Re: [actf-dev] Accessibility Check Tool for Java Apps

[Rolf Mager <dialog@xxxxxxxx>]

Hi Jim, Joshua,

yes, I was looking for something regarding Java desktop apps.

But thanks to Joshua anyway, too, this FireEyes looks like a promising approach for checking web applications.

Best wishes,
Rolf


Am 24.01.2013 um 21:12 schrieb "Corbett, James" <James.Corbett@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> Hi:
> 
> I believe the original post was in reference to desktop applications and not web.
> 
> Jim 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: actf-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:actf-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joshua Hori
> Sent: January 24, 2013 2:42 PM
> To: ACTF developers list
> Subject: Re: [actf-dev] Accessibility Check Tool for Java Apps
> 
> Hello Everyone, 
> 
> So I take it that miChecker is no longer available?
> 
> The alternative for testing Java accessibility, which I have been using, is FireEyes by WorldSpace Deque.
> 
> Required software: 
> (Performing software/plug-in updates may break FireEyes, verify with Deque before updates)
> Firefox 16 (I'm currently using 16.0.2, FireEyes will not work on updated versions of Firefox)
> http://filehippo.com/download_firefox/13579/
> 
> FireBug plug-in
> https://getfirebug.com/
> 
> FireEyes plug-in (download the add-on and create a free account at Deque, this plug-in ties into FireBug)
> http://www.deque.com/products/worldspace-fireeyes
> 
> updated to Java 7
> 
> Here are a few videos on installation and usage of FireEyes: 
> http://www.deque.com/products/worldspace-fireeyes/training-videos
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> Sincerely, 
> 
> Joshua Hori
> Accessibility Specialist
> University of California, Davis
> Davis, CA 
> 530.752.2773
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: actf-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:actf-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kentarou Fukuda
> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2013 9:18 AM
> To: ACTF developers list
> Subject: Re: [actf-dev] Accessibility Check Tool for Java Apps
> 
> Hi Rolf,
> 
> Excuse me for not replying to your post in forum earlier. 
> 
> Unfortunately, development of Javaco was discontinued in 2010, and I do not know another automatic accessibility check tool for Java applications.
> 
> So, we need to test Java applications' accessibility in runtime by using existing resources [1-4]. aDesigner's GUI Accessibility mode can also support accessibility check of runtime application.
> 
>> So how about a check tool using ACTF for Java SWING/SWT apps, is there 
>> something available or would we have to develop this from scratch 
>> ourselves?
> 
> If you plan to develop your own check tool, please check a possibility of re-use of Javaco's code in our archive [5]. Because original developers had left from the project, we might not be able to provide enough support. 
> But, I hope the source code might give you some hint or boost your development work.
> 
> [1]
> http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/guides/access/enable_and_test.html#testing_jab
> [2] http://docs.oracle.com/javase/accessbridge/2.0.2/toc.htm
> [3] http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/bb735024.aspx
> [4] http://accessibility.linuxfoundation.org/a11yweb/util/accprobe/
> [5] http://archive.eclipse.org/technology/actf/src/actf-20100301.zip
> 
> Best regards,
> Kentarou
> ---
> Kentarou Fukuda, Ph.D.
> IBM Research - Tokyo
> Tel: +81-3-5144-2852
> E-mail: kentarou@xxxxxxxxxx
> 
> actf-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 2013/01/22 19:10:39:
> 
>> From: Rolf Mager <dialog@xxxxxxxx>
>> To: actf-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx,
>> Date: 2013/01/22 19:11
>> Subject: [actf-dev] Accessibility Check Tool for Java Apps Sent by: 
>> actf-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> 
>> 
>> Hello list,
>> 
>> I apologize if this is not quite the right place for my question, I 
>> posted this some time ago on the ACTF forum, but unfortunately nobody 
>> was able to answer it.
>> 
>> So, I am currently searching for a way to automatically check Java 
>> apps regarding accessibility. I have seen that there are example check 
>> tools for different content available using the ACTF framework (for 
>> example, ACTF aDesigner).
>> 
>> Is there a similar check tool available for Java SWING/SWT apps which 
>> will work with Eclipse Juno? It should be something similar to the no 
>> longer maintained componentry Javaco, which does not seem to work with 
>> current Eclipse distributions; also development for Javaco was 
>> discontinued at an very early stage.
>> So how about a check tool using ACTF for Java SWING/SWT apps, is there 
>> something available or would we have to develop this from scratch 
>> ourselves?
>> 
>> Thanks and best wishes,
>> Rolf
>> 
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