Accessibility to XPLG

Owned by Omry Koschitzky
Last updated: Aug 05, 2024 by XPLG Team
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XPLG invests efforts in constantly enhancing its accessibility and usability for users of assistive technology (AT), both in accordance with Section 508 of the United States, and in terms of best practices.

This article discusses how XPLG addresses accessibility within the product for users of AT.

VPAT™ - Voluntary Product Accessibility Template® - View XPLG VPAT

Accessibility of XPLG Web and the CLI

The XPLG CLI and SDK is fully accessible, and covers many of the functions available in XPLG GUI. The CLI is text-only by definition and designed for usability for all users, regardless of accessibility needs.

 

As GUI is sometime preferred, XPLG GUI is designed with the following accessibility features: 

  • Form fields are labeled, and ALT text describes elements and images.

  • Form fields and dialog boxes have on-screen indication of focus, as supported by the Web browser.

  • XPLG GUI does not override user-defined style sheets.

  • No additional on-screen focus is implemented for links, buttons or other elements that do not have browser-implemented visual focus.

  • Analyzed data and widgets results are available via CSV for text only view without style sheets.

  • Most data tables implemented with HTML use headers and markup to identify data as needed. 

Accessibility and real-time search

Generally, XPLG GUI does not include any blinking or flashing components. However, using real-time search  or real-time widgets causes the page to update constantly. Real-time search is easily disabled to avoid such behavior.