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Bug 133436 - Current line number not read by screenreader
Summary: Current line number not read by screenreader
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: editor
Classification: Unclassified
Component: -- Other -- (show other bugs)
Version: 6.x
Hardware: All Windows XP
: P3 blocker (vote)
Assignee: David Strupl
URL:
Keywords: A11Y
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2008-04-21 11:53 UTC by pacf1
Modified: 2010-09-28 15:00 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Issue Type: DEFECT
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Description pacf1 2008-04-21 11:53:28 UTC 
I didn't found out on which line I was. Number of line is for me quite important orientation point (for example when I 
know that error is somewhere aroud line 44).
Comment 1 Jaromir Uhrik 2008-05-12 16:54:25 UTC 
This is true, it is not possible to read by a screenreader the line number in NetBeans IDE which is a bug.
Comment 2 Vitezslav Stejskal 2008-05-18 18:35:14 UTC 
Do all these issues qualify as A11Y problems? If so, please use the keyword. Thanks
Comment 3 Max Sauer 2008-11-18 14:01:40 UTC 
To solve this issue, gutter would have to become focusable, since screenreaders are focus-based (ie. read a11y names, descriptions, text while a 
component is focused, upon focus change). But such change will probably hinder normal development, I don't think anyone beside visually impaired people 
would like to have gutter focusable. Traversal would have to be defined in a proper way after this change also.

I don't think there is any support for getting JEditors current line currently, so the only way is probably through focusing gutter.
Comment 4 David Strupl 2010-09-28 15:00:08 UTC 
As per Max's evaluation we will not change the gutter to be focusable.

The other solution would be if the currently focused JEditorPane would provide the info somehow to the screenreader.

I am marking this as wontfix.