Oracle SQL Developer Features that Support Accessibility

Oracle SQL Developer provides features that are designed to support accessibility.

Keyboard Access

Oracle SQL Developer features support keyboard access to SQL Developer functionality; a summary is provided in this section. The following menu and toolbar functionality is provided through keyboard access:

The following functionality is available in SQL Developer windows:


Tips:

  • 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.
  • 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 invoke a command on the context menu.


The following functionality is available in Oracle SQL Developer dialogs and wizards:

Screen Reader Readability

Here is a summary of screen readability in SQL Developer, when it is used with a screen reader.

When used with menus and toolbars:

When used with SQL Developer windows:

When used with dialogs and wizards:

Flexibility in Font and Color Choices

The user interface in SQL Developer improves usability for people who are visually impaired by offering flexibility in color and font choices. The following font and color features are included:

No Audio-only Feedback

In SQL Developer, 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 makes minimal use of a blinking cursor and animation:

Screen Magnifier Usability

The SQL Developer user interface works well with screen magnifiers. All features of the product can be magnified by a screen magnifier.

How to Change the Editor or Tabbed View of a File

When you press Enter on a node in the Connections Navigator, you open the default editor for that file. To switch to the different editors and views available for a document; you can use the Alt+Page Up and Alt+Page Down accelerators to invoke the Navigate > Go to Window > Right Editor and Navigate > Go to Window > Left Editor menu commands, respectively.

How to Read Text in a Multiline Edit Field

To have the text in a multiline edit field read by a screen reader, you can select text by holding down the Shift key while moving the cursor either up or down with the Arrow keys, depending on the initial cursor position.

How to Read the Line Number in the Source Editor

To have the line number read by a screen reader while you are editing a file in the source editor, you can press Ctrl+G.

How to Access Exception Stack HTML Links and Generated Javadoc Links in the Log Window

After generating exception stack HTML links or Javadoc links in the Log window, they will not be recognized as links, but read as plain text by a screen reader. To access the links, set the cursor focus to the Log window. Right-click or press Shift+F1 and select Save As from the context menu. Save the contents of the Log window as an HTML file. Add the saved HTML file to a project or application workspace as a resource.