Hi :) I really liked this answer and i think we need an FAQ page about java because the issue keeps cropping up. It seems a lot of people here each know about different problems with java and it would be good to collect together some of the issues and how to work around them.
So, i made the page https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Faq/Java and am about to copy & paste Stuart's email into the page. Please feel free to edit to make the page more useful. Regards from Tom :) >________________________________ > From: V Stuart Foote <vstuart.fo...@utsa.edu> >To: users@global.libreoffice.org >Sent: Monday, 27 August 2012, 22:41 >Subject: RE: [libreoffice-users] Libreoffice and Java > >Folks should understand that the "Java Accessibility Bridge" foundation >for LibreOffice Assistive Technology and Accessibility Tools is one of >the primary components entirely dependent on a functional JRE? Java is >going to be with us in LibreOffice long after JRE 1.6 has been dropped >from Oracle support. Dealing with JRE 1.7 configuration is necessary now >and in the future. > >So, JRE 1.6u34 is the latest release of that branch and JRE 1.7u06 is >the latest of that branch. But, both are completely functional with >LibreOffice when properly configured, and both support Java >Accessibility Bridge and Assistive Technology and the Accessibility >Tools in LibreOffice. > >The problem is when they are not configured correctly. Java Access >Bridge, LibreOffice AT, and LibreOffice in general require use of a >32-bit JRE to work seamlessly. > >Users on 64-bit Windows are tripped up by the Oracle JRE installers (or >Ninite installer packaging) that generically install the 64-bit JRE. It >is the generic Windows centric installation--of executables copied into >the C:\Windows\System32 and C:\Windows\SysWOW64 folders that causes most >problems for LibreOffice Java Access Bridge dependent users of LO >Accessibility Tools. Simply put, the wrong version of the JRE gets >called. > >To avoid that for JRE, JAB and LibreOffice AT users, forcing a proper >configuration requires removal of the generic executables and inclusion >of the JRE into system PATH variable. Convention says use a JAVA_HOME >variable, but the full path to the JRE bin directory is just as >effective, e.g. append ";C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre7\bin" to the >PATH variable. > >Sounds simplistic, but if you start with a solid 32-bit JRE install, the >JAB will go on cleanly (use the JWin tool). Follow that with NVDA or >commercial screen reader, and then a LibreOffice 3.6.1 installation. >Which now offers Accessibility support during installation and startup. > >Additionally, for users that had a JRE 1.6 installation and had problems >following a JRE 1.7 upgrade. Doing an "upgrade" to JRE 1.7 does not >clear the JRE 1.6 configuration that LibreOffice had been using--and >suspect there are JAB and other assistive technologies that will also >have broken configurations. The most reliable way is to remove it all >and start from the JRE installation. > >But for certain, with LibreOffice the configuration has to be manually >cleared--and allowed to rebuild with correct JRE 1.7 details. A JRE 1.6 >installation would be just as trouble prone if it were not configured >correctly. > >Stuart > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Bob McDonald [mailto:bob.mcdon...@pcn-inc.com] >Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 12:07 PM >To: Tom Randall; users@global.libreoffice.org >Subject: RE: [libreoffice-users] Libreoffice and Java > >It seems to work fine if you take JRE 1.7 off the machine and install >JRE 1.6... > >Once they take Java out of the equation, it'll be fixed. Until they do, >however, take 1.7 off and Install 1.6. That seems to fix the problem. > >YMMV, > >Bob > > >Bob McDonald >Sr. IPAM Engineer > >(P) 267-236-0145 >(F) 267-236-0016 >(C) 215-370-3411 >bob.mcdon...@pcn-inc.com > >PCN >Technical Expertise. Tangible Results. >www.PCN-Inc.com > > > > >-- >For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org >Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ >Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette >List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ >All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted > > > > -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
