Using the project structure tree view with NVDA on windows

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Hello,

I am a beginner in IntelliJ IDEA and I study QA testing.

I am totally blind user.

I use NVDA for windows.

I read that intelliJ IDEA is mostly accessible with NVDA screenreader, but I cannot start using it normally.

I can create a project in intelliJ (I use maven project) but I cannot create a file or a folder in "src/main/java" operating a keyboard and nVDA.

Here's what I do.

1. After creating the project I land into the project tool tree view.

2. I move to the src folder with down arrow, expand it by pressing the right arrow. Then I do the same thing with the "main" folder.

3. I navigate the "Java" folder with the down arrow.

But then I don't know how I can create a java class in it. Because the shift+f10 key combination doesn't work as a context menu.

https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-276512

Then I try to point the mouse to a java folder by pressing ins+/ on a numpad (it's NVDA's shortcut).

I hear that NVDA says "Java".

Then I press the right mouse click button to activate the menu on a Java folder. When I create a new file, I figure out that in fact the mouse pointer wasn't put to the java folder after pressing the right mouse click button and the file or folder was created in the src folder.

How do I create a java class in src/main/java folder with NVDA enabled without using a mouse?

I know that some blind developers use IntelliJ IDEA in their everydaywork, so I would like to know how they manage that and this is one of my questions. 

Thank you in advance!

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Hi Vsevolod Popov You can try to point the focus on java directory and press Alt + Insert. Then select the needed file format using the up/down arrows.

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Hello Egor,

Thank you for your answer!

It worked!

I believe it is still really important to fix the issue with the context menu, because user will have more oportunities to discover the app functions. Thank you!

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