1 SQL Developer Web Accessibility Information
Oracle SQL Developer Web provides features to support accessibility.
Keyboard Access
The following menu and toolbar functionality is provided through keyboard access:
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Users can navigate to and start all menu items.
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All toolbar functions are accessible through menu items.
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All menus and menu items have unique and functioning mnemonic keys.
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All context menus within the navigators and source editor can be called.
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Frequently used menu items have unique accelerator keys.
The following functionality is available in windows:
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Navigate between all open windows, to all nodes within a window or pane, and between tabs in a window.
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Set focus in a window or pane.
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Call all controls within a window or pane, and perform basic operations.
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Navigate and update properties in the Property Inspector.
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Use Completion Insight and Code Templates in the source editor.
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Invoke context-sensitive help topics, navigate to and open all help topics, and navigate between the navigation and viewer tabs.
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Open, close, dock, undock, minimize, restore, and maximize the applicable window.
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You can press Escape to move the focus from the current dockable window to the last active editor. Press Shift+Escape to move the focus and also close the current window.
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You can press Shift+F10 to open the context menu for any window. Use the Down Arrow and Up arrow keys to select a command and press Enter, or use the accelerators to start a command on the context menu.
The following functionality is available in dialogs and wizards:
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Users can navigate to and start all controls within all wizards and dialogs.
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The order in which the Tab key causes focus to flow is consistent and logical.
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Mnemonic keys are provided for controls where appropriate.
Screen Reader Readability
Here is a summary of screen readability in SQL Developer Web, when it is used with a screen reader.
When used with menus and toolbars:
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All menus and menu items are read.
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All toolbar items, including the Navigator toolbar items, are read.
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The hint text on all toolbar items is read.
When used with windows:
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All open windows are read.
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All components within each window, including tabs, are read.
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Status text at the bottom of the IDE, and within the source editor, is read.
When used with dialogs and wizards:
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All controls within all wizards and dialogs are read.
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Hint text is read.
No Audio-only Feedback
In SQL Developer Web, there is no situation in which the only feedback a user receives is audible feedback. All audible feedback is accompanied by a visual indicator. For example, a prompt accompanies the bell sound that occurs when an error or illegal action has taken place.
No Dependency on Blinking Cursor and Animation
SQL Developer Web makes minimal use of a blinking cursor and animation:
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No features use blinking indicators, with the exception of the cursor in the source editor.
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No features rely on animated sequences.
Screen Magnifier Usability
The screen magnifier is dependent on the browser used. All features of the product can be magnified by a screen magnifier.
Highly Visual Features of Oracle SQL Developer
Oracle SQL Developer Web includes features that are highly visual such as:
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Data Modeler diagramming
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Widgets on the overview pages
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Real Time SQL Monitor
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DBA performance monitoring pages