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UI Automation in Windows Console: remove optimized _getTextLines to fix autoread in 21H1 console #11722

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Remove optimized _getTextLines for 21H1 UIA console
codeofdusk Oct 2, 2020
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Restore _getTextLines override for pre-21H1 consoles.
codeofdusk Oct 6, 2020
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Cleanup diff.
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12 changes: 8 additions & 4 deletions source/NVDAObjects/UIA/winConsoleUIA.py
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Expand Up @@ -49,10 +49,8 @@ def _getBoundingRange(self, obj, position):
if position == textInfos.POSITION_FIRST:
collapseToEnd = False
elif position == textInfos.POSITION_LAST:
# We must pull back the end by one character otherwise when we collapse to end,
# a console bug results in a textRange covering the entire console buffer!
# Strangely the *very* last character is a special blank point
# so we never seem to miss a real character.
# The exclusive end hangs off the end of the visible ranges.
# Move back one character to remain within bounds.
_rangeObj.MoveEndpointByUnit(
UIAHandler.TextPatternRangeEndpoint_End,
UIAHandler.NVDAUnitsToUIAUnits['character'],
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -367,13 +365,19 @@ def _get_TextInfo(self):
return consoleUIATextInfo if self.is21H1Plus else consoleUIATextInfoPre21H1

def _getTextLines(self):
if self.is21H1Plus:
# #11722: the 21H1 UIA console wraps across lines.
# When text wraps, NVDA starts reading from the beginning of the visible text for every new line of output.
# Use the superclass _getTextLines instead.
return super()._getTextLines()
# This override of _getTextLines takes advantage of the fact that
# the console text contains linefeeds for every line
# Thus a simple string splitlines is much faster than splitting by unit line.
ti = self.makeTextInfo(textInfos.POSITION_ALL)
text = ti.text or ""
return text.splitlines()


def findExtraOverlayClasses(obj, clsList):
if obj.UIAElement.cachedAutomationId == "Text Area":
clsList.append(WinConsoleUIA)
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