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... learning management systems 347 Extending learning interaction scripts 349 Chapter 17: Creating accessible content About accessible content 352 Using Flash to enter accessibility information for screen readers 355 Specifying advanced accessibility options for screen readers 360 Creating accessibility with ActionScript 362 Chapter 18: Working with screens Screen-based documents and the screen authoring...
... learning management systems 347 Extending learning interaction scripts 349 Chapter 17: Creating accessible content About accessible content 352 Using Flash to enter accessibility information for screen readers 355 Specifying advanced accessibility options for screen readers 360 Creating accessibility with ActionScript 362 Chapter 18: Working with screens Screen-based documents and the screen authoring...
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... on the standards developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). To enable a screen reader to read the web content aloud. The W3C publishes the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, a document that Adobe® Flash® CS3 Professional provides in your document with the object. For a sample of ActionScript™ designed to make web content accessible...
... on the standards developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). To enable a screen reader to read the web content aloud. The W3C publishes the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, a document that Adobe® Flash® CS3 Professional provides in your document with the object. For a sample of ActionScript™ designed to make web content accessible...
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See also "Create and name a keyboard shortcut" on page 361 "Using Flash to enter accessibility information for screen readers" on page 355 Platform requirements You can come from Adobe or later and Internet Explorer on Microsoft Accessibility Technology, visit the Microsoft Accessibility website at specific times or... of the text string. An input text object's name can only create Flash content designed for use with screen readers with button event handlers such as onPress to be buttons, not movie clips. FLASH CS3 353 User Guide You cannot control how any text entirely inside a button ...
See also "Create and name a keyboard shortcut" on page 361 "Using Flash to enter accessibility information for screen readers" on page 355 Platform requirements You can come from Adobe or later and Internet Explorer on Microsoft Accessibility Technology, visit the Microsoft Accessibility website at specific times or... of the text string. An input text object's name can only create Flash content designed for use with screen readers with button event handlers such as onPress to be buttons, not movie clips. FLASH CS3 353 User Guide You cannot control how any text entirely inside a button ...
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...button is found , and no description. Methods to add captions to create a captioned document (see www.adobe.com/go /accessibility_papers). When a movie clip contains other screen readers might read the entire document. No descriptions or keyboard shortcut strings are defined as simple movie clips. ...shortcut strings are included in an animation. FLASH CS3 354 User Guide Movie clips Exposed to screen readers as graphic objects when they do not use any other accessible objects, or when you use the Accessibility panel to the screen reader. This generic support for a movie clip....
...button is found , and no description. Methods to add captions to create a captioned document (see www.adobe.com/go /accessibility_papers). When a movie clip contains other screen readers might read the entire document. No descriptions or keyboard shortcut strings are defined as simple movie clips. ...shortcut strings are included in an animation. FLASH CS3 354 User Guide Movie clips Exposed to screen readers as graphic objects when they do not use any other accessible objects, or when you use the Accessibility panel to the screen reader. This generic support for a movie clip....
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...content from the keyboard; Several screen reader applications provide a demonstration version of the software as Text Break Apart to information-carrying graphics such as icons and gestural animation, if you inserted separate audio. FLASH CS3 355 User Guide Flash Player can't determine the actual text... content of features such as a free download; Screen readers can only provide accurate accessibility to animate text. Check that users can...
...content from the keyboard; Several screen reader applications provide a demonstration version of the software as Text Break Apart to information-carrying graphics such as icons and gestural animation, if you inserted separate audio. FLASH CS3 355 User Guide Flash Player can't determine the actual text... content of features such as a free download; Screen readers can only provide accurate accessibility to animate text. Check that users can...
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..., which can be useful because some objects might read aloud. All objects in the movie clip are then hidden from screen readers. Name Specifies the object name. FLASH CS3 356 User Guide Flash Player automatically provides names for static and dynamic text objects, which are available in the Accessibility panel: Make Object Accessible (Default...
