[access-uk] Gw Micro announces support for java applications
- From: "Peter Beasley" <pjbeasley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:46:41 -0000
I'm posting below a message sent to the gw info list.
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
http://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.
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