And this is clearly documented... Regards,
Bob Bob McDonald Sr. IPAM Engineer (P) 267-236-0145 (F) 267-236-0016 (C) 215-370-3411 bob.mcdon...@pcn-inc.com PCN Technical Expertise. Tangible Results. www.PCN-Inc.com > -----Original Message----- > From: V Stuart Foote [mailto:vstuart.fo...@utsa.edu] > Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 5:42 PM > To: users@global.libreoffice.org > Subject: RE: [libreoffice-users] Libreoffice and Java > > Folks should understand that the "Java Accessibility Bridge" foundation > for LibreOffice Assistive Technology and Accessibility Tools is one of > the primary components entirely dependent on a functional JRE? Java is > going to be with us in LibreOffice long after JRE 1.6 has been dropped > from Oracle support. Dealing with JRE 1.7 configuration is necessary now > and in the future. > > So, JRE 1.6u34 is the latest release of that branch and JRE 1.7u06 is > the latest of that branch. But, both are completely functional with > LibreOffice when properly configured, and both support Java > Accessibility Bridge and Assistive Technology and the Accessibility > Tools in LibreOffice. > > The problem is when they are not configured correctly. Java Access > Bridge, LibreOffice AT, and LibreOffice in general require use of a > 32-bit JRE to work seamlessly. > > Users on 64-bit Windows are tripped up by the Oracle JRE installers (or > Ninite installer packaging) that generically install the 64-bit JRE. It > is the generic Windows centric installation--of executables copied into > the C:\Windows\System32 and C:\Windows\SysWOW64 folders that causes > most > problems for LibreOffice Java Access Bridge dependent users of LO > Accessibility Tools. Simply put, the wrong version of the JRE gets > called. > > To avoid that for JRE, JAB and LibreOffice AT users, forcing a proper > configuration requires removal of the generic executables and inclusion > of the JRE into system PATH variable. Convention says use a JAVA_HOME > variable, but the full path to the JRE bin directory is just as > effective, e.g. append ";C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre7\bin" to the > PATH variable. > > Sounds simplistic, but if you start with a solid 32-bit JRE install, the > JAB will go on cleanly (use the JWin tool). Follow that with NVDA or > commercial screen reader, and then a LibreOffice 3.6.1 installation. > Which now offers Accessibility support during installation and startup. > > Additionally, for users that had a JRE 1.6 installation and had problems > following a JRE 1.7 upgrade. Doing an "upgrade" to JRE 1.7 does not > clear the JRE 1.6 configuration that LibreOffice had been using--and > suspect there are JAB and other assistive technologies that will also > have broken configurations. The most reliable way is to remove it all > and start from the JRE installation. > > But for certain, with LibreOffice the configuration has to be manually > cleared--and allowed to rebuild with correct JRE 1.7 details. A JRE 1.6 > installation would be just as trouble prone if it were not configured > correctly. > > Stuart > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bob McDonald [mailto:bob.mcdon...@pcn-inc.com] > Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 12:07 PM > To: Tom Randall; users@global.libreoffice.org > Subject: RE: [libreoffice-users] Libreoffice and Java > > It seems to work fine if you take JRE 1.7 off the machine and install > JRE 1.6... > > Once they take Java out of the equation, it'll be fixed. Until they do, > however, take 1.7 off and Install 1.6. That seems to fix the problem. > > YMMV, > > Bob > > > Bob McDonald > Sr. IPAM Engineer > > (P) 267-236-0145 > (F) 267-236-0016 > (C) 215-370-3411 > bob.mcdon...@pcn-inc.com > > PCN > Technical Expertise. Tangible Results. > www.PCN-Inc.com > > > > > -- > For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org > Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to- > unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
