On Fri, 13 Feb 2026 22:15:31 GMT, Jeremy Wood <[email protected]> wrote:
>> ~~If we use `new AccessibleRole("AXLink") {}`, then VoiceOver reads this
>> more like other native apps.~~
>>
>> ~~There isn't a similar precedent in CAccessibility for creating custom
>> AccessibleRoles, so I won't mind if this PR is declined. (But I don't know
>> off the top of my head where else to inject code to get the desired
>> result...)~~
>>
>> This introduces a new LinkAccessibility.m file to help VoiceOver and
>> Accessibility Inspector correctly identify AccessibleRole.HYPERLINK as "link"
>
> Jeremy Wood has updated the pull request incrementally with two additional
> commits since the last revision:
>
> - 8377745: creating new LinkAccessibility
>
> This helps convert from AccessibleRole.HYPERLINK to the new
> LinkAccessibility.
>
> The new LinkAccessible still references
> `CommonTextAccessibility<NSAccessibilityStaticText>`.
>
> This (both the subject matter and the programming language) is outside of
> my area of expertise, but the unit test passes.
>
> This is based on this feedback:
> https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/pull/29686#issuecomment-3899448303
> - Revert "8377745: use custom "AXLink" AccessibleRole"
>
> This reverts commit d66355973918458352d15174a2cf21a177763c23.
@mickleness
Your change (at version 96159c5179a1cd61085c49fc12581d9cab9bb873) is now ready
to be sponsored by a Committer.
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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/29686#issuecomment-3943492126
