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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2014 8:35 PM > To: [email protected] > 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 > > > -- > To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/accessibility/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/accessibility/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
