Re: Added five AccessibleRoles

["Padraig O'Briain" <Padraig Obriain sun com>]

I do not think that it is very important but I still do not see what benefit we 
get from the role GROUP_BOX over the role PANEL. 

The name of the group box can be got from the method getTitledBorderText() of 
the interface AccessibleExtenedComponent.

The information about a group of similar components in the box is obtained from 
the components being in a MEMBER_OF relation.

Padraig


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> Padraig O'Briain wrote:
> 
> > >     /**
> > >      * A GROUP_BOX is a simple container that contains a border
> > >      * around it and contains components inside it.
> > >      */
> > >     public static final AccessibleRole GROUP_BOX
> > >          = new AccessibleRole("groupbox");
> > >
> >
> > The ATK does not have a corresponding role. How does this role differe from
> > AccessibleRole.PANEL?
> >
> > Padraig
> 
> Padraig,
> 
> Here's the full description of the new roles from the requestor at
> Oracle.  If this doesn't answer your questions, I'll contact Frank Beier
> at Oracle and ask him.
> 
> Lynn
> 
> > > STATUS_BAR is an extremely important role for us.  As you
> > > may expect a status bar is an simple component that can
> > > contain multiple labels of status information to the user.
> > > Oracle has a status bar in pretty much every application.  Also
> > > JAWS has added support specifically for us so that any changes
> > > to an AccessibleChild of our STATUS_BAR role will be read
> > > automatically.  STATUS_BAR is currently defined as "statusbar".
> > >
> > > DATE_EDITOR is a component that allows users to edit
> > > java.util.Date and java.util.Time objects with different
> > > java.text.SimpleDateFormats.  Each part of the date or time
> > > is navigable and can be modified by typing digits or using
> > > the up and down arrows or spin box supplied by the editor.
> > > I believe there is a similar swing component in JDK 1.4 so
> > > we can probably use the same role that you create for that component.
> > > DATE_EDITOR is currently defined as "dateeditor".
> > >
> > > SPIN_BOX is a simple spinner component and its main use
> > > is for simple numbers.  Again I think there is a new swing
> > > component in JDK 1.4 so we can use that role as well.   SPIN_BOX
> > > is defined as "spinbox".
> > >
> > > FONT_CHOOSER is a component that lets the user pick various
> > > attributes for fonts.  This matches the COLOR_CHOOSER role
> > > that already exists.  FONT_CHOOSER is defined as "fontchooser".
> > >
> > > GROUP_BOX is a simple container that contains a border around
> > > it and contains components inside it.  This is like the
> > > javax.swing.border.TitledBorder object.  We want JAWS or
> > > any other screen reader vendor to read the name of the group box
> > > as well as the component name when first tabbing into a component
> > > in a group box.  Also if there are similar components in the
> > > group box like radio buttons we want the screen reader to read
> > > that information as well.  JAWS currently does this in some
> > > applications by saying radio button 1 of three.  GROUP_BOX
> > > is defined as "groupbox".
> 
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