at-poke

Category: Tools Testing

Enable Accessibility: Yes

Test Aim

At development stage, this tool can be used to verify the accessible information provided by an application. The aim here would be to verify the accuracy and completeness of the information provided.

Test Setup Notes

• The at-poke sources have to be downloaded from GNOME CVS and built. Alternatively appropriate pre-built binaries can also be used.

• A README is also available for the tool at: http://cvs.gnome.org/lxr/source/at-poke/README.

• at-poke will require the accessibility components to be installed in addition to the GNOME desktop install.

Tester Notes

• Enable accessibility.

• Start the application of interest.

• Start at-poke. Verify that the application is listed in the at-poke window.

• Click on the ‘poke’ button and the application widget hierarchy opens up in a separate window.

• Select any widget displayed in the at-poke window. The available accessible information can be checked.

• Ensure that appropriate name and descriptions is provided for a widget as per its context.

• Check this for all widgets of the application.

Test Cases: at-poke