On Wed, 17 Aug 2022 13:33:47 GMT, Kevin Rushforth <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Ambarish Rapte has updated the pull request incrementally with one
>> additional commit since the last revision:
>>
>> review comment : mac NPE
>
> modules/javafx.graphics/src/main/java/javafx/scene/AccessibleRole.java line
> 832:
>
>> 830: * <ul>
>> 831: * <li> {@link AccessibleAttribute#TEXT} </li>
>> 832: * <li> {@link AccessibleAttribute#ROLE_DESCRIPTION} </li>
>
> What is the purpose of adding `ROLE_DESCRIPTION` here? It isn't listed
> anywhere else except as an optional `Node` attribute.
Reason to include `ROLE_DESCRIPTION` explicitly is that role description is
fetched and read by the accessibility client application.
The change in MacAccessible.java line 1302 and in WinAccessible line 799, are
specifically for ROLE_DESCRIPTION.
Windows Narrator appends this role description after dialog title.
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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/pull/873
