Bug 1159327 - Enable accessibility more broadly with e10s and add an e10s a11y blacklist for clients with known issues. r=tbsaunde

accessible/windows/msaa/Compatibility.h

@@ -39,6 +39,26 @@ public:
    */
   static bool IsDolphin() { return !!(sConsumers & DOLPHIN); }
 
+  /**
+   * Return true if we should disable e10s due to a detected
+   * accessibility client.
+   */
+  static bool IsBlacklistedForE10S()
+  {
+    // We currently blacklist everything except UNKNOWN and UIAUTOMATION
+    return !!(sConsumers &
+              (NVDA     |
+               JAWS     |
+               OLDJAWS  |
+               WE       |
+               DOLPHIN  |
+               SEROTEK  |
+               COBRA    |
+               ZOOMTEXT |
+               KAZAGURU |
+               YOUDAO));
+  }
+
 private:
   Compatibility();
   Compatibility(const Compatibility&);

browser/components/nsBrowserGlue.js

@@ -2811,8 +2811,7 @@ let E10SUINotification = {
       // e10s doesn't work with accessibility, so we prompt to disable
       // e10s if a11y is enabled, now or in the future.
       Services.obs.addObserver(this, "a11y-init-or-shutdown", true);
-      if (Services.appinfo.accessibilityEnabled &&
-          !Services.appinfo.accessibilityIsUIA) {
+      if (Services.appinfo.accessibilityIsBlacklistedForE10S) {
         this._showE10sAccessibilityWarning();
       }
     } else {

toolkit/xre/nsAppRunner.cpp

@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@
 
 #ifdef ACCESSIBILITY
 #include "nsAccessibilityService.h"
+#include "mozilla/a11y/Compatibility.h"
 #endif
 
 #include "nsCRT.h"
@@ -859,17 +860,20 @@ nsXULAppInfo::GetAccessibilityEnabled(bool* aResult)
 }
 
 NS_IMETHODIMP
-nsXULAppInfo::GetAccessibilityIsUIA(bool* aResult)
+nsXULAppInfo::GetAccessibilityIsBlacklistedForE10S(bool* aResult)
 {
   *aResult = false;
-#if defined(ACCESSIBILITY) && defined(XP_WIN)
-  // This is the same check the a11y service does to identify uia clients.
-  if (GetAccService() != nullptr &&
-      (::GetModuleHandleW(L"uiautomation") ||
-       ::GetModuleHandleW(L"uiautomationcore"))) {
+#if defined(ACCESSIBILITY)
+#if defined(XP_WIN)
+  if (GetAccService() && mozilla::a11y::Compatibility::IsBlacklistedForE10S()) {
+    *aResult = true;
+  }
+#elif defined(XP_MACOSX)
+  if (GetAccService()) {
     *aResult = true;
   }
 #endif
+#endif // defined(ACCESSIBILITY)
   return NS_OK;
 }
 

xpcom/system/nsIXULRuntime.idl

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ bool BrowserTabsRemoteAutostart();
  *                    stable/frozen, please contact Benjamin Smedberg.
  */
 
-[scriptable, uuid(c4cd11c4-6e8e-49da-85a8-dad3b7605bc3)]
+[scriptable, uuid(ce9d05f4-0c20-4f52-87e1-3a425e61e2f3)]
 interface nsIXULRuntime : nsISupports
 {
   /**
@@ -97,10 +97,10 @@ interface nsIXULRuntime : nsISupports
   readonly attribute boolean accessibilityEnabled;
 
   /**
-   * Indicates if the active accessibility client is UIA.
+   * Indicates if the active accessibility client is blacklisted for e10s.
    * DO NOT USE! This is temporary and will be removed.
    */
-  readonly attribute boolean accessibilityIsUIA;
+  readonly attribute boolean accessibilityIsBlacklistedForE10S;
 
   /**
    * Indicates whether the current Firefox build is 64-bit.