METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTEROPERATION BETWEEN LEGACY SOFTWARE AND SCREEN READER PROGRAMS

摘要

A computer program and method facilitate operation of a screen reader with legacy programs whose user interface definitions do not conform to the design guidelines expected by the screen reader program. The method involves: analyzing a graphical user interface to identify a logical sequence of user interface elements within the interface; comparing the sequence of user interface elements within a definition of the user interface with the identified logical sequence, to identify any required reordering of the elements to conform to the identified logical sequence; and performing the required reordering of the elements to conform to the identified logical sequence. One or more lists or tables is generated for each separable user interface component (such as a dialog) to specify the required sequence for reordering incorrectly-sequenced user interface controls within the definition, and to identify a new static text control which is dynamically generated for use with an edit control which does not have a required static text control.