Hello Phil, Did you get any more info about this issue?
On Tue, Dec 17, 2024, 11:58 AM David Alayachew <davidalayac...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Phil. > > Yeah, I am A-OK as long as this something that is looked into and the JBS > Bug Report is updated with the findings. If this isn't too bad, this would > be a solid inclusion. But if it's not worth the effort, I just want the JBS > to be updated, and then I can put that as an answer for my StackOverflow > post. > > Thanks again for taking a look into this. > > On Tue, Dec 17, 2024 at 11:56 AM Philip Race <philip.r...@oracle.com> > wrote: > >> Perhaps .. if it is an easy fix but I do not know the specifics and the >> evaluator of that bug wrote >> "the magnifier cannot receive PropertyChangeEvents from Swing. This is a >> limitation in the Window magnifier. >> The Windows magnifier could be modified by Microsoft to receive such >> events but the work would need to be done by Microsoft." >> >> then went on to add that other magnifiers do work .. >> >> I also don't know how tied in this would be to implementing support for >> the Windows Accessibility API. >> >> Swing apps today use something called JavaAccessBridge and there are >> screen readers out there that support it. >> >> It would be good to have another look at this specific issue, but I can't >> make any promises. >> >> -phil. >> >> On 12/15/24 1:04 PM, David Alayachew wrote: >> >> Hello Client Libs Dev Team, >> >> My eyesite has started to deteriorate significantly, so I have been using >> the built-in Accessibility tool called Windows (Screen) Magnifier >> (available since Windows XP at least). It zooms in and out of the screen by >> pressing the Windows Key and (+) or (-). >> >> This works great because, as I type stuff, the magnifier will follow my >> text, so that I don't have to keep manually moving the magnifier whenever >> what I type inevitably ends up off-screen (off-view?). >> >> This feature works great for basically every other application I have, >> except my Swing apps. I make a lot of Swing apps, and I use a bunch too. >> And this Magnifier feature that follows text does not work for any of the >> ones I have tried. >> >> This feature does work on basically every other application I have. To >> name a few. >> >> * Notepad++ >> * WordPad >> * Firefox >> * Git Bash >> >> Here is a Bug Report referring to this problem. >> >> https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-5079680 >> >> The resolution was listed as "Future Project". Any chance that the future >> can be now? >> >> I know that Swing is largely in maintenance mode, but if this were to get >> added, practically ALL Swing apps would receive a significant boost in >> accessibility. I think that's worth making some significant changes for. >> >> Finally, here is a StackOverflow post I made discussing the same subject. >> >> https://stackoverflow.com/questions/79281778 >> >> Thank you for your time. >> David Alayachew >> >> >>
