Gotcha. Thanks for the explanation man, helped a lot. Scott
On 5/2/13, Thomas Ward <thomasward1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Scott, > > Well, I just did some research on your question and it turns out that > service pack 3 for XP contains UI Automation so in answer to your > question they should receive the same or equal access as a Windows 8 > user when UI Automation is used assuming the screen reader has UI > Automation support. That's really the rub here. A lot of people are > still running Jaws 7 or something like that which doesn't support UI > Automation so even though an XP user can install service pack 3 and > get UI Automation support on the OS side of things if their screen > reader is out of date it won't matter if UI Automation is available or > not as the screen reader won't use it. > > However, that does sort of bring us back to your original question. > What happens if a developer uses UI Automation and either the OS or > screen reader doesn't support it? The answer is that Jaws, > Window-Eyes, etc will fall back on other means such as video intercept > drivers etc to try and determine the WPF controls so the application > should still be accessible. Its just that the screen reader won't be > able to have as accurate firsthand information from the application > itself on what the control is. > > Cheers! > > On 5/1/13, Scott Chesworth <scottcheswo...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi Tom, >> >> Thanks, good to know. So then, what would happen for a screen reader >> user who was attempting to use a program under XP if a developer had >> gone with UI Automation as their accessibility API? Do the screen >> readers have some way of bridging the gap between UI Automation and >> MSAA, or would that program just be seen as being inaccessible? >> Doesn't affect me directly seeing as I'm already running 7, but >> thought it was worth asking. I haven't yet heard of any programs that >> are accessible in 7 and 8 but totally unusable in XP, so just trying >> to get my head around the implications. >> >> Cheers >> >> Scott > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
