Re: [libreoffice-accessibility] IAccessible2 / LibreOffice / OpenOffice.org

At 14:16 9-9-2011, Tom Davies wrote:
> Hi :)
> If someone here could post to the LibreOffice devs list
> http://www.libreoffice.org/get-involved/developers/

I am on that list and have discussed IAccessible2 with Michael Meeks 
(off-list).

> and perhaps someone else to the nvda people?  Then perhaps we could 
> get them talking to each other?  They probably don't talk at the 
> moment purely because they are unaware of each other.  People tend 
> to focus in on their own projects.

Developers are a finite resource. Michael Meeks and probably a few 
others are already aware of the fact that screen reader users are 
waiting for an IAccessible2 implementation and that such code was 
going to be released as part of OpenOffice.org. Developers are not 
very willing to start writing from scratch something that may be 
released elsewhere in the (hopefully) near future. I think we will be 
in a better position to draw their attention when the IAccessible2 
code becomes available (or when we find out where they can get it).

Best regards,

Christophe


> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
> --- On Fri, 9/9/11, Kevin Cussick 
> <the.big.white.shepherd@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> From: Kevin Cussick <the.big.white.shepherd@googlemail.com>
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-accessibility] IAccessible2 / LibreOffice 
> / OpenOffice.org
> To: accessibility@global.libreoffice.org
> Date: Friday, 9 September, 2011, 11:12
>
> Hi,
>
> OK  I maybe mislead you  sorry.
>
> I only spoke with OOo guys and I just made the assumption that IBM were
> dragging their feet.
>
> (snip /)
>
> I think it's a shame that I can't use an open source solution that just
> works out of the box,  I do Have IBM Symphony but I don't really like it.
>
> I do like your program and OOo as well, but they really need so much
> hacking about to get them working
>
> (snip /)
>
> I wonder if some of the developers of libri office have ever spoke with
> any of the developers of nvda or vice versa?  I sound like I am having a
> go,  I am not well maybe just a tiny bit Lol.


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