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RFE Contribution : Accessibility in JavaPanel and JREFindDialog of Java ControlPanel

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      SYNOPSIS
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      Accessibility in JavaPanel and JREFindDialog of Java ControlPanel

      OPERATING SYSTEMS
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      All (tested on Windows and Linux)

      PATCH BASE
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      The attached patch is based on JDK 7u6-b17.

      DESCRIPTION
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      The Java Tab and the JRE Find Dialog in the Java ControlPanel do not adhere to Licensee's accessibility guidelines 2.2/2.3 ( http://www-03.ibm.com/able/guidelines/software/accesssoftware.html ):

      #2.2 Provide semantic information about user interface objects. When an image represents a program element, the information conveyed by the image must also be available in text.

      #2.3 Associate labels with controls, objects, icons and images. If an image is used to identify programmatic elements, the meaning of the image must be consistent throughout the application.

      REPRODUCTION INSTRUCTIONS
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      1. Launch Java ControlPanel.
      2. CLick on -> "Java" Tab
      3. Click on "View..." button -> "Find" button -> JRE Find Dialog opens up
      4. Use any accessibility tool that adheres to the accessibility guidelines.

      Observation:
      Java Tab and the JRE Find Dialog aren't accessible

      FIX DESCRIPTION
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      Have set Accessible name and description as applicable to the following controls:

      - JavaPanel.java
          Java Panel
          Java Panel Description text
          "View.." button and associated panel

      - JREFindDialog.java
          JRE Finder title
          JRE Finder description text
          "Cancel", "Previous" button and "Next button"
          Label's that describe the state of the search and the list that has the search result

            vrao Vivek Rao (Inactive)
            dkorbel David Korbel (Inactive)
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