Good evening Peter, Thank you for your quick reply.
I am using OpenOffice 2.0; JRE 1.4.2_10; Java Access Bridge 2.0; and JAWS 7.0. Do you think these problems are between OpenOffice and the bridge, or between the bridge and JAWS? Thanks, Everett ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Korn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 2:14 AM Subject: Re: [ui-dev] AT suggestions > Good evening Everett, > > Thank you for your thoughts and observations about JAWS 7.0 and > OpenOffice.org. We would really love to see JAWS work very well with > OpenOffice.org. > > Could you please confirm exactly what versions of OOo and the Java > Access Bridge for Windows that you are using? > > A number of the items you cite are very likely things to be fixed in > JAWS and not in OOo or the bridge. Have you taken any of these issues > up with Freedom Scientific? > > > Regards, > > Peter Korn > Accessibility Architect, > Sun Microsystems, Inc. > > Good evening, > > > > My name is Everett Zufelt. I am new to using OpenOffice and to this > > list. I am a blind user, I use JAWS 7.0 as my screen-reader of > > choice. I have some background in computer programming, VB and Java > > mostly, so hopefully I will be able to make coherent comments and > > suggestions. > > > > What I have noticed about OpenOffice's interaction with JAWS, or > > perhaps with the Java Access Bridge depending on where the problem > > lies, follows. > > > > 1. When speaking menu items, JAWS does not read the name of menu > > items which themselves contain a sub-menu (e.g. Edit > Changes) until > > I hit the right-arrow key. Once I do this the name of the sub-menu > > and the first sub-menu item are spoken. > > > > 2. When using the down arrow key within a document the first line of > > most paragraphs is not spoken until I find the second line of the > > paragraph and then press the up arrow once. > > > > 3. In most word processors, and other programs, pressing CTRL + > > down-arrow moves the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph and > > begins reading. This does not happen with OpenOffice, this is an > > intuition for me, and I assume other screen-reader users, that may > > improve the appeal and usability of the program. > > > > 4. When reaching a blank line in an OpenOffice Writer document the > > word "Edit" is spoken by JAWS. Though this is minor in comparisson to > > the prior comments I have mentioned, it would be nicer if the word > > "blank" were spoken. > > > > 5. Finally, I have noticed that the text (edit) boxes on the Find and > > Replace dialog are not labled (or atleast the lable is not read by > > JAWS when I tab to each field. > > > > > > I do not mean these comments to be complaints. I have mostly enjoyed > > working with OpenOffice this past week and plan to continue using it. > > I hope my comments can contribute to the program. > > > > > > Regards, > > Everett > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