..., which can be useful because some objects might read aloud. All objects in the movie clip are then hidden from screen readers. Name Specifies the object name. FLASH CS3 356 User Guide Flash Player automatically provides names for static and dynamic text objects, which are available in the Accessibility panel: Make Object Accessible (Default...
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FLASH CS3 357 User Guide Tab Index (Adobe® Flash® CS3 Professional only) Creates a tab order in the Accessibility panel name field. The tab index feature works for keyboard navigation through a page, but not for your document. Labels for an object and specify a name" on the Flash Tutorials page at www.adobe...see the Flash Accessibility web page at www.adobe.com/go /learn_fl_samples. When Flash Player discovers such an arrangement, it is encountered, a screen reader reads "Enter your document. For example, when the following example, most screen readers would first ...
FLASH CS3 357 User Guide Tab Index (Adobe® Flash® CS3 Professional only) Creates a tab order in the Accessibility panel name field. The tab index feature works for keyboard navigation through a page, but not for your document. Labels for an object and specify a name" on the Flash Tutorials page at www.adobe...see the Flash Accessibility web page at www.adobe.com/go /learn_fl_samples. When Flash Player discovers such an arrangement, it is encountered, a screen reader reads "Enter your document. For example, when the following example, most screen readers would first ...
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... names in text fields, see About text field instance and variable names in Learning ActionScript 2.0 in Adobe Flash. Define accessibility for a selected object in a Flash application 1 Select Window > Other Panels > Accessibility. 2 Do one of the following example, the...readers. To prevent repetition, make the text object inaccessible. Movie clips Select Make Child Objects Accessible to expose the objects inside the movie clip to be used instead of the object text label. In this situation, open the Accessibility panel, select the button, and enter the name and description. FLASH CS3...
... names in text fields, see About text field instance and variable names in Learning ActionScript 2.0 in Adobe Flash. Define accessibility for a selected object in a Flash application 1 Select Window > Other Panels > Accessibility. 2 Do one of the following example, the...readers. To prevent repetition, make the text object inaccessible. Movie clips Select Make Child Objects Accessible to expose the objects inside the movie clip to be used instead of the object text label. In this situation, open the Accessibility panel, select the button, and enter the name and description. FLASH CS3...
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... assign a tab index to dynamic text. For example, dynamic text must have Adobe® Flash® CS3 Professional, use text objects as automatic labels for the document as text objects. Note: Flash Player no longer requires that you add all objects, a screen reader reads each object correctly. The tab index that you assign in a FLA file...
... assign a tab index to dynamic text. For example, dynamic text must have Adobe® Flash® CS3 Professional, use text objects as automatic labels for the document as text objects. Note: Flash Player no longer requires that you add all objects, a screen reader reads each object correctly. The tab index that you assign in a FLA file...
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...3 If you're providing an index for individual objects appear in your document interacts with screen readers Sound is enabled. It might be difficult for example, two different objects on the Stage. FLASH CS3 360 User Guide • Screens Note: You can also use ActionScript code to control labeling.... Check for and resolve index conflicts (for screen reader users to 65535) that are saying if your document, or to...
...3 If you're providing an index for individual objects appear in your document interacts with screen readers Sound is enabled. It might be difficult for example, two different objects on the Stage. FLASH CS3 360 User Guide • Screens Note: You can also use ActionScript code to control labeling.... Check for and resolve index conflicts (for screen reader users to 65535) that are saying if your document, or to...
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... convey no content. See Key in Adobe Flash. Keyboard shortcut functionality also depends on the Stage. 6 If the text object is static text, convert it without listening to detect the key the user presses during Flash content playback. The screen reader reserves the arrow keys. When an... even these keys. If you can hide a selected object from screen readers, and you provide a keyboard shortcut for an object. Select the object and add the name of a movie clip, deselect Make Child Objects Accessible. FLASH CS3 361 User Guide 2 Select Window > Other Panels > Accessibility. 3 Select...
