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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2 face=Arial>LibreOffice versions 3.6.0 and later have not correctly implemented the Java Access Bridge (JAB) modules used to expose the Java Accessibility API roles for Windows users.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2 face=Arial>It took me a little while to work out the testing methods, but the Oracle test utilities JavaFerret-32 and JavaMonkey-32 show that LibreOffice is not implementing the Java Accessibility API and therefore does not expose accessibility roles to Assistive Technologies.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Neither JAB v.2.0.2 or v 2.0.3, nor current JRE version 1.6u35 or 1.7u7 will make a difference.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I tested LibreOffice builds 3.6.0.4, 3.6.1.2, 3.6.2.2, and 3.6.3.1 none of which are functional.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2 face=Arial>In addition today I completed testing of ALL builds of LibreOffice from 3.4.5 to 3.5.7rc2. With exception of the 3.5.0 build they all correctly map Java Accessibility API roles to UNO Accessibility roles. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2 face=Arial><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The Java Accessibility API is not as comprehensive as the IAccessible2 role mappings provided by IBM Lotus Symphony 3.0.1, but it is functional for the 3.4 and 3.5 releases of LibreOffice. </FONT></FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial>And, for these versions Windows Assistive Technologies will work. For example, the Windows NVDA screen reader will function with cursor control and component announcements for the entire document tree.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Windows versions of LibreOffice 3.6, including the current build 3.6.3 rc1, are NOT USEABLE with Assistive Technologies and they have not been usable with Windows Assistive Technologies at any point.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2 face=Arial><FONT size=2 face=Arial>For folks that I've mislead with my insistence that all is well with LibreOffice 3.6 and Java Access Bridge and JRE with use of Assistive Technologies like NVDA screen reader I was wrong--I apologize.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I've updated the FDO#53474 (http: bug report <A href="https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=53474">https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=53474</A> ) and would encourage folks to vote, i.e. comment on, the enhancement to implement IAccessible2 API ( <A href="http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Vote_for_Enhancement">http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Vote_for_Enhancement</A> ) for Windows builds by incorporating the IBM contributed Symphony code base as a replacement of the Java Accessibility API as that is probably the fastest means of bringing Windows builds of LibreOffice to the same functional level as Linux builds that use the ATK AT-SPI accessibility APIs.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Stuart</FONT></DIV>
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