Hi everyone,
I'm new to the forum, and have a question I have not been able to get an answer for: what is the new API replacing mirror drivers? I even asked about it on Stack Overflow:
stackoverflow.com/questions/27851709/what-is-the-new-api-that-repalces-mirror-drivers-starting-in-windows-8
(links to my previous research on the subject there) and even they didn't seem to have any info (which is funny, because most of the stuff I ask on Stack Overflow usually gets at least one answer as well as several rude comments (lol)).
Basically, what I'm looking for is a way to get information from custom controls (and in particular the ones that use drawing APIs like GDI+) accessible. But I'm talking about controls that have already been developed, and most of what I found here is referring to building accessibility into custom controls we design, probably using the UIA "Provider" API. That is absolutely awesome (and I can't stress enough the importance "doing it right the first time") but in my current position I am developing accessibility solutions for existing applications. I try to keep them as AT-neutral as possibleFor web-based apps this is usually done by manipulating the DOM in IE or writing extensions for other browsers, but desktop apps are a whole different ball game.
Anyway, before Windows 8 all the top AT products used mirror drivers (some for magnification, some for reading text etc.) but from what I've read they're deprecated in Windows 8+. One of the links I included in my post on Stack Overflow talks about a new "special GDI accessibility API" that would replace them. So if anyone knows what that API is I would really appreciate it. Thanks. :)