RE: Is WPF Accessable?
- From: Chris Meredith <cmered@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:44:18 -0800
There's no really short answer to that question, sadly. As it stands now, WPF
is accessible using UI Automation. Sadly, however, screen reader vendors
haven't added access to UI Automation, for reasons of which I'm not entirely
certain, though I expect it has something to do with their reluctance to write
part of their product in managed code (I'm not entirely certain what
performance hits they would encounter there). There is an unmanaged UI
Automation API, but documentation is minimal at best, and Microsoft strongly
advises using the managed API. What I want to know, and perhaps someone more
wise in the ways of screen reader development than I can provide an answer
here, is why the vendors don't write potential UI Automation handlers in
managed C++, which is a recommended way of mixing managed and unmanaged code in
the same application (and I expect they're using C++ for at least part of their
development as it stands).
From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Richard Thomas
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 2:34 PM
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Is WPF Accessable?
Hi Punit:
Don't know, still trying to find a set of instalation instructions for VS 2008
Pro to set up an installation plan.
Rick USA
----- Original Message -----
From: Punit Diwan<mailto:punitdiwan@xxxxxxxxx>
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 10:33 AM
Subject: Is WPF Accessable?
Dear Members,
We all are aware that Microsoft .NET 3.0 and later comes loaded with WPF
application development functionality. Now VS 2008, every can easily develop
WPF enabled applications.
I want to ask is it possible to develop WPF applications for we people? I
tried Linq and it seems accessable to me. Did any one tried WPF application
development using designer.
I assume once we develop WPF enabled app, we will have to use UI Automation
to make it acessable as recommended by Microsoft. Waiting for your comments.
Thanks
Punit Diwan
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