Hello,
OK fare enough.
I wonder if anyone on the list has the relevant clout to contact IBM and
ask them what is going on?
Also there is another word processor called garte I think.
It sees any screen reader and goes into accessibility mode.
Is this a possibility for open office to do it as well.
I understand window's shows some sort of flag for screen readers and on
this assumption open office could switch all the accessible features on
instead of having to hack the registry.
I suppose maybe we would still have to use the java access bridge?
I will leave this up to the developers to answer.
Kevin Cussick.
Malte Timmermann wrote:
Hi Kevin,
we never started implementing IA2 since IBM promised to contribute their
IA2 implementations (Lotus Symphony is based on OOo) back to OOo.
It's been a while that they promised it, but we never received something
usable right now, because Symphony is still based on OOo 1.1, and they
would need to bring IA2 to OOo 3 code line.
I hope this will finally happen, as Michael Karasick promised this end
of last year at the OOoCon in Bejing.
http://blogs.sun.com/malte/entry/iaccessible2_or_ibm_to_contribute
Actually, IA2 was derived from OOo's Accessibility API (UAA):
http://blogs.sun.com/malte/entry/ibm_has_announced_iaccessible2
Malte.
Kevin Cussick wrote, On 06/07/09 14:32:
Hello,
I am a blind user.
I use an open source screen reader called nvda.
I would like it if Ia2 was added to open office I hope I have got the
Pronunciation of Ia2 correct?
Yes open office does work with nvda but with quite a lot of fiddling
around.
You have to install the java access bridge then you have to run a
registry hack to switch accessibility on.
I am using lotus synthony at the moment as it has Ia2 support built
right in.
I am not a programmer so please bear with me!
I used to use open office and to be onist would like to go back to it
but just think it's such a hassle to get OO working with the screen
reader thanks in advance.
Kevin Cussick.
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