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Started using this thing called AirServer on Windows, for mirroring my iPhone screen/audio to my PC. I have to use OCR to interact with it, so, AI, lol, but it does work!

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Matt Campbell
Matt Campbell
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To clarify, you mean you use OCR to read the PC app's UI, not the iPhone screen, right?
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Devin Prater :blind:
Devin Prater :blind:
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@matt Sorry, yes.
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Matt Campbell
Matt Campbell
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Can you use NVDA+F1 and find out what window class that window is? As always when I learn about an inaccessible desktop UI, I want to know what toolkit they're using.
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Devin Prater :blind:
Devin Prater :blind:
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@matt windowClassName: 'Windows.UI.Core.CoreWindow'

Hopefully that's what you need?

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Matt Campbell
Matt Campbell
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Now I want to look at this app myself. Did you get the Airserver Windows 10 Desktop Edition from the Microsoft Store?
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Devin Prater :blind:
Devin Prater :blind:
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@matt Yes. Got it from the Microsoft Store. Didn't buy it yet, but since it technically does work, I just might.
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Matt Campbell
Matt Campbell
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OK, glad we're both working with the same app. Yeah, it's totally inaccessible right from the start, starting with the screen where you enter your activation code or start your trial.

I can't tell what toolkit they're using. The window class name suggests it's a UWP app. But I've never seen a UWP app that's not a game that's *this* inaccessible.

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Matt Campbell
Matt Campbell
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Extrapolating from AirServer's Jobs page, I'm guessing it's Qt. So I guess Qt's UWP backend doesn't have accessibility hooked up.
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Matt Campbell
Matt Campbell
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Which begs the question, why didn't AirServer just make the Windows version a plain old desktop app?
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Devin Prater :blind:
Devin Prater :blind:
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@matt I bet they just didn't know, and wanted the easy installation and reach of the Microsoft Store.
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