Good afternoon, I believe, from what I have read about Firefox accessibility challenges, that implementing aria live region support in any browser will require changes to be made to the Apple accessibility API. There is currently no way for applications to "alert" the OS that something needs to be spoken. Maybe in Snow Leopard, not holding my breath.
This change might also make it possible to tweak the accessibility problems of some applications. Imagine if instant message clients could automatically read messages that are posted or allow users to easily read back through the message log with a keystroke. HTH, Everett Follow me on Twitter http://twitter.com/ezufelt View my LinkedIn Profile http://www.linkedin.com/in/ezufelt On 13-Apr-09, at 12:52 PM, Chris Blouch wrote: > > The main thing I'm looking for in an ARIA enabled browser is support > for > live regions. This is where a spot on the page is set up such that any > changes to that spot are automatically announced. This is a great > way to > implement web-based chat, stock tickers and other real-time data > feeds. > Unfortunately it appears that Safari 4 Beta does not yet support live > regions. > > CB > > E.J. Zufelt wrote: >> Good morning, >> >> Just briefly tested http://search.yahoo.com/ with Safari 4 beta's >> ARIA >> support. I didn't spend much time on the site, but the search >> suggestions were accessible. >> >> 1. Go to the site >> >> 2. Navigate to the search field >> >> 3. Type in part of a search query >> >> 4. Use VO + Up and Down arrows to read through the suggestions. >> >> I'd lov to hear others' experiences. >> >> Thanks, >> Everett >> >> Follow me on Twitter >> http://twitter.com/ezufelt >> >> View my LinkedIn Profile >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/ezufelt >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> >> > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
