eclipse-wildwebdeveloper / eclipse-wildwebdeveloper/wildwebdeveloper

[a11y] Accessibility on links in JAWS doesn't always work

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Description

JAWS for screen reading in Eclipse is sometimes not reading Links.

Adding an AccessibleAdapter and explicitly setting the readable text seems to fix the issue.

Ex. In the XML Preference page

For
catalogsLink.setText(Messages.XMLPreferencePage_XMLCatalogsLink);
then add

                catalogsLink.getAccessible().addAccessibleListener(new AccessibleAdapter() {
			@Override
			public void getDescription(AccessibleEvent event) {
				event.result = catalogsLink.getText();
			}
		});

I tracked the links in WildWebDeveloper and added the AccessibleAdapter, and I am testing.

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Research direction

Start with the XML Preference page link setup and the links tracked in WildWebDeveloper. Review whether the affected links expose readable text through an AccessibleAdapter, then verify with JAWS that the links are announced; done means the affected links are consistently readable.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
accessibility
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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