Nod if it is really better and they wrote it to be a comm. Object why not make it for any of the screen readers that can use it? Ken -----Original Message----- From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sunday Ugerdodge Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 6:28 PM To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: GW Micro Announces Support for Java Applications How about for the JAWS' users? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jamal Mazrui" <empower@xxxxxxxxx> To: <guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 2:00 PM Subject: FW: GW Micro Announces Support for Java Applications > FYI -- This is an exciting breakthrough in access to Java applications on > the Windows platform. The Java Access Bridge from Sun is not needed. > This technology is developed by an expert Java developer who is blind. > Improvements are ongoing. > > Jamal > > > -----Forwarded Message----- > From: gw-news@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gw-news@xxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 4:46 PM > Subject: GW Micro Announces Support for Java Applications > > GW Micro is excited to announce support for Java applications through the > new WE4Java Window-Eyes script, developed by Jay Macarty. > > The WE4Java Script Central web page describes WE4Java as a script that > "provides access to Java based programs using an alternate technology from > the Java Access Bridge. This interface communicates directly with the > Window-Eyes COM object model via a public API." > > WE4Java is designed to send information from Java applications to > Window-Eyes via the Window-Eyes scripting COM interface. Because > Window-Eyes is a COM server (meaning other applications can send > information directly to Window-Eyes), the possibilities of making any > application accessible are endless, regardless of the programming language > an application is developed in. > > "The Java language is, at times, regarded as being limited in the area of > accessibility and not particularly screen reader friendly, " says WE4Java > developer, Jay Macarty. "However, Java actually has one of the most > powerful accessibility frameworks available built right into the GUI > components. WE4Java simply takes advantage of the extreme power of the > Window-Eyes scripting facility to expose the Java accessibility framework > in a new and different way. We're not re-inventing java accessibility. > We're simply making it visible as an external Window-Eyes script. In other > words, the java access capability was always there. Window-Eyes scripting > provided a way to unlock it in a new manner." > > You can read more about WE4Java at > Ahttp://www.gwmicro.com/scripts/WE4Java. If you're using Window-Eyes 7.0 > or greater, you can download and install WE4Java for immediate access to > your Java applications. Once WE4Java is installed, you can read the > documentation by selecting WE4Java under the Programs section of the Start > Menu. > > Congratulations to all Window-Eyes script developers for all your hard > work and contributions. We are excited about the future that Window-Eyes > scripting has to offer. > > The gw-news list is an announce only list used for GW Micro news and > product information. > > __________ > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind