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More => Old Versions => Media Center 11 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: Igork on February 20, 2004, 05:18:42 am

Title: Using Microsoft Active Accessibility in skinned controls
Post by: Igork on February 20, 2004, 05:18:42 am

Dear MC developers. I would like to find out if skinned controls in newer versions of Media Center Use the Microsoft Active Accessibility? I am using the MC with screen reader and skinned controls aare not readable by speech program unless they use MSAA. Then I would be able to script them tto still produce readable output. If you are not using MSAA, would you consider to, since it will make your program accessable for blind computer users, who use screen reading programs.
  Thanks.

Title: Re:Using Microsoft Active Accessibility in skinned controls
Post by: Matt on February 20, 2004, 07:48:25 am

We use standard windows controls in most areas.  The search control is the only exception I can think of right now.

Skinning is a layer that draws standard windows controls any way we want.  Underneath the controls are still windows controls.  This is why we can skin all dialogs -- even system ones made up of entirely standard controls.

Thanks Igork.