Accessibility features
Accessibility features help users who have a disability, such as restricted mobility or limited vision, to use information technology products successfully.
Accessibility features
IMS™ Enterprise Suite Explorer for Development (IMS Explorer) includes the following accessibility features:- Keyboard-only operation for installation on the distributed platform by using IBM® Installation Manager and for all components, functions, or samples that have a graphical user interface.
- Accessible IMS Explorer documentation in the HTML format.
Keyboard navigation
This product uses standard Microsoft Windows navigation keys.
You can use keys or key combinations to perform operations that can also be done by using a mouse.
Interface information
IMS Explorer is built on Eclipse. Eclipse includes the following major accessibility features:
- Eclipse uses Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) APIs to render user interface elements accessible to assistive technology.
- You can operate all features by using the keyboard instead of the mouse.
- You can use screen-reader software such as JAWS from Freedom Scientific and a digital speech synthesizer to hear what is displayed on the screen. You can also use voice recognition software, such as IBM ViaVoice® to enter data and to navigate the user interface.
- You can magnify what is displayed on your screen in the graphical views.
- Fonts and colors defined by Eclipse can be set in the Preferences
window.
- Click to open the Preferences window.
- Click to set colors and fonts.
For accessibility features in Eclipse, see the Eclipse online help. You can also download the documentation from the Eclipse Web site.
IBM and accessibility
See the IBM Human Ability and Accessibility Center for more information about the commitment that IBM has to accessibility.