Re: GNOME shell magnifier does not track Java UI events

[Alejandro Piñeiro <apinheiro igalia com>]

On 19/04/17 11:01, Cancrinus, Bas(AWF) wrote:
> > > GNOME  Shell focus tracking doesn't handle AWT/Swing events. GNOME 
> > > Shell focus tracking are based on listening at-spi2 events. So on the 
> > > case of Java, the ATK wrapper would need to forward any relevant Java 
> > > accessibility event in order to work with GNOME Shell.
> > Do you know the state of the Java ATK wrapper ?
> It would be really nice if someone could step up and answer that question.

CCing Magdalen, Java ATK Wrapper maintainer.

> Please let me give you an outline why this is so important to me:
>
> I'm working as a business application developer. In my domain, JetBrains' IntelliJ IDEA has become the 
> facto standard for the type of development work I'm doing. I need strong magnification to do my work. Until 
> now I got the job done with ZoomText, tracking events through the Windows/Java Access Bridge. Recently I 
> got into trouble, because I had to work on software that was never designed to be built and run under 
> Windows. This is a trend and I'm holding my breath with every contract deal I try to strike.
>
> So, how can we move this forward? The days I could push Linux away (against my will) are gone.
>
> Many thanks in advance!
> Bas
>
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