RE: [libreoffice-users] Libreoffice and Java

Tom,
 
Great idea--paste away. Feel free to edit my ramblings since I can be a bit verbose.
 
But it gets even better, at least on the accessibility side (remembering though that a functioning 
Java JRE is required for other LO components).
 
So now, in addition to JavaFX, Oracle has bundled Java Access Bridge v2.0.3 into the JRE 1.7u6; it 
is installed by default but is left inactive when a patch-in-place upgrade of JRE is done.  I think 
the toggle between JAB active and inactive is going to be an issue during LO installation and use.
 
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/guides/access/enable_and_test.html#enabling_jab
 
Jamal Mazrui's JWin JAB installer isn't obsolete, probably still the way to go for a clean JAB 
v2.0.2 installation, especially with a JRE 1.6u34 install.   But I've sent Jamal a note suggesting 
it might be time to rework the JWin installer.
 
Also, I have an open bug https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=54064 of how I think the JRE 
and JAB bit me during a LO 3.6.1.2 (RC2) test installation--manifested as an installer hang at java 
with incomplete LO user configuration build for a non-privileged user account.  Haven't yet 
attempted to reproduce to verify--but reopened the bug for review as I believe it is a Java JRE / 
JAB related installation issue that will need some work.
 
Stuart
 
 

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From: Tom Davies [mailto:tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk]
Sent: Tue 8/28/2012 9:12 AM
To: V Stuart Foote; users@global.libreoffice.org
Cc: users@global.libreoffice.org
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Libreoffice and Java


Hi :)  
I really liked this answer and i think we need an FAQ page about java because the issue keeps 
cropping up.  It seems a lot of people here each know about different problems with java and it 
would be good to collect together some of the issues and how to work around them.  

So, i made the page
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Faq/Java
and am about to copy & paste Stuart's email into the page.  Please feel free to edit to make the 
page more useful.  

Regards from
Tom :)  


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