Method and apparatus for interoperation between legacy software and screen reader programs
CA 2442549 A1 · Owner: International Business Machines Corporation · Inventors: Alderson, Graham Richard
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A computer program and method facilitate operation of a screen reader with legacy programs whose user interface definitions do not conform to the design guidelines expected by the screen reader program. The method involves: analyzing a graphical user interface to identify a logical sequence of user interface elements within the interface; comparing the sequence of user interface elements within a definition of the user interface with the identified logical sequence, to identify any required reordering of the elements to conform to the identified logical sequence; and performing the required reordering of the elements to conform to the identified logical sequence. One or more lists …
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- Filed March 11, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 11, 2022.
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