Description Michael Whapples 2012-02-06 16:55:34 EST

Build Identifier: Version 4.2 build 20111215-0110

When creating an eclipse4 RCP application, it is possible to create a UI model where screen readers cannot access all controls. Such an example can be found in the eclipse4 RCP tutorial by Tom Schindl in chapter 5 (http://tomsondev.com/e4rcp/chapter5.zip) where the contents of the list in the folder part cannot be accessed with NVDA's review cursor on windows and Orca on Linux has trouble as well. If one removes the stack part which contains the folder part (IE. so the folder part is directly in the sash part) then screen readers can access the contents of the list in the folder part. An example of this modification of removing the stack part can be found in the attached model file.

The presence of a stack part should not make controls inaccessible to screen readers.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Download the source code for the tutorial chapter from http://tomsondev.com/e4rcp/chapter5.zip and import the projects into your workspace from the archive file.
2. Run the mailapp project as an eclipse application.
3. Try using the review keys of a screen reader (eg. NVDA) to select an account with folders and then use the screen readers review keys to find the content of the list in the folder part.
4. Try the above three steps but substitute the attached application model file for the model file in the mailapp project. Observe the difference in what the screen reader can access.