Poke. Any new info?
On Fri, Jan 17, 2025, 8:05 AM David Alayachew <davidalayac...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 >>> >>> >>>
