Ok, ty vm. Hey Abhishek, any updates?
On Mon, Feb 10, 2025, 5:50 PM Philip Race <[email protected]> wrote: > I think I asked Abhishek to take a look. > > -phil. > > On 2/10/25 2:41 PM, David Alayachew wrote: > > Poke. > > Any new info? > > On Fri, Jan 17, 2025, 8:05 AM David Alayachew <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hello Phil, >> >> Did you get any more info about this issue? >> >> On Tue, Dec 17, 2024, 11:58 AM David Alayachew <[email protected]> >> 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 <[email protected]> >>> 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 >>>> >>>> >>>> >
