlcek#4108`** on Discord:
> Dear, can I contact developers of Lmms here? If so, is someone interested in making LMMS accessible for screen reader users? Qt has some a11y (accessibility) implementations and it will be great, if these a11y standards will be implemented. I am not programmer, so I can not help.

Quoting #4134 and https://github.com/Snipaste/feedback/issues/796#issuecomment-359872876:
> When the system DPI is larger than 100%, the beta version of LMMS works without any problem with UI Automation, but has issues with MSAA (Microsoft Active Accessibility).

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the Qt accessibility implementations and the reported Microsoft Active Accessibility and UI Automation behavior described in this issue. Recheck the MSAA behavior against the 1.3 alphas and determine what screen-reader support remains to be addressed; done means the listed accessibility concerns are resolved and verified.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
accessibility, desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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