Re: How to detect screen readers for a webpage?
- From: "qubit" <lauraeaves@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:25:39 -0600
A very interesting link. But is there analogous behavior for UIA rather
than MSAA?
Bookmarking this page.
--le
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jared Wright" <wright.jaredm@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 12, 2010 2:49 PM
Subject: Re: How to detect screen readers for a webpage?
this was the best I could dig up in about thirty seconbds' Googling, but
it wouldn't be able to identify JAWS or any other software specifically.
http://www.paciellogroup.com/blog/?p=61
On 2/12/2010 3:20 PM, RicksPlace wrote:
> Seems I saw some articles on Google about doing that a couple of years
> ago. So it might be possible.
> Rick USA
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jared Wright"
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> Sent: Friday, February 12, 2010 1:54 PM
> Subject: Re: How to detect screen readers for a webpage?
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>
>> This does seem feasible. Could you point me somewhere where a site
>> does this though? I'm curious and have never seen a webpage detect
>> any of the AT I'm using.
>>
>> Jared
>>
>> On 2/12/2010 1:51 PM, DaShiell, Jude T. CIV NAVAIR 1490, 1, 26 wrote:
>>> In that case, will anyone please explain to me why it is on Government
>>> Web sites I get messages about jaws having been detected? Provided
>>> screen readers get installed in expected default folders, it ought
>>> to be
>>> possible to search a connecting hard drive for the series of folders
>>> that hold screen reader executable files and other support files then
>>> act accordingly
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Rot47:<;F56]52D9:6==@?2GJ]>:=>
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>>> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of E.J. Zufelt
>>> Sent: Friday, February 12, 2010 13:42
>>> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: Re: How to detect screen readers for a webpage?
>>>
>>> Good afternoon Robert,
>>>
>>> In short, no. There is no way to detect the use of a screen-reader
>>> from
>>> a web-page.
>>>
>>> HTH,
>>>
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>>> On 2010-02-12, at 1:35 PM, Robert Jaquiss wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hello List:
>>>
>>> I am in the process of revamping the web site for VIEW
>>> International Foundation. I would like to include some audio files. I
>>> observe that when an audio file is activated, JAWS is still talking
>>> about the page. Is there a way to detect a screen reader, and either
>>> wait five seconds or figure out when it is done talking before playing
>>> the audio? Thanks in advance.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Robert Jaquiss
>>>
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