[libreoffice-users] test drive the 4.2.x !! Re: [libreoffice-accessibility] Re: NVDA and Libreoffice

Hi :)
Wow!!  It seems the alpha pre-release versions of 4.2.x branch are
already stable enough to use!  People from the Accessibility Mailing
List have already been test-driving it!!  That is normal users who are
blind, deaf, etc or partially so.  I guess deafness isn't an issue.

4.2.x is still alpha (or early beta) so for most users i would still
avoid it but if you have a machine where you can test-drive without
losing access to your main install on your main machine then it might
be worth trying the "nightly builds"!!  I think they are here
http://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/pre-releases/win/x86/

I think you get bonus kudos points if you test-drive the Accessibility
features and find anything to post bug-reports about.  It is probably
better to join the QA Team if you do test-drive the 4.2.x but if you
are only going for a quick spin rather than seriously tracking down
bugs then there is no need.

Good luck to all and happy hunting!!
Regards from
Tom :))



On 10 January 2014 16:08, V Stuart Foote <VStuart.Foote@utsa.edu> wrote:
> > From links here: http://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/master/
>
> All three Windows Tindebox -- TB39, TB42 and TB47 are building nightlys of theLibreOffice  master 
> branch (4.3.0). And all have removed JAB bridge in favor of an IAccessible2 based code.   They 
> all will activate the IA2 bridge when an Assitive Technology is detected in use.  The master 
> branch offers a good user experience for AT users, but it does not fully install with the Windows 
> OS by default.  Dictionary support is limited to english, french, spanish and there are no local 
> help resources.  It is "Beta" software.
>
> > From the links here: http://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/libreoffice-4-2/
>
> TB42 also is building a nightly build of the  LibreOffice 4.2 branch.  It enables the JAB based 
> bridge when an AT is detected, and can be toggled to use the IA2 bridge from the Tools --> 
> Options --> Advanced: "enable experimental features".   It also does not fully install by default.
>
> The current "pre-release" of LibreOffice 4.2.0.2 RC2 may have a build issue with IA2, see BZ 
> issue 73464 ( https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=73464 ). Unfortunately only these 
> pre-release builds have the needed language specific dictionary and  local help installers.    
> Hope it can be sorted out soon but if you need a correctly working version with both JAB and IA2 
> to try out go ahead and use the TB42 build of the 4.2 branch.  The final builds released for repo 
> distribution should have things resolved.
>
> Stuart
> ________________________________________
> From: Sophie <gautier.sophie@gmail.com>
> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 9:21 AM
> To: accessibility@global.libreoffice.org
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-accessibility] Re: NVDA and Libreoffice
>
> Hi all,
> Le 10/01/2014 16:17, MENGUAL Jean-Philippe a écrit :
> > where is the nightly id with added accessibility withot java bridge?
> > do have an EXE file yet?
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I seems the latest code is packaged in an exe file here:
> > http://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/master/Win-x86@42/current/libo-master~2014-01-10_13.27.26_LibreOfficeDev_4.3.0.0.alpha0_Win_x86.msi
> >
> >  However, the main progress is, precisely, it seems java access
> > bridge is not needed anymore but it is the IA2 code which is used. Or
> > my system is particularly set properly, but I do not think.
>
> On the wiki page I linked, it's said that you should use the tinderbox
> 39, so I think that the correct link is
> http://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/master/Win-x86@39/2014-01-10_11.16.31/
>
> But I no windows to check if it's correct.
>
> Kind regards
> Sophie
>
>
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