Hi :)
Thanks Stuart! I was wondering what was going on with all that! The
new code donation seems like a huge thing to implement all at once,
especially given all the other huge additions and changes in 4.2.0.
Good to hear they are migrating the accessibility additions over a
much longer time-frame to give more chance for testing.
Would it be good to ask the Users Mailing List to give the 4.3.0
builds more test-driving and trouble-shooting? It might be a good
opportunity to try to recruit more people to QA bug-squad.
Regards from
Tom :)
On 2 March 2014 03:23, V Stuart Foote vstuart.fo...@utsa.edu wrote:
@Jean-Phillippe,
For the 4.2 release, the LibreOffice ESC elected to keep support of JRE Java
Accessibility API using the Java Access Bridge.
The IAccessible2 based Assistive Technology support is activated from Tools
-- Options -- Advanced Optional (unstable) options 'Enable experimental
features' check box. Navigate to that panel and check the box, then restart
LibreOffice.
When it comes back up it will be running with IAccessible2 enabled AT support.
The next LibreOffice release, 4.3 --and the current 'master' builds-- have
already removed support for Java accessibility bridge based AT support, as
has been done for the Apache OpenOffice project for their upcomming AOO 4.1
release.
The IAccessible2 AT will interact with current JAWS or NVDA screen reader
support. WindowEyes 8.4 does not render either projects use of
IAccessible2 correctly.
Stuart
From: MENGUAL Jean-Philippe mengualjean...@free.fr
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2014 8:35 PM
To: accessibility@global.libreoffice.org
Subject: [libreoffice-accessibility] A11y status of libreoffice
Hi,
New info arrive to me about libreoffice accessibility, but they are
confusing and my tests are not relevant. So I'd like you to make a point
for me about accessibipty in libreoffice 4.2. Does it need Java Access
Bridge? I had understood no, but without it, I cannot access to the
menubar and interact with Writer.
Does it work with Jaws? And NVDA? Is there a mandatory checkbox in
Options menu? Does it make LibreOffice accessible without Java Access
Bridge?
Thanp for all your answers.
Regards,
--
Jean-Philippe MENGUAL
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