Re: GNOME shell magnifier does not track Java UI events

On 19/04/17 11:01, Cancrinus, Bas(AWF) wrote:
>>> GNOME  Shell focus tracking doesn't handle AWT/Swing events. GNOME 
>>> Shell focus tracking are based on listening at-spi2 events. So on the 
>>> case of Java, the ATK wrapper would need to forward any relevant Java 
>>> accessibility event in order to work with GNOME Shell.
>> Do you know the state of the Java ATK wrapper ?
> It would be really nice if someone could step up and answer that question.

CCing Magdalen, Java ATK Wrapper maintainer.

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> Please let me give you an outline why this is so important to me:
>
> I'm working as a business application developer. In my domain, JetBrains' IntelliJ IDEA has become the facto standard for the type of development work I'm doing. I need strong magnification to do my work. Until now I got the job done with ZoomText, tracking events through the Windows/Java Access Bridge. Recently I got into trouble, because I had to work on software that was never designed to be built and run under Windows. This is a trend and I'm holding my breath with every contract deal I try to strike.
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> So, how can we move this forward? The days I could push Linux away (against my will) are gone.
>
> Many thanks in advance!
> Bas
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