Re: [orca-list] orca and java applications?

[Michael Whapples <mwhapples aim com>]

Hello,
If you aren't familiar with compiling software from source then you may 
prefer to look at the ubuntu packages for the java access bridge 
libaccess-bridge-java and libaccess-bridge-java-jni (install both using 
your preferred package manager).

In addition you may find the following wiki page useful 
http://live.gnome.org/action/show/Java%20Access%20Bridge?action=show&redirect=Orca/JABG#details 
<http://live.gnome.org/action/show/Java%20Access%20Bridge?action=show&redirect=Orca/JABG#details>. 
You may need to do some of the stuff of copying files and creating a 
~/.orbitrc.

Now some will say use java-atk-wrapper, yes I acknowledge that 
java-atk-wrapper is the future for java accessibility on gnome but if 
you aren't comfortable with compiling software then you are limited to 
what the distribution provides.

Follows is a couple of important notes on Java accessibility:
* The java access bridge or java-atk-wrapper are installed on a per JRE 
basis, so if you get a java application which reports to be inaccessible 
but other java applications work fine then check that the new one hasn't 
bundled a JVM with it.
* If you upgrade your JVM then you probably will need to copy the files 
again to it, this is another result of it being installed on a per JVM.
* There are two main toolkits used, java swing which requires the java 
access bridge or java-atk-wrapper, the other being SWT (eclipse uses 
SWT) and this actually doesn't need any java access bridge to be accessible.

Michael Whapples
On -10/01/37 20:59, VojtÄch PolÃÅek wrote:
> Well, I have sun java 6 installed, but I can't install java atk wrapper.
> It says gconf package missing, and aptitude says that gconf is not 
> real package.
> Where can I change that package info? In configure.in?
> Vojta
>
>
>
> On 1.12.2010 16:59, Richard wrote:
> > Hi VojtÄch,
> >
> > To make Java applications accessible, you need to install git-core, 
> > first run:
> >
> > sudo apt-get install git-core
> >
> > get the Java ATK Wrapper.  To do so, run:
> >
> > cd home
> >
> > mkdir jaw
> >
> > cd jaw
> >
> > Clone git://git.gnome.org/java-atk-wrapper
> >
> > cd jaw
> >
> > git pull
> >
> > sudo ./make
> >
> > sudo ./make install
> >
> > You also need to have the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) installed 
> > from Oracle.
> >
> > The link with instructions for this is:
> >
> > http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-install-sun-java-runtime-environment-jre-in-ubuntu-10-04-lucid-lynx.html 
> >
> >
> > Hope this helps.  I hope I got the git commands and make commands right.
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