Re: Accessible GUI Applications in Perl

[Anonymous Monk]

Practically all GUI toolkits support full keyboard-navigability, some form of tooltips,, but accessibility is hard because its new (for some idea see IAccessible2). Also see perl program pVoice - an application for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC).

For portability and accessibility, I think your only real choice is Java (I could be wrong). IBM Guidelines for Writing Accessible Applications Using 100% Pure Java™

[smiffy]

I know that it's heresy to say so here but yes, Java/Swing certainly has everything that is required for the development of accessible applications. I wrote a small GUI application with Java/Swing a couple of years back - it certainly had all the accessibility "bits" that I might have wanted.

The main reason that I tend to steer clear of Java for most purposes is that I have never been comfortable with OO programming - my mind simply doesn't work that way. And that's the joy of Perl - you can write functional or OO, whichever takes your fancy.