RE: off-list wb!! Re: [libreoffice-accessibility] Latest LibreOffice and Java access Bridge

From: Christophe Strobbe [mailto:strobbe@hdm-stuttgart.de] 

> Am Do, 6.12.2012, 19:18 schrieb V Stuart Foote:
> > Unfortunately, the winaccessibility IAccessible2 implementation of the 
> > IBM Symphony contribution (or the rest of Symphony base line) did not 
> > get picked up for inclusion in the current development effort. So it 
> > has NOT been released as open source and the responsible IBM devs are 
> > working on their contributions in house.
>
> What do you mean by "not been releases as open source"? I thought the
> IAccessible2 code had been sitting in the Child Work Spaces:
> <http://hg.services.openoffice.org/>.

IBM would not remove their copyright and proprietary headers on the code posted as the Symphony 
contribution branch during incubator status. So never really released, and some might argue never 
really contributed.

> > But, what really should happen is that the UNO Accessibility API 
> > should be scrubbed for additional functionality--adjusting the 
> > NSAccessibility and AT/ATK bridges accordingly--and a new Windows 
> > bridge conceived. It could be IAccessible2/MSAA based or even 
> > Microsoft UIAutomation/IAccessibleEx based.
>
> Creating a bridge to UIAutomation would mean developing that from scratch, 
> unlike integrating the IAccessible2 code...
 
Exactly! But since there are continuing issues with the UNO Accessibility API, taking time no for 
reworking it (fixing short falls for NSAccessibility and AT/ATK) while conceiving and implementing 
a replacement Windows bridge (not using IBMs IAccessible2 "contribution" when/if it finally is 
made) should result in better AT support across all platforms.

Stuart
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V Stuart Foote
LibreOffice QA volunteer - a11y & Apache OpenOffice QA volunteer - a11y
Systems Analyst
Geological Sciences
The University of Texas at San Antonio

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