Re: [orca-list] orca, java access bridge and java

[Michael Whapples <mwhapples aim com>]

As I use java regularly, what would be the best way for me to help out
with trying to track down some of the problems in the gnome java access
bridge? What might be worth increasing the logging level for and what
should I keep to minimal logging?

I have encountered the problems with some controls not behaving as they
should (sometimes text fields not accepting certain key inputs, and even
sometimes orca not speaking or brailling anything when tabbing onto a
control).

There still seems to be the bug I reported that orca uses some character
keys for orca stuff when in java applications (eg. = (equals) key (the
equals on the main keyboard, next to the backspace) is reported (in
learn mode) and behaves as (when not in learn mode) "script information
key), so making it impossible to enter an = sign in text fields). There
are other keys which seem wrongly assigned like this.

Michael Whapples
On Tue, 2008-05-13 at 08:13 -0400, Willie Walker wrote:
> Hi Sergio:
>
> There is a bigger problem happening somewhere in the scope of the Java 
> Access Bridge for GNOME, which differs from the Java Access Bridge for 
> Windows.  This problem can expose symptoms such as some controls being 
> intermittently accessible, and sometimes just not spoken at all.  We're 
> actively looking at this problem right now, and have made it a goal to 
> have them resolved by GNOME 2.24 this fall.  We don't understand the 
> problem fully at this point, however, so we cannot guarantee we will 
> meet this goal.  But, we are trying very hard.
>
> Will
>
> > 1. On java control panel, it's hard to navigate between tabs. I have 
> > to do
> > the following to navigate: press right down arrow and then space bar, 
> > and
> > sometimes it doesn't work.
>
>
>
> > 2. On advanced tab of java control panel, It's impossible to read the 
> > tree
> > view that is displayed. This tree view is very important because it has
> > security options and browser plugin configurations.
> > 3. I've made a project for a course on faculty, which one class extends
> > JApplet. I'm unable to read its components.
> >
> > Is it possible to do anything to solve these problems?
> > If I'm not wrong, some members of orca team are connected to Sun
> > Microsystems.
> > Even if these problems were not part of your scope, is it possible to
> > contact people that can solve them?
> > Even if they are not orca bugs, they are critical problems related to
> > accessibility.
> > Note: on Microsoft windows, I'm not able to read the tree view on 
> > advanced
> > tab of java control panel, but I'm able to navigate between the tabs 
> > and I'm
> > able to read components of classes wich extend JApllet.
> >
> > Thanks for the attention taken reading this message
> >
> > Best regards
> >
> > Srgio Neves
> >
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