Hi all, Let me clarify the situation here. 1. The java access bridge is middleware that sits between the java virtual machine and the screen reader.
2. The access bridge supplies information to your screen reader about the user interface elements in java specifically swing. 3. The access bridge is usable only with java applications. As far as I know, it does not work with applets since they are rendered in a browser. 4. As for gauging whether the bridge is active, a quick and dirty trick is to go to the java option in the windows control panel. If your screen reader reads items in that dialog box you are good to go and the bridge is active. Alternatively, there are a couple of applications mentioned in the access bridge documentation that help with this. 5. If you have an application that uses swing and it does not speak even after installing the java access bridge then, it is possible that it uses a custom java virtual machine. In this case, you will have to manually install the java access bridge into that java virtual machine. I had to do this when I had to work with the Oracle 8I graphical user interface. Oracle was able to help me through the process. Pranav Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
