RE: Java accessibility

  • From: "Pranav Lal" <pranav.lal@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:30:46 +0530

Hi Jared,

Many thanks for that tip. I do not remember reading it anywhere. Do you have
a website where such tips are listed?

Pranav

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From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jared Stofflett
Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2009 6:39 AM
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Java accessibility

To access a menu bar in swing you need to hit f10 not alt.
Pranav Lal wrote:
> 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 Java
> applications. I have not had too much success. By not having success I
mean
> that 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 to
> activate 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 to
> mouse around using Java. Jaws for Windows does indeed support this
facility
> but, 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
>
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