Game Developers and Game Players, The Java Accessibility Bridge is what makes JAWS, ZoomText, and Supernova work with Java based games and other applications.
Here is a technical description, from Peter Korn, the guy at Sun who wrote it: Start quote: Hmmm... It has been a while since I was writing that text. Here's the basic summary: with the Java Access Bridge for Windows, the entire Java Accessibility API is exposed outside of the Java Runtime/VM as a Windows DLL, which Windows AT products can use to provide rich access to Java applications. At this time JAWS, ZoomText, and Supernova make use of this API in their software to provide access to Java applications that utilize the Java Accessibility API. If a Java application doesn't use that API, or doesn't use it everywhere (e.g. uses Swing for the menus and toolbars, but does their own thing for the content region and fails to implement the Java Accessibility API in that content region), there will be access problems. Likewise, if an AT doesn't make full use of the API, there may be less than full support there. End quote. If anyone is coding in Java, I have the full text of his help for a blind Java coder. John Bannick 7-128 Software --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