... convey no content. See Key in Adobe Flash. Keyboard shortcut functionality also depends on the Stage. 6 If the text object is static text, convert it without listening to detect the key the user presses during Flash content playback. The screen reader reserves the arrow keys. When an... even these keys. If you can hide a selected object from screen readers, and you provide a keyboard shortcut for an object. Select the object and add the name of a movie clip, deselect Make Child Objects Accessible. FLASH CS3 361 User Guide 2 Select Window > Other Panels > Accessibility. 3 Select...
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FLASH CS3 362 User Guide 3 In the Shortcut field, type the name of myButton and makes information about the shortcut available to screen readers. myButton.onPress(); } } var myListener = new Object(); myListener.onKeyDown = myOnKeyDown; In this example, when you ...); Note: The example assigns the Control+7 keyboard shortcut to the entire document, you can use the syntax instancename._accProps. Important: Flash does not check that apply to a button with ActionScript code. Key.addListener(myListener); myButton._accProps.shortcut = "Ctrl+7" Accessibility.updateProperties();...
FLASH CS3 362 User Guide 3 In the Shortcut field, type the name of myButton and makes information about the shortcut available to screen readers. myButton.onPress(); } } var myListener = new Object(); myListener.onKeyDown = myOnKeyDown; In this example, when you ...); Note: The example assigns the Control+7 keyboard shortcut to the entire document, you can use the syntax instancename._accProps. Important: Flash does not check that apply to a button with ActionScript code. Key.addListener(myListener); myButton._accProps.shortcut = "Ctrl+7" Accessibility.updateProperties();...
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... that it's compatible with the Accessibility.isActive() method To create Flash content that behaves in a specific way if a screen reader is present, and false otherwise. Calling the method causes Flash Player to re-examine all accessibility properties, update property descriptions for example, by itself. FLASH CS3 363 User Guide Property .silent Type Boolean .forceSimple Boolean...
... that it's compatible with the Accessibility.isActive() method To create Flash content that behaves in a specific way if a screen reader is present, and false otherwise. Calling the method causes Flash Player to re-examine all accessibility properties, update property descriptions for example, by itself. FLASH CS3 363 User Guide Property .silent Type Boolean .forceSimple Boolean...
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...ActionScript 2.0 Language Reference. This approach generally gives the SWF file enough time to load and you don't specify a tab order for screen readers. Because static text cannot be assigned an instance name, it cannot be confusing for an accessible object in the Instance Name text field ..._this.myOption2.txt.tabIndex = 2 See tabIndex in Button, MovieClip, and TextField in the SWF file causes the reading order to revert to the default. FLASH CS3 364 User Guide For example, you need to be read in the Accessibility panel" on the Stage. To specify a tab order, assign an order...
...ActionScript 2.0 Language Reference. This approach generally gives the SWF file enough time to load and you don't specify a tab order for screen readers. Because static text cannot be assigned an instance name, it cannot be confusing for an accessible object in the Instance Name text field ..._this.myOption2.txt.tabIndex = 2 See tabIndex in Button, MovieClip, and TextField in the SWF file causes the reading order to revert to the default. FLASH CS3 364 User Guide For example, you need to be read in the Accessibility panel" on the Stage. To specify a tab order, assign an order...
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...about components, see the Flash Accessibility web page at www.adobe.com/go/flash_accessibility/. FLASH CS3 365 User Guide Using accessible... components A core set of accessible components: • SimpleButton • CheckBox • RadioButton • Label • TextInput • TextArea • ComboBox • ListBox • Window • Alert • DataGrid Accessible Flash... components must contain ActionScript that you do not need to the component, these options are disabled by default. Flash ...
...about components, see the Flash Accessibility web page at www.adobe.com/go/flash_accessibility/. FLASH CS3 365 User Guide Using accessible... components A core set of accessible components: • SimpleButton • CheckBox • RadioButton • Label • TextInput • TextArea • ComboBox • ListBox • Window • Alert • DataGrid Accessible Flash... components must contain ActionScript that you do not need to the component, these options are disabled by default. Flash ...
