AccProbe released - supports MSAA and IAccessible2

[Steve Lee-3]

For developers this tool for exploring program accessibility

http://www.eclipse.org/actf/downloads/tools/accprobe/

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Steve Lee
Open Source Assistive Technology Software and Accessibility
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[David Colven]

Looks like a clone of our Open Source WindowCatcher (from
oatsoft.org.uk)

All the best

David

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> -----Original Message-----
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> bounces@...] On Behalf Of Steve Lee
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> To: OATs Project Special Interest Group
> Subject: [oats-sig] AccProbe released - supports MSAA and IAccessible2
>
> For developers this tool for exploring program accessibility
>
> http://www.eclipse.org/actf/downloads/tools/accprobe/
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> Steve Lee
> Open Source Assistive Technology Software and Accessibility
> fullmeasure.co.uk
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[Steve Lee-3]

2009/2/27 David Colven <Colven@...>:
> Looks like a clone of our Open Source WindowCatcher (from
> oatsoft.org.uk)

Does that support IA2?
I guess there's not much you can do different - e.g accerciser

Steve

[David Colven]

No, Window Catcher only supports MSAA and UIAutomation, when we did it
IA2 was not realy available, But it was designed to be easy to make the
mod.  It is Open Source so - anyone?

David

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: oats-sig-bounces@... [mailto:oats-sig-
> bounces@...] On Behalf Of Steve Lee
> Sent: 27 February 2009 10:00
> To: OATs Project Special Interest Group
> Subject: Re: [oats-sig] AccProbe released - supports MSAA and
IAccessible2

>
> 2009/2/27 David Colven <Colven@...>:
> > Looks like a clone of our Open Source WindowCatcher (from
> > oatsoft.org.uk)
>
> Does that support IA2?
> I guess there's not much you can do different - e.g accerciser
>
> Steve
>
>

[Steve Lee-3]

2009/2/27 David Colven <Colven@...>:
> No, Window Catcher only supports MSAA and UIAutomation, when we did it
> IA2 was not realy available, But it was designed to be easy to make the
> mod.  It is Open Source so - anyone?

:-)

Steve

[Mats Lundälv]

After just taking a very brief look at the AccProbe page I don't think it's quite a WindowCatcher clone after all. This one is a tool for software developers - integrated into the Eclipse environment - similar to the tool that David and I saw and discussed at the AEGIS meeting last December that was integrated into NetBeans.

WindowCatcher is a prototype version of a standalone tool that is useful also for non-programmers to both investigate and inspect the accessibility of a MS-AA or UI Automation compatible application, as well as actually access and make existing accessibility features available for an end-user via switch input navigation within the GUI of the target app, or via an OSK setup controlling the functions of the target app. Something between some of the functionality of GOK and a testing tool, perhaps?
Is that a reasonably correct description, David?

To be honest I haven't got to look at Accerciser yet. I suppose it is also mainly a tool for the programmer? 

I definitely think we need tools like WindowCatcher - on all sytem platforms - to provide higher level access to accessibility API functionality for a wider circle of facilitators and users.

Mats

-----<oats-sig-bounces@...> skrev: -----

Looks like a clone of our Open Source WindowCatcher (from
oatsoft.org.uk)

All the best

David

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: oats-sig-bounces@... [...
> bounces@...] On Behalf Of Steve Lee
> Sent: 27 February 2009 07:46
> To: OATs Project Special Interest Group
> Subject: [oats-sig] AccProbe released - supports MSAA and IAccessible2
>
> For developers this tool for exploring program accessibility
>
> http://www.eclipse.org/actf/downloads/tools/accprobe/
>
> --
> Steve Lee
> Open Source Assistive Technology Software and Accessibility
> fullmeasure.co.uk
>
>

[Steve Lee-3]

2009/2/28 Mats Lundälv <mats.lundalv@...>:
> To be honest I haven't got to look at Accerciser yet. I suppose it is also
> mainly a tool for the programmer?

Yes though it's plug-in architecture makes it flexible

Steve