[CMake] CMake accessibility, or the lack of it with latest updtes

[Hendrik Sattler]

Maybe it's related to this blog entry: http://blog.qt.io/blog/2018/02/20/qt-5-11-brings-new-accessibility-backend-windows/


Am 23. September 2018 17:37:21 MESZ schrieb Robert Maynard <robert.maynard at kitware.com>:
>Hi Jaffar,
>
>CMake is still using Qt for the GUI, but we have moved from Qt4 to Qt5.
>If
>you are able to tell me the explicit version of the GUI that last
>worked
>for you that will help track down what is causing this regression.
>
>On Fri, Sep 21, 2018 at 3:30 PM Jaffar Sidek <jaffar.sidek10 at gmail.com>
>wrote:
>
>>                      HI.  I am a blind software developer very
>dependent
>> on CMake for my development work.  I have noticed that since version
>> 3.1X, the gui version of CMake is no longer accessible.  Let me
>> clarify.  I use a screen reader for voice output in order for me to
>be
>> able to use the computer independently.  In the earlier versions of
>> CMake, My screen reader could access a large part of the interface of
>> CMake to enable me to use the program Quickly and efficiently.  But
>> since version 3.1X and the latest version 3.2X, I have had to revert
>to
>> using the command line.  I noticed that the earlier versions were
>coded
>> with QT, is that not the case anymore?  QT5 has added accessibility
>> these days, and I would appreciate it if the accessibility features
>of
>> earlier versions of CMake could be re-implemented.  Thanks and
>cheers!
>>
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