RE: [libreoffice-accessibility] Using LibreOffice 4.2.5 with Screen Readers

2014-06-20 Thread David Goldfield 
Stuart,
Thanks for the information.  I guess I expected it to work as I thought that 
Iaccessible2 was enabled if use experimental features was checked.  Still, no 
worries.  I'll try the 4.3 RC.



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-Original Message-
From: V Stuart Foote [mailto:vstuart.fo...@utsa.edu] 
Sent: Friday, June 20, 2014 3:55 PM
To: accessibility@global.libreoffice.org
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-accessibility] Using LibreOffice 4.2.5 with Screen 
Readers

David,

Seem like post install, you have neither enabled JAB based AT, nor
IAccessible2 support.

While we'd pushed for it, IAccessible2 as outright replacement for JAB did
not make the 4.2 release.   It did make it for the 4.3 branch release.

At this point, I would suggest you simply skip the 4.2.5 release and instead 
look at the pending 4.3.0 release build where the Java Access Bridge AT support 
has been removed so that  on the Windows builds only IAccessible2 support is 
present.

Also, now for Windows--as already for OSX and Linux--LibreOffice AT is 
activated by default when an Assistive Technology is in use--no more fussing 
during install or with Tools -> Accessibility.

Here are direct links to LibreOffice RC1 of 4.3.0:

http://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/pre-releases/win/x86/LibreOffice_4.3.0.1_Win_x86.msi

and to the local en-US help files :

http://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/pre-releases/win/x86/LibreOffice_4.3.0.1_Win_x86_helppack_en-US.msi

this is a full installer so will replace any existing builds of LibreOffice. 
Other than some lingering chattiness, and focus issues in the Calc -- should be 
useable.


Stuart



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Re: [libreoffice-accessibility] Using LibreOffice 4.2.5 with Screen Readers

2014-06-20 Thread V Stuart Foote 
David,

Seem like post install, you have neither enabled JAB based AT, nor
IAccessible2 support.

While we'd pushed for it, IAccessible2 as outright replacement for JAB did
not make the 4.2 release.   It did make it for the 4.3 branch release.

At this point, I would suggest you simply skip the 4.2.5 release and instead
look at the pending 4.3.0 release build where the Java Access Bridge AT
support has been removed so that  on the Windows builds only IAccessible2
support is present.

Also, now for Windows--as already for OSX and Linux--LibreOffice AT is
activated by default when an Assistive Technology is in use--no more fussing
during install or with Tools -> Accessibility.

Here are direct links to LibreOffice RC1 of 4.3.0:

http://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/pre-releases/win/x86/LibreOffice_4.3.0.1_Win_x86.msi

and to the local en-US help files :

http://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/pre-releases/win/x86/LibreOffice_4.3.0.1_Win_x86_helppack_en-US.msi

this is a full installer so will replace any existing builds of LibreOffice. 
Other than some lingering chattiness, and focus issues in the Calc -- should
be useable.


Stuart



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[libreoffice-accessibility] Using LibreOffice 4.2.5 with Screen Readers

2014-06-20 Thread David Goldfield 
Hello.  It's been a while since I've posted anything to this list and I've been 
a bit out of touch as to the accessibility work in LibreOffice.
When I saw that LO 4.2.5 was available, I downloaded and installed it on one of 
the Windows 7, 32-bit machines in our classroom.  I do not have Java and, 
consequently, the Java Access Bridge installed on this machine but I wanted to 
use it with the experimental features enabled, which I hoped would enable the 
Iaccessible2 support.  During the installation process, I checked the "support 
assistive technology" checkbox but I am receiving little if any speech from 
NVDA 2014.2.  Could somebody verify this on another system?
Interestingly, JAWS 15 does provide speech feedback while navigating through 
text documents and menus but not in dialogs.
NVDA will not read anything while I try and navigate through menus and dialogs.
Using JAWS, I was able to go into options/advanced and click on the 
Experimental Features option just in case it was actually off but restarting LO 
did not produce different results.



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