RE: Java Accessibility Client (JAC) project being set up in SourceForge
- From: "Homme, James" <james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:13:28 -0400
Hi,
I published an article about this on an internal blog here hoping to get some
programmers for the project and on my Blogger blog. Here's the article.
There's a new open source project that deserves your time if you are, or happen
to know, someone who is a Java developer, or who develops in a technology
that can create dynamic link libraries on Windows or UNIX/Linux. The project
aims to go where no project has gone before and make desktop graphical user
interfaces expose their information to as many screen readers as possible from
Java.
I'm elated about the possibility of this project getting off the ground because
until very recently, it was thought that Java desktop accessibility might
die a quiet death.
Some dominos felled by the recent economic down-turn saw the move of the Sun
Java accessibility effort over to Oracle, and then from there, many Oracle
accessibility employees were let go. That almost killed further accessibility
Java work.
Enter Jay Macarty, a brilliant Java programmer and member of the blind
programmer's group. He is heading up the project until either he is no longer
able
to do so because of declining health or until he can recover from cancer. Here
is what Jay has to say about the project.
All,
I have created a Source Forge project named Java Accessibility Client (JAC). I
am still completing the setup but will post the source code and the link
to the project soon.
NOTE: The name was changed from WE4Java to Java Accessibility Client to denote
a more generalized platform for the software. Besides, now if someone says
they can't access a java application, we can tell them they don't know JAC. :)
I am getting things ready to upload. I am changing the base java package names
and also writing up a little architecture description doc for those wishing
to do development work. This is my first Source Forge project setup as well;
so, I have to do a little learning on how to manage the project and use all
the tools they make available such as the forums and bug tracking.
In the adaptive technology arena, only JAWS, the leading screen reader, and
ZoomText, the leading screen magnification package, were major players in the
Java desktop GUI area, and access has never really gotten mature enough to be
reliable. Now, though, there is new hope.
If you can, or know someone who can, help with this project, look for it on
Source Forge, and lend a hand ...
Because I definitely know very little JAC, but I can certainly wine and eat
cheese.
Speaking of cheese, your mouse is overworked. Use the keyboard a little more.
Jim Homme,
Usability Services,
Phone: 412-544-1810. Skype: jim.homme
Internal recipients, Read my accessibility blog. Discuss accessibility here.
Accessibility Wiki: Breaking news and accessibility advice
-----Original Message-----
From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jay Macarty
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 3:09 PM
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Java Accessibility Client (JAC) project being set up in SourceForge
Thanks so much for the suggestions! I'll check it out.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andreas Stefik" <stefika@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 1:56 PM
Subject: Re: Java Accessibility Client (JAC) project being set up in
SourceForge
One suggestion for getting setup on sourceforge is to completely
ignore the built in bug tracker and to instead use Trac, which is also
free and built in. You have to enable it in sourceforge, but it's very
easy and is vastly superior to the built in tracker. That utility also
gives you a wiki, content management, bug tracking, and loads of
management features, which our team finds really helpful.
We also have Piwik enabled for the Sodbeans project, which is a nice
management tool for the website also available through sourceforge.
Stefik
On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 11:59 AM, Jay Macarty <jay.macarty2009@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Thanks. I am getting things ready to upload. I am changing the base java
> package names and also writing up a little architecture description doc
> for
> those wishing to do development work. This is my first SourceForge project
> setup as well; so, I have to do a little learning on how to manage the
> project and use all the tools they make available such as the forums and
> bug
> tracking.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Adrian Beech
> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 1:54 AM
> Subject: RE: Java Accessibility Client (JAC) project being set up in
> SourceForge
>
> G'day Jay,
>
>
>
> You have managed to make me an extremely happy programmer this afternoon
> with this news! Bring on the cross platform screen reader independant
> development. BTW, I like your last line, hehehehe, must remember that one!
>
>
>
> Great work...
>
>
>
> Cheers.
>
> AB
>
>
>
>
>
> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jay Macarty
> Sent: Tuesday, 22 June 2010 5:49 AM
> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Java Accessibility Client (JAC) project being set up in
> SourceForge
>
>
>
> All,
>
>
>
> I have created a SourceForge project named Java Accessibility Client
> (JAC).
> I am still completing the setup but will post the source code and the link
> to the project soon.
>
>
>
> NOTE: The name was changed from WE4Java to Java Accessibility Client to
> denote a more generalized platform for the software. Besides, now if
> someone
> says they can't access a java application, we can tell them they don't
> know
> JAC. :)
>
> More later.
>
>
>
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