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Bug 117340 - Mac: cannot access toolbars using keyboard
Summary: Mac: cannot access toolbars using keyboard
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Platform
Classification: Eclipse Project
Component: SWT (show other bugs)
Version: 3.2   Edit
Hardware: Macintosh Mac OS X - Carbon (unsup.)
: P3 normal (vote)
Target Milestone: 3.6 M7   Edit
Assignee: Carolyn MacLeod CLA
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: 78569 (view as bug list)
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Blocks: 252646
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Reported: 2005-11-21 12:45 EST by Karice McIntyre CLA
Modified: 2010-05-04 11:37 EDT (History)
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Description Karice McIntyre CLA 2005-11-21 12:45:41 EST 
Accessibility check for Eclipse 3.2 M3 on Mac.   
I found that I wasn't able to use the keyboard (I tried tabbing and using Ctrl-F5) to access toolbars on views, the workbench toolbar, fast view toolbar, and perspectives toolbar.
Comment 1 Carolyn MacLeod CLA 2007-12-13 12:14:43 EST 
A very simple work-around is to access the toolbar using VoiceOver keys.

To do this, type command+F5 to turn on the VoiceOver (VO) screen reader. (command+F5 again will turn it off)

Then use control+option+arrow keys ("VO keys") to get into the toolbar.

VoiceOver draws a bold border rectangle around each item that is "under the VO cursor" and it speaks the accessible name of the item.
Comment 2 Carolyn MacLeod CLA 2007-12-13 14:27:01 EST 
Steve, shall we call this one Won't Fix, or leave it open?
Comment 3 Steve Northover CLA 2007-12-13 14:52:24 EST 
Leave it open but take away the accessibility key word.  Keyboard access to the tool bar would be great for everyone, but VoiceOver lets disabled people get at it.  Agree?
Comment 4 Carolyn MacLeod CLA 2007-12-13 15:19:14 EST 
Agree.
Comment 5 Carolyn MacLeod CLA 2007-12-19 16:06:41 EST 
*** Bug 78569 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 6 Markus Keller CLA 2008-02-18 07:22:14 EST 
I would expect that at least Ctrl+F5 brings the keyboard focus to the toolbar. This is a normal Mac OS X feature that works in other applications (e.g. Finder, Mail, System Preferences, ...) as well without VoiceOver.

In Mail and System Preferences, the Tab key also navigates to the toolbar. This would also be nice in Eclipse (via Tab or Ctrl+Tab).
Comment 7 Carolyn MacLeod CLA 2008-05-06 17:14:33 EDT 
SSQ, do you think the suggestion in comment 6 to add ctrl+F5 support to give focus to Mac toolbar is something we would consider?
Comment 8 Silenio Quarti CLA 2008-05-07 11:05:22 EDT 
I am not sure about Ctrl+F5. Tab and Ctrl+Tab are the usual way to navigate between SWT controls. The problem is that the toolbar will not accept focus. I believe if we fix this, Tab and Ctrl+Tab will work properly.
Comment 9 Scott Kovatch CLA 2010-04-29 18:39:33 EDT 
This is now working in 3.6. Toolbars now accept keyboard focus.