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

  • From: Chris Hofstader <cdh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 07:22:45 -0400

Because no one paid FS to make it accessible of course.
On Aug 13, 2010, at 3:30 AM, Kerneels Roos wrote:

> 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
> 
> 
> -- 
> Kerneels Roos
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> 
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> 
>

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