Re: Why isn't Open Office on Windows Accessible?

  • From: "The Elf" <inthaneelf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:52:12 -0700

actually they say its fairly accessible as soon as you turn the accessibility 
option on in the menu's

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Kerneels Roos 
  To: programmingblind 
  Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 12:30 AM
  Subject: Why isn't Open Office on Windows Accessible?


  Hi List,

  Sorry if this question has been raised before and dealt with. Does anyone 
know exactly why the Windows version of Open Office is only partly accessible 
with a screen reader, while the Linux version is streets ahead? Because Open 
Office is written in Java I assume the code base is 98% identical across 
platforms. Is the problem mainly with the JAB (Java Access Bridge) or with the 
screen readers themselves? Could the JAB not be open sourced so it can be 
updated to bridge Java, MSAA, UIA and any other access middle ware standard? 

  NVDA works the best with Open Office, so I would assume it makes the best use 
of the JAB. Is there other Java to access technology middle ware in common use 
today?

  I can remember a really long thread that in part had some info on Java 
accessibility, but I just can't justify going through all that to possibly find 
out more.

  Keep well


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