Re: [orca-list] java applications reported as inaccessible

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Well, I tried this with an app called crashplan namely CrashPlanDesktop
and all I get is panel  and moving down I get some text, but I can't
really do anything except look at some text with flat review, I get no
menus or anything.

Magdalen Berns <m berns thismagpie com> wrote:

> Hi Don,
>
> Thank you for getting in touch with us about the problem which you have
> encountered (and thanks to everyone else who has already replied offering
> helpful suggestions about this!)
>
> It sounds like an infuriating issue! Aside from SwingSet, it would be
> useful for me to know what other specific java apps this issue has
> prevented you from using with orca?
>
>
> The rest of my response is inline:
>
> On Sun, Jul 5, 2015 at 11:39 PM, Don Raikes <DON RAIKES oracle com> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> >
> >
> > Libatk-wrapper-java is version 0.30.4-3 as is libatk-wrapper-java-jni.
>
> Firstly, please check you have the openjdk-accessibility extension
> installed and install it if it is not. However, I reckon in this case the
> particular version you happen to have installed is the most likely to be
> the source of the problem. Backstory:
>
> Prior to 0.30.5 (which was released from git.gnome.org in September of
> 2014)  the java-atk-wrapper had not actually been actively maintained by
> anyone since 2011 and as I recall, even the build process had really had
> gotten quite broken by that point (I am not sure how the packagers got
> round that at the time, but credit to their packaging skills, they managed
> it)
>
> I reckon it's probably just not worth your time to try to get the version
> you have installed working; under the circumstances, I advise you seek a
> later version of the wrapper and ensure you clean 0.30.4-3 off your desktop
> completely before installing it too (but be careful not to remove any
> packages which depend on it or which it depends on itself, in the process).
>
> Although it's worth emphasising that the development version is technically
> the unstable version - in this particular case, the latest git release
> (which is 0.33.1). should actually be more stable than the one you
> currently have installed and should at least resolve this particular problem
>
> If your distro doesn't already provide a package to try an update with,
> then there are some instructions on how to build, run and test the wrapper
> on its dedicated wiki page.[1] if you do end up going down that route, then
> I would be grateful if you could please let us know how you get on with it
> and please feel free to report any other bugs which you may come across!
>
> In the meantime, I hope the background information helps you solve this
> without too much sweat!
>
> Magdalen
>
> [1] https://wiki.gnome.org/Accessibility/JavaAtkWrapper
>
>
> > Running swingset2.jar comes up as inaccessible as well.
> >
> > I feel like I am missing a critical piece of the puzzle to get this to
> > work.
> >
> >
> >
> > *From:* José Vilmar Estácio de Souza [mailto:vilmar informal com br]
> > *Sent:* Sunday, July 05, 2015 3:08 AM
> > *To:* Don Raikes; Orca List
> > *Subject:* Re: [orca-list] java applications reported as inaccessible
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi Don.
> > What version of java-atk-wrapper are you running?
> > Did you try to test using SwingSet2.jar?
> > Thanks.
> >
> > On 07/05/2015 01:41 AM, Don Raikes wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> >
> >
> > I am runnin kali linux 1.1.0a which was based on debian wheezy 7.8.
> >
> >
> >
> > I have java-7-openjdk and the java-atk-wrapper installed on the system.
> >
> > When I try to open any java swing application orca reports that the
> > application is inaccessible.
> >
> > Is there a trick to getting java and orca to work together?
> >
> >
> >
> > NOTE: the accessibility.properties file is installed in the
> > /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk/jre/lib folder,
> >
> > And the java-atk-wrapper.jar file is in
> > /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk/jre/lib/ext folder.
> >
> > Libatk-bridge2.0-0 is installed as is python-atspi2.
> >
> >
> >
> > Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> >
> >
> > Donald
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
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> >
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> >
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> >
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> >
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> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > José Vilmar Estácio de Souza
> >
> >
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