On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 3:47 PM, Glen & Nicci Johnson <niccig...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > I had a discussion recently with Steve Lee (of Open Directive), about > my desire to get involved in software development on the accessibility > side of notable open source projects. He suggested I maybe have a look > at the work that's going on in Apache Open Office regarding the > merging in of the IAccessible2 code from IBM's Lotus Symphony. I've > been using Open Office very happily for many years, so I thought it > sounded like a great idea. >
Hi Glen, I'm not directly involved in this area but I can give you some pointers. Steve Yin, in Beijing, is the programmer working on this. > - Is there any Java coding involved in this? I'm asking this as Java > is one of my main coding skills > - Would any of you perhaps be able to point me in the right direction > regarding this work? > - Is there any documentation on the WIKI (or elsewhere) outlining this > work and giving a background on the tasks that need to be done? > - Who do I speak to about the work going on in OO regarding > IAccessible2 and any other accessiblity work? > The information on the wiki is here: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/AOO+IAccessible2 If this is the first time working on an open source project you might find some useful background information on the project here: http://openoffice.apache.org/orientation/ To contribute to the development side of the project a first step is downloading the code and getting it to build. Most of the program is C++, so you'll need to get a C++ Windows dev environment set up . Our Building Guide is the starting point for that, but expect that you'll get stuck and need to ask questions on the list a few times before you successfully build. Consider it a way of meeting more people on the project ;-) The Building Guide is here: http://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/Building_Guide_AOO Regards, -Rob > Thanks in advance > > Since I'm new here, I thought I'd give a brief background on myself below: > > Having worked as a Software Engineer in many different industries for > over 15 years, I'm interested in getting involved in accessibility and > assistive software development - preferably Open Source. > > I am passionate about developing accessibility / assistive software > which empowers disabled people to overcome the barriers imposed by the > difficulties and impairments they experience. In so doing, I want to > help them lead fuller lives and have a chance to reach their full > potential. > > I have a good general knowledge covering a number of disabilities - > specific learning disabilities, and vision impairments e.g. Visual > Stress / Irlen Syndrome > > > Please let me know how and where I can contribute to the development > of accessibility in Open Office. Thank you. > > Kind regards > > Glen Johnson > Java Software Engineer > LinkedIn: http://uk.linkedin.com/in/glenjohnsonsofteng > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
