Re: BUG #11501: PostgreSQL for Windows (installer) cannot be installed by screen reader users (blind computer users) - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Sandeep Thakkar
Subject Re: BUG #11501: PostgreSQL for Windows (installer) cannot be installed by screen reader users (blind computer users)
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Msg-id CANFyU95YNJGvJcGzse-GLUuYi1YMeNDLe-VziSa+BzawLt+4TA@mail.gmail.com
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In response to BUG #11501: PostgreSQL for Windows (installer) cannot be installed by screen reader users (blind computer users)  (orasnita@gmail.com)
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Hi

We use BitRock installer tool to develop the installers.  You may use the
command line option "--mode unattended" to get away with the GUI. This mode
will install the installer in the silent mode without any user inputs.

On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 1:37 AM, <orasnita@gmail.com> wrote:

> The following bug has been logged on the website:
>
> Bug reference:      11501
> Logged by:          Octavian Rasnita
> Email address:      orasnita@gmail.com
> PostgreSQL version: 9.3.5
> Operating system:   MS Windows
> Description:
>
> The PostgreSQL installer for Windows that can be downloaded from:
> http://www.postgresql.org/download/windows/
>
> offers a totally inaccessible interface for screen readers so it can't be
> installed by blind programmers.
>
>
> I don't know what graphical classes it uses but it looks like Java Swing
> (from the perspective of a blind).
>
> I checked in Java/jre7/lib/accessibility.properties file and the following
> line is uncommented, so Java Swing classes should be accessible with Java
> Access Bridge:
>
> assistive_technologies=com.sun.java.accessibility.AccessBridge
>
> So the installer probably uses another inaccessible graphical interface, or
> same as bad, uses its own Java distribution.
>
> Can this be solved, or at least provide an easy solution to install
> PostgreSQL by using the zip archive?
> (Which implies setting the PostgreSQL server Windows service, setting the
> necessary paths that may be needed in PATH env variable etc).
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
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