Re: [orca-list] Orca should report locations of web elements

[Matt - Envrin Group <envrin group gmail com>]

If it matters any, I'll definitely throw my hat in the ring for this
feature.  Something that would give the X, Y coordinates in pixels
within Firefox would be of great benefit.

And Bootstrap or not, all it takes is one missing closing DIV tag, and
the whole page layout gets thrown off.

Matt





On 10/16/18, Krishnakant Mane via orca-list <orca-list gnome org> wrote:
> Just curious, given that most web development these days uses frameworks
> like bootstrap for ui layout and design, will it really matter to report
> things in absolute pixel value?
>
> These things are done using column layout and percentage matters more
> than pixel i guess.
>
> Regards.
>
> Krishnakant.
>
>
> On Tuesday 16 October 2018 10:08 PM, Joanmarie Diggs wrote:
> > Yeah, I'll see what I can do. Thanks!
> > --joanie
> >
> > On 10/16/18 3:22 PM, Andy Borka via orca-list wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > >
> > > It is critical that a web developer know where he or she places html
> > > elements on a page. Therefore, I am requesting a feature that can tell
> > > me the pixel coordinates of a particular element such as text, a link,
> > > headings, paragraphs, lists/list items, and so on. It would also be nice
> > > if Orca can tell me the physical size of each element in pixels. What do
> > > you think?
> > >
> > > JAWS/NVDA already does this, so I know it is possible.
> > >
> > >
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