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Bug 40559

Summary:	[Preferences] Need to make the PreferencesPage accessible
Product:	[Eclipse Project] Platform	Reporter:	Tod Creasey <Tod_Creasey>
Component:	UI	Assignee:	Tod Creasey <Tod_Creasey>
Status:	VERIFIED FIXED	QA Contact:
Severity:	normal
Priority:	P3	CC:	douglas.pollock, matt, ppshah
Version:	3.0	Keywords:	accessibility
Target Milestone:	3.0 M8
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Windows XP
Whiteboard:
Bug Depends on:	42604
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Description Tod Creasey

2003-07-21 11:26:36 EDT

We are currently using a CLabel for the preferences page to show the title or 
errors. This cannot be navigated to currently and needs to be replaced by 
something that can take focus.

Comment 1 Tod Creasey

2004-02-25 16:15:24 EST

I have created an reusable component called the DialogMessageArea that now 
switches to using a text whenever a message (i.e. anything but the title) is 
set. This will allow tabbing to the message or error so that screen readers 
can get its contents.

This is currently in use in Preference dialog so all preference and property 
dialogs will get this behaviour for free.

Adding Doug so that he is aware of the change.