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Bug 8317 - [DIVERGENCE] Start a thread on WAI-XTECH about using MSAA Description field to pass role as a text string
Summary: [DIVERGENCE] Start a thread on WAI-XTECH about using MSAA Description field t...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: ARIA
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Core AAM (show other bugs)
Version: 1.0
Hardware: PC Windows XP
: P1 normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Andi Snow-Weaver
QA Contact: ARIA UA Implementors
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Reported: 2009-11-16 21:40 UTC by Andi Snow-Weaver
Modified: 2010-04-21 20:45 UTC (History)
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Description Andi Snow-Weaver 2009-11-16 21:40:48 UTC 
From 13 October 2009 UAI TF meeting:

DS: putting role as a text string in MSAA Description is redundant with other methods

http://www.w3.org/2009/10/13-aapi-minutes.html
Comment 1 Andi Snow-Weaver 2009-12-11 20:44:49 UTC 
Rich commented on Step 4 in 4.4 Role Mapping: 

<change>
Microsoft Active Accessibility:
</change>
<to>
Microsoft Active Accessibility: No API mapping. Additional API are required such as IAccessible2.
</to>

Holding off on this edit until issue of using accDescription is resolved. 

When we have a final resolution, assign to Andi for edit.
Comment 2 David Bolter 2010-02-16 14:24:30 UTC 
I posted in October 2009: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/wai-xtech/2009Oct/0031.html

I suspect this will be a "WONTFIX" which is sad...
Comment 3 Andi Snow-Weaver 2010-03-02 15:28:27 UTC 
In Role Mapping section, bullet 4:

For MSAA - not supported
For Apple - AXRoleDescription

Add some text to see the table for details