Bug 144681 - [Properties View] Screen reader does not read property values
Summary: [Properties View] Screen reader does not read property values
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
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Product: Platform
Classification: Eclipse Project
Component: UI (show other bugs)
Version: 3.2   Edit
Hardware: PC Windows XP
: P3 normal (vote)
Target Milestone: ---   Edit
Assignee: Eric Moffatt CLA
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Keywords: accessibility
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Reported: 2006-05-31 10:43 EDT by Cherie Revells CLA
Modified: 2006-09-15 14:20 EDT (History)
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Description Cherie Revells CLA 2006-05-31 10:43:43 EDT 
Screen reader does not read the property values in the property view table.

To reproduce:
- Create a text file.
- Open the properties view.
- Navigate to the individual properties.
PROBLEM: The screen reader will read the property name, but not the value.  There is also no indication that the value could be changed in an editable field.
Comment 1 Karice McIntyre CLA 2006-09-14 13:43:18 EDT 
Which screen reader are you using?  The properties view is a multi-column tree and when I select an item, the contents of the whole row (property name and value) is read when I use WindowEyes which follows MSAA.  I believe this doesn't work with JAWS.  Also, if you use inspect32 to check the values, you will see the Name is the property name and the Description contains the value - both of these fields are read by the WindowEyes screenreader.
Comment 2 Cherie Revells CLA 2006-09-15 14:20:28 EDT 
Hmmm, it does work fine for me now with Windows Eyes and Inspect Objects.  Maybe I was using JAWS, but I can't really remember.  Sorry about that.