Hi, The SVG specification recommends that <title> and <desc> tags be used to show tooltips for accessibility purposes. http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG-access/ <http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG-access/> I now have an applet with the Batik canvas embedded inside it, and and SVG document, which has title and desc elements, say under a circle, loaded in the canvas. On a mouse over the circle, a tooltip is shown with the title and description. But this tooltip is not accessible to a screenreader I checked with - Jaws. I have installed the Java Access bridge which facilitates Jaws to read the applet controls like button etc. I would like to know, if I am right in assuming that the tooltip is not accessible by screen readers, and if so, is it that the screen readers have not supported SVG specification as such, or that the Batik implementation does not cover the screenreader access? I was looking at a workaround currently to handle mouseover events and link them back to the applet and the applet can deal appropriately with the title and description, because the applet is linked right with the screen reader. Or is there a better way of doing this? Thanks, Praveen -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Telelogic Lifecycle Solutions: Helping You Define, Design & Deliver Advanced Systems & Software Learn More at www.telelogic.com
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