Re: [Java Accessibility] Re: Revivification of the 64-bit Access Bridge?
- From: Alex Midence <alex.midence@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:56:24 -0600
Bravo! Wonderful news! Many plaudets to the folks at Oracle. Thank
you for posting.
Alex M
On 2/11/11, Roopakshi Pathania <r_akshi_tgk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Apologies’ for cross-posting, but this is a pretty big news.
>
> Hi Nicolas,
>
> You have no idea how exciting this news is for people across the globe.
> I’m extremely glad that people at Oracle have decided to update Java Access
> Bridge. I purchased Windows 7 32 bit as well as Windows 7 64 bit
> specifically to continue to access Java applications.
> I sincerely hope that resuming work on Java Access Bridge implies that more
> information will be exposed through the bridge that is usable by screen
> readers.
> Things like foreground and background colors and alerts on different areas
> of the application being updated.
> Access to Java applications is absolutely essential for working with
> enterprise based software.
> I’m going to celebrate right now.
> Will test the early release and report back
>
> Thanks
> Roopakshi from India
>
> --- On Thu, 2/10/11, Nicolas Lorain <nicolas.lorain@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> From: Nicolas Lorain <nicolas.lorain@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [Java Accessibility] Re: Revivification of the 64-bit Access
> Bridge?
> To: java-access@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Thursday, February 10, 2011, 7:38 AM
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Java Access Bridge 2.0.2, for which an Early Access release is
> currently available at http://jdk6.java.net/6uNea.html, is indeed
> aimed at providing support for Windows 7 32-bit and 64-bit. We will
> provide more details as we get closer to our final release date, but
> in the meantime feel free to test this Early Access and provide
> feedback.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Nicolas Lorain
>
> Group Product Manager | Java Client
>
> Oracle Corporation
>
> Santa Clara, CA
>
>
> From: Sam Joehl <sam.joehl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Date: February 9, 2011 9:48:49 AM EST
>
> To: sailesh.panchang@xxxxxxxxx,
> java-access@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Subject: [Java Accessibility] Re: Revivification of
> the 64-bit Access Bridge?
>
> Reply-To: java-access@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Hi
> Sailesh,
>
> I
> was speaking specifically to version 2.02 of the JAB that
> was posted to Early Access at the link I referenced below.
> I didn’t see any announcements about it posted to this
> list.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> Sam
> Joehl
> Senior
> Accessibility Specialist
> SSB
> BART Group
> (703)
> 637-8956
> sam.joehl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.ssbbartgroup.com
> Accessibility-On-Demand
>
>
>
>
> From: Sailesh
> Panchang [mailto:sailesh.panchang@xxxxxxxxx]
>
>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 9:43 AM
>
> To: java-access@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Subject: [Java Accessibility] Re:
> Revivification of the 64-bit Access Bridge?
>
>
>
> Sam,
> Here is a response from Peter (mid-2010):
> From: Peter Korn
> [mailto:peter.korn@xxxxxxxxxx]
>
>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 2:15 AM
>
> To: java-access@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Subject: [Java Accessibility] Re: Java Access
> Bridge and Windows 7
>
> Hi Anders,
>
>
>
>
> What version of Java Access Bridge can I
> use If I have Windows 7 operating system on my computer
> (please send me information about 32 and 64-bit)?
>
>
> The latest version of the Java Access Bridge - version 2.0.1
> - is not designed to install or work properly on Windows 7
> environments, nor on 64-bit environments. There are reports
> of hand-installation working on 32-bit Windows 7 with
> security privileges turned off, but we haven't verified
> those.
>
>
>
>
> Will you still develope Java Access
> Bridge (I means that the newest version of Java Access
> Bridge is one year old)?
>
>
> Oracle has made no announcements about a release date for a
> new version of the Java Access Bridge. The bridge is
> something Oracle products utilize, and addressing the
> shortcomings of version 2.0.1 is important for Oracle as
> well.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Sailesh
> Panchang
>
> Director, Accessibility Services
>
> Deque Systems Inc. (www.deque.com)
>
> 11130 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite #140,
>
> Reston VA 20191
>
> Phone: 703-225-0380 (ext 105)
>
> E-mail: sailesh.panchang@xxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
>
>
> From: Sam Joehl
> [mailto:sam.joehl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>
>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 9:32 AM
>
> To: java-access@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Subject: [Java Accessibility] Revivification of
> the 64-bit Access Bridge?
>
>
> Anybody have any information on this? I’m
> assuming that there aren’t any assistive technologies on the
> market currently supporting the 64-bit JRE.
>
>
> http://jdk6.java.net/6uNea.html
>
> Sam Joehl
> Senior Accessibility Specialist
> SSB BART Group
> (703) 637-8956
> sam.joehl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.ssbbartgroup.com
> Accessibility-On-Demand
>
>
>
>
>
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