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Test Case Description for  Applets and Plug-ins

Purpose:
  1. When an applet, plug-in or other non-HTML content requiring another application is required to be present,
    provide a link to an applet, plug-in or other application that is directly accessible, or
  2. Provide alternate content for applets, plug-ins, or other applications which are not directly accessible. 


Initial  Conditions:

  1. Have Screen Reader program installed.


Steps and Description:
Verify

Steps and Descrition

Results

Applet, plug-in is directly accessible

Test the following pages that contain an applet, or plug-in, with a browser and assistive technology that supports it. Use only the keyboard to interact with the controls.
page1 contains an applet
page2 contains plug-in



The user interface is operational with only the keyboard and the content is available to assistive technologies.







Plug-in content and user interface is accessible

Test the page3 with Screen Reader.

If a link to a supported file is available, Screen Reader will launch it separately in an accessible player. The user interface controls will be spoken and operable from the keyboard.



Applet, plug-in, or object alternative is accessible



Test page that contain an applet or object in a browser that does not support applets or objects or in a browser with support for these features disabled:

From Netscape Browser:

1. Click Edit | Preferences.
2. Click Advanced, and then deselect Enable Java.








If equivalent alternatives were added to the page, they are rendered and are usable.



Test the page with a combination of browser and the assistive technology.



If the applets, plug-ins, or object equivalent alternatives were added to the page, they are rendered and are usable.



HTML Source Code:


     <applet name="line" code="MagicLine1.class" width="225" height="220" alt="this is the first applet.">
         <param name="bgcolor" value="c0c0c0">
         <param name="speed" value="3">
     </applet>