On Mon, 6 Jan 2025 07:09:23 GMT, Abhishek Kumar <abhis...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>> For a JMenuItem with a shortcut like _Ctrl + Comma_, the `getKeyChar` method >> of the `AccessBridge` class cuts the _Comma_ text to the first character and >> hence transfers `C (instead of Comma)` via the `AccessBridge` API. For a >> shortcut _Ctrl + Comma_ in a menu item, screen readers announce _Ctrl + C_ >> instead of _Ctrl + Comma_ as shortcut. Same issue exists for **Enter, Period >> and other keys** as well where only the first character is returned from the >> getKeyChar method. >> >> Proposed fix is to ensure that the _char representation of the shortcuts_ is >> returned by the `getKeyChar` method and it worked fine except for >> **"Enter"** key. It is unclear to me why it has not announced by AT (JAWS) >> but I think that may be due to the char representation of the Enter key >> which is a Line Feed. >> >> AT was also not able to announce the _Tab and Space_ key as a shortcut. >> Adding these keys in the control key list in _AccessBridge_ and in supported >> control code list in _AccessBridgePackages_ files enabled them to be >> announced by AT. >> >> Manual test case is added to verify the shortcut for JMenuItems. > > Abhishek Kumar has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional > commit since the last revision: > > Instruction and missed copyright year update > > …it worked fine except for Enter key… > > Should we submit a bug? It's _a known problem_ now, but there's no fix for > it. It could be a limitation that may be worth calling out in a release note. Yeah, as of now I don't have a fix for "Enter" key shortcut or it may be a limitation. I am not sure if filing a bug is a good idea as it may just increase the backlog with no potential solution. ------------- PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/22822#issuecomment-2574683102
