to open menu bar you can use f10 key----- Original Message ----- From: "Pranav Lal" <pranav.lal@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2009 4:06 AM Subject: RE: Java accessibility
Hello Lynn, You need to use theSWT control set. These widgets are rendered natively by the operating system on which the programme is running therefore, the accessibility issues with swing do not arise. As far as I understand, the problem with using the axis bridge is that events in the access bridge are fired randomly. Therefore, it is very difficult for the screen reader using the access bridge to tell what is happening in a Java application at any given point. I have indeed tried using the Java access bridge and jaws for Windows with a few Javaapplications. I have not had too much success. By not having success I meanthat I could navigate user interface elements such as dialogue boxes however, pressing the alt key to access menus was all was a problem since the windows control menu kept being invoked so, I would press alt + F toactivate the file menu. If by any chance, I pressed the alt key on its own,the control menu box would come up. Also, I do not know how easy it is tomouse around using Java. Jaws for Windows does indeed support this facilitybut, the problems lie in the access bridge.. For SWT examples, see http://www.eclipse.org/swt/snippets/ I believe that the de facto development environment for java is eclipse. This is indeed accessible. Pranav __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind
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