Re: [orca-list] Java development

["John J. Boyer" <john boyer abilitiessoft com>]

SWT is cross-platform and can be accessed by screenreaders on Linux, 
Windows and Mac without any additional software. That is why I am using 
it in BrailleBlaster, http:/www.brailleblaster.org swing would require 
differe4nt adaptations for each platform.

John

On Sun, Dec 11, 2011 at 10:33:34AM +0100, MichaÅ Zegan wrote:
> I do not really recommend programming with swt, swing is much better.
> I was myself testing this atk wrapper, and although it has some 
> problems, they are somewhat minor.
> W dniu 11.12.2011 07:36, Thomas Ward pisze:
> > Hi Andy,
> >
> > Yes. Java applications are reasonably accessible on Linux with Orca.
> > You need to get and compile the java-atk-wrapper package from
> > ftp.gnome.org. That will provide you access to Java applications using
> > swing. If you use Eclipse with the swt graphics toolkit you can
> > actually build accessible apps in Java without having the
> > java-atk-wrapper since swt is a wrapper for the native toolkits like
> > GTK+.
> >
> > Cheers!
> >
> >
> >
> > On 12/11/11, Andy B<sonfire11 gmail com>  wrote:
> > > According to some classes I am going to take in my Associates program next
> > > year, Java programming in both a Windows, and Linux/Unix environment is
> > > required. Is there any resources on developing accessible Java 
> > > applications
> > > in *nix that accessible technology, including screen readers will be able 
> > > to
> > > use?
> > _______________________________________________
> > orca-list mailing list
> > orca-list gnome org
> > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/orca-list
> > Visit http://live.gnome.org/Orca for more information on Orca.
> > The manual is at 
> > http://library.gnome.org/users/gnome-access-guide/nightly/ats-2.html
> > The FAQ is at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/FrequentlyAskedQuestions
> > Log bugs and feature requests at http://bugzilla.gnome.org
> > Find out how to help at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/HowCanIHelp
>
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> Visit http://live.gnome.org/Orca for more information on Orca.
> The manual is at 
> http://library.gnome.org/users/gnome-access-guide/nightly/ats-2.html
> The FAQ is at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/FrequentlyAskedQuestions
> Log bugs and feature requests at http://bugzilla.gnome.org
> Find out how to help at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/HowCanIHelp

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John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer
Abilitiessoft, Inc.
http://www.abilitiessoft.com
Madison, Wisconsin USA
Developing software for people with disabilities