[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 25529] New: [Gtk] Expected states not exposed to assistive technologies

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25529

           Summary: [Gtk] Expected states not exposed to assistive
                    technologies
           Product: WebKit
           Version: 528+ (Nightly build)
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: Accessibility
        AssignedTo: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
        ReportedBy: joanmarie.diggs at gmail.com
                CC: xan.lopez at gmail.com, William.Walker at sun.com


The Atk state types can be found here:

http://library.gnome.org/devel/atk/unstable/atk-AtkState.html#AtkStateType

A number of these states are not being exposed when they should be. A
comparison with Firefox or with any Gtk+ app should be helpful. (Using
Accerciser, view any page and then choose an accessible in the pane on the
left. Then use the Interface Viewer, expanding "Accessible" to see the states
being exposed for that object.)

That said, of especial/immediate interest are:

* STATE_SENSITIVE
* STATE_VISIBLE
* STATE_EDITABLE

because these three states frequently (arguably, almost constantly) impact what
a screen reader such as Orca presents to the user interacting with the content
being displayed.


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