Re: [orca-list] Accessibility of java-Based programs

[Thomas Ward <thomasward1978 gmail com>]

Hi,

Agreed. Java access using the Java ATK Wrapper is superior to that in
Windows with the Java Access Bridge generally speaking. Of course, it
helps that the Java ATK Wrapper like everything else in Linux is an
open source initiative and is ongoing where the Java Access Bridge for
Windows hasn't been updated since Oracle took over Sun two years ago.
That speaks to me volumes where Oracle's access priorities are
regarding Java and their other products.

Regarding AWT I don't know it is accessible on any platform. The
entire point of Swing was to replace AWT with a better toolkit that
was accessible via an access bridge, and so far as I know most Java
developers use SWT or Swing for GUI applications so encountering an
AWT based app is pretty unlikely these days.

On 11/13/12, Alex Midence <alex midence gmail com> wrote:
> Java swing applications work better in Linux than they do in Windows.  I
> use
> both operating systems and can attest to this first hand.  I don't know
> about AWT -based apps though.  In case you are wondering what all these
> acronyms are, they are widget libraries that are in Java.  SWT, Swing and
> AWT are all libraries that Java programmers use to construct their gui
> applications.  In windows, when you have an inaccessible Java-based app,
> Swing is the usual culprit.  AWT is pretty inaccessible too.  Maybe if you
> told us just what Java-based app you are trying to use, we might be able to
> tell you whether or not it is accessible.
>
>
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Alex M