[guispeak] TestPage 1.3 released
- From: Jamal Mazrui <empower@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, uaccess-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 18:01:59 -0500 (EST)
http://EmpowermentZone.com/tpgsetup.exe
This version generates a report in structured text format, including a new
section containing the source code of the page tested. This is useful so
that a web developer can easily reference the HTML that was tested,
locating the places where issues were raised in other sections of the
report.
Below I am pasting the introductory section of the TestPage documentation.
Jamal
TestPage is a command-line utility and dialog interface for doing a
simple, automated test of a web page for problems related to accessibility
for users with disabilities, or to other aspects of HTML validity
according to standards of the World Wide Web Consortium, located at
http://w3.org
The command-line syntax is
TestPage.exe URLPath FilePath
The first parameter specifies the URL to test and the second parameter
specifies the file name of the resulting report.
The TestPage installer, tpgsetup.exe, creates a shortcut for launching an
input box that prompts for the URL to test, which is then passed onto the
command-line utility. The default hotkey for invoking the input box is
Alt+Control+Shift+T. This may be changed by modifying properties of the
TestPage shortcut on the Windows desktop.
The installer also creates a TestPage program group in the Windows Start
Menu, with options for launching the program, unstalling it, browsing
generated reports, or reading this documentation. The default program
folder is
C:\Program Files\TestPage
The TestPage dialog is built with the PowerBASIC compiler from
http://PowerBASIC.com
Source code is also provided for VBScript and Visual Baisic .NET versions
of the same, simple dialog.
If a URL is passed as a command-line parameter to TestPageGui.exe, then it
will be the default value in the input box. If no parameter is passed and
Internet Explorer is open, the URL of its web page is used as the default
value. The domain name of the URL tested is used for the file name of the
report. It is a structured text file with sections titled web
Accessibility Problems, HTML Validity Problems, and Source Code of the
Page. The report is automatically opened with the program associated with
.txt files in the Windows registry. The default is Notepad, which may be
changed, e.g., via the Open With command on the context menu of Windows
Explorer.
The command-line utility, TestPage.exe, does the main work. It is built
with the Ruby language and several related packages. Subsequent sections
of this documentation provide more detail using excerpts from material on
the web.
Please note that this program is only intended as a convenient, mechanized
test of web accessibility. Hopefully, its ease of use will enable more
people to do accessibility checks and send them to web developers, as
appropriate. In addition, since TestPage is open source, programmers are
encouraged to contribute improvements. A list of more sophisticated web
evaluation tools is available at
http://www.w3.org/QA/Tools/
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