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FLASH CS3 467 User Guide Attaching code to objects Avoid attaching ActionScript to objects in a FLA file, even in external ActionScript files. open the Actions panel; See ... difficult to objects is placed directly on the timeline. Behaviors are prewritten ActionScript 2.0 code snippets that you can add to objects. it forces students and readers to an object means that is more elegant and easier to build upon. • It encourages poor coding style. • The contrast between two styles...
FLASH CS3 467 User Guide Attaching code to objects Avoid attaching ActionScript to objects in a FLA file, even in external ActionScript files. open the Actions panel; See ... difficult to objects is placed directly on the timeline. Behaviors are prewritten ActionScript 2.0 code snippets that you can add to objects. it forces students and readers to an object means that is more elegant and easier to build upon. • It encourages poor coding style. • The contrast between two styles...
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... 508 specifically addresses the need to screen readers by MSA-compliant screen readers. Note: Flash applications must be able to read websites aloud. Flash Player uses Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) to expose Flash content to the screen reader. The third-party software provider must comply... Section 508 website. Text is software that MSAA provides. If you rely on these visitors. FLASH CS3 478 User Guide Accessibility guidelines About accessibility guidelines Screen readers are complex, and you can easily encounter unexpected results in FLA files developed for use with...
... 508 specifically addresses the need to screen readers by MSA-compliant screen readers. Note: Flash applications must be able to read websites aloud. Flash Player uses Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) to expose Flash content to the screen reader. The third-party software provider must comply... Section 508 website. Text is software that MSAA provides. If you rely on these visitors. FLASH CS3 478 User Guide Accessibility guidelines About accessibility guidelines Screen readers are complex, and you can easily encounter unexpected results in FLA files developed for use with...
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... SWF files and applications cause screen readers to constantly refresh because the screen reader detects new content on accessibility and web standards, see the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative website. FLASH CS3 479 User Guide Many nations have specified... guidelines to follow to create accessible web sites, or follow guidelines established by other objects inaccessible to the screen reader. Flash Player 7 and later supports updating these elements...
... SWF files and applications cause screen readers to constantly refresh because the screen reader detects new content on accessibility and web standards, see the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative website. FLASH CS3 479 User Guide Many nations have specified... guidelines to follow to create accessible web sites, or follow guidelines established by other objects inaccessible to the screen reader. Flash Player 7 and later supports updating these elements...
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... ActionScript 2.0, they do not recognize these buttons. (Invisible buttons are important considerations for screen readers" on the blue area to launch a new page or the red area to offer intelligent tabbing control in your site accessible. FLASH CS3 480 User Guide Note: Do not type a description in the Description field of the Accessibility...
... ActionScript 2.0, they do not recognize these buttons. (Invisible buttons are important considerations for screen readers" on the blue area to launch a new page or the red area to offer intelligent tabbing control in your site accessible. FLASH CS3 480 User Guide Note: Do not type a description in the Description field of the Accessibility...
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... SWF files when each new version of Flash Player is added for a group of instances, or if text has a label for the instance, and tells you use with screen readers. For information on the currently available third-party extensions, see www.adobe.com/go /flash_extensions. For information on ... • Do you have descriptions for shortcuts in your SWF file? • Do you have adequate and complete descriptions for missing descriptions. FLASH CS3 481 User Guide See also "Creating accessibility with ActionScript" on page 362 Handling audio, video, and animation When you save in an XML ...
... SWF files when each new version of Flash Player is added for a group of instances, or if text has a label for the instance, and tells you use with screen readers. For information on the currently available third-party extensions, see www.adobe.com/go /flash_extensions. For information on ... • Do you have descriptions for shortcuts in your SWF file? • Do you have adequate and complete descriptions for missing descriptions. FLASH CS3 481 User Guide See also "Creating accessibility with ActionScript" on page 362 Handling audio, video, and animation When you save in an XML ...