Abstract: A computer program for facilitating operation of a screen reader with legacy programs whose user interface definitions do not conform to the design guidelines expected by the screen reader program. A graphical user interface is analyzed to identify a logical sequence of user interface elements within the interface. The sequence of user interface elements within a definition of the user interface is compared with the identified logical sequence to identify any required reordering of the elements to conform to the identified logical sequence. One or more lists or tables are generated for each separable user interface component to (1) specify the required sequence for reordering incorrectly-sequenced user interface controls within the definition and to (2) identify a new static text control which is dynamically generated for use with an edit control which does not have a required static text control.

Abstract: A computer program for facilitating operation of a screen reader with legacy programs whose user interface definitions do not conform to the design guidelines expected by the screen reader program. A graphical user interface is analyzed to identify a logical sequence of user interface elements within the interface. The sequence of user interface elements within a definition of the user interface is compared with the identified logical sequence to identify any required reordering of the elements to conform to the identified logical sequence. One or more lists or tables are generated for each separable user interface component to (1) specify the required sequence for reordering incorrectly-sequenced user interface controls within the definition and to (2) identify a new static text control which is dynamically generated for use with an edit control which does not have a required static text control.

Abstract: A method for facilitating operation of a screen reader with legacy programs whose user interface definitions do not conform to the design guidelines expected by the screen reader program. A graphical user interface is analyzed to identify a logical sequence of user interface elements within the interface. A sequence of user interface elements within a definition of the user interface is compared with the identified logical sequence to identify any required reordering of the elements to conform to the identified logical sequence. The required reordering of the elements is performed to conform to the identified logical sequence. The comparing step includes comparing the sequence of user interface elements within the definition of the user interface with a set of predefined rules for user interface definitions, and, responsive to identifying non-conformance with a rule requiring a specific user interface control, an instance of the required user interface control is generated.

Abstract: A computer program and method facilitate operation of a screen reader with legacy programs whose user interface definitions do not conform to the design guidelines expected by the screen reader program. The method involves: analyzing a graphical user interface to identify a logical sequence of user interface elements within the interface; comparing the sequence of user interface elements within a definition of the user interface with the identified logical sequence, to identify any required reordering of the elements to conform to the identifed logical sequence; and performing the required reordering of the elements to conform to the identified logical sequence.

Abstract: User-selection of a data value within a range of data values is permitted via a graphical user interface of a computer. A user command is received to move a presently displayed value forward or backward within the range. An acceleration table is accessed based on the length of time the user has issued the command to obtain an index value which is then used to access a second table to obtain a delta value corresponding to the index value. The presently displayed value is then changed based on this delta value.