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Bug 133440 - screenreader does not recognize underlined text in Source editor
Summary: screenreader does not recognize underlined text in Source editor
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: editor
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Hints & Annotations (show other bugs)
Version: 6.x
Hardware: PC Windows XP
: P3 blocker (vote)
Assignee: Milutin Kristofic
URL:
Keywords: A11Y
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2008-04-21 12:08 UTC by kroupv1
Modified: 2016-07-07 07:29 UTC (History)
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Description kroupv1 2008-04-21 12:08:05 UTC 
JAWS screenreader does not recognize underlined text In Source editor, which is used to report errors.
Comment 1 Jaromir Uhrik 2008-05-12 15:52:12 UTC 
It would be fine if the user can switch between 'normal' and 'a11y' mode where a11y mode would handle this features in a different way which is not so good 
for people without disabilities but is great for disabled.
Comment 2 Vitezslav Stejskal 2008-05-18 18:18:11 UTC 
Could you please be more specific about those two modes. What is the expected screenreader outcome in each mode? Thanks
Comment 3 draikes 2010-12-02 18:02:58 UTC 
The problem is not so much with netbeans as it is with JAWS.  JAWS does not report underlining in any windows application other than possibly microsoft word but that is because special jaws scripts have been written for ms Word to enable this feature.

I am not sure there is anything that can be done to make this work on the netbeans side.
Comment 4 Martin Balin 2016-07-07 07:29:48 UTC 
This old bug may not be relevant anymore. If you can still reproduce it in 8.2 development builds please reopen this issue.

Thanks for your cooperation,
NetBeans IDE 8.2 Release Boss