Matthew Karr
Matthew is a Software Development Engineer on the User Interface Platform Team, Accessibility, Application, and Automation group in the Windows Experience Division.
Matthew Karr has been a developer at Microsoft for 5 years, working on Automation and Accessibility. He’s helped ship UI Automation V1 and the Magnification API with Vista, and is currently working on the COM UI Automation API for Windows 7.
In his free time he enjoys juggling, snowboarding, science fiction, and video games.
Articles Authored
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Creating UI Automation Client Applications
Last updated: Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Published in: CODE Focus Magazine: 2008 - Vol. 5 - Issue 4 - Windows Accessibility Focus
Sometimes an application needs to interact with the user interface (UI) of a second application.The first application might be a test application that drives the UI of the target to run through some automated tests. It might describe the UI out loud, as an aid to users that are blind. It might be a speech application that allows users to give vocal commands. In each of these cases, the application needs a way to inspect and interact with the UI of the system and other running applications.
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What’s New in Windows 7 Automation API
Last updated: Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Published in: CODE Focus Magazine: 2008 - Vol. 5 - Issue 4 - Windows Accessibility Focus
Windows® 7 offers end-to-end accessibility with better performance, seamless interoperability, and improved framework design.