Hey, any updates on this? I understand if not, but accessibility in Swing is important to me, even more so for the abovementioned reasons.
On Tue, Feb 11, 2025 at 5:52 AM David Alayachew <davidalayac...@gmail.com> wrote: > And thank you. > > On Tue, Feb 11, 2025, 12:50 AM Abhishek Kumar < > abhishek.cx.ku...@oracle.com> wrote: > >> Hello David, >> >> >> >> Yeah, I will evaluate if existing JDK implementation can be extended to >> work with Windows Magnifier. I didn’t get enough time to look into this >> issue due to other issues but this is on my to-do list. I will update my >> findings on JBS after my analysis. >> >> >> >> Thank you for your patience. >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Abhishek >> >> >> >> *From: *David Alayachew <davidalayac...@gmail.com> >> *Date: *Tuesday, 11 February 2025 at 4:39 AM >> *To: *Philip Race <philip.r...@oracle.com> >> *Cc: *Abhishek Kumar <abhishek.cx.ku...@oracle.com>, >> client-libs-dev@openjdk.org <client-libs-dev@openjdk.org> >> *Subject: *[External] : Re: Windows Magnifier does not work with my >> Swing applications >> >> Ok, ty vm. Hey Abhishek, any updates? >> >> >> >> On Mon, Feb 10, 2025, 5:50 PM Philip Race <philip.r...@oracle.com> 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 <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 >> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/stackoverflow.com/questions/79281778__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!Ly4-UF3NKnfHKegv0u1A73-bJexJCRENPe2tHIfIZbS-UVOiAyGFuQ5ftsZLZ3nYii9HnobMtSSE1q01jU3NB22v20jnRIk$> >> >> >> >> Thank you for your time. >> >> David Alayachew >> >> >> >> >> >>
