Hi Jamie, I am working on several Flash RIAs and recently focus on the accessibility support (screen reader, keyboard navigation, colorblind, high contrary, etc..). For some reason, the only screen reader we officially support is IBM Home Page Reader 3.04+. Same as you, I find even I change the _accProps.name and call Accessibility.updateProperties(), the screen reader never automatically read the flash content. Instead, the user has to press Enter key to focus the Home Page Reader to read current item.
I set focusSimple=true to the root accProps. When the flash movie is loaded for the first time, I will set some welcome messages and the basic information to the accProps name. Then every time the focused movie clip is changed, I reset the accProps to crossponding data. So after pressing ENTER key, the screen reader is able to read different messages. Even the Flash movie loads external data at runtime, crossponding new elemetns can be read. Let me know if you need further information. On 5/11/06, Jamie Owen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hello All. I am experimenting with Accessibility and trying to discover how screenreaders ( say JAWS ) respond to subsequent calls to Accessibility.updateProperties() after the swf is loaded and first read by the reader. I'm no expert user of JAWS and all i've managed to get working is : HTTP response > JAWS starts reading > reaches flash file > Reads out content based on tab order and accProps.... If i try and clear the accProps then renew their values ( as what would happen if the swf content changes ) and make a call to updateProperties() the content seems to stay the same. Is there anyway to make the reader start reading the new content straight away as what happens when a new page loads? Is anyone an expert screenreader user or knows how the average screen reader user handles a flash file? Or can anyone shed some light on the whole Microsoft Active Accessibility and flash / screen reader business? Cheers Jamie _________________________________________________________________ Are you using the latest version of MSN Messenger? Download MSN Messenger 7.5 today! http://join.msn.com/messenger/overview _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
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