An Accessible Adobe Reader for Linux

[Janina Sajka]

I don't believe msaa is held in very high regard on gnome and kde. In
fact, MS is abandoning it with Longhorn.

Laura Eaves writes:
> Hi -- thanks for the link -- I'll take a look -- but as for MSAA, the 
> library implementation is proprietary to Microsoft, but the interface is 
> not -- in fact the library is available for use in any windows app, whether 
> developed on linux or whatever.  In fact I have heard firefox is using it 
> for its windows implementation.  I guess what I was wondering is if the same 
> or at least similar object library interface might be appropriate for use 
> cross platform.  Of course the underlying implementation would be different, 
> but the information passed to a screen reader -- say to recognize text boxes 
> and navigate controls on a GUI -- would be enough the same that the MSAA 
> interface could be used.
> But now that I think of it, Microsoft I hear is going another direction with 
> respect to accessibility, so that MSAA may become obsolete for windows in a 
> a year or two.  Ah the joys of competition...  Perhaps they are thinking of 
> grabbing business away from the screen reader companies??? they deny it but 
> if they are removing MSAA I assume there is a reason.
> Take care.
> --le
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Janina Sajka" <janina at rednote.net>
> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 10:11 AM
> Subject: Re: An Accessible Adobe Reader for Linux
> 
> 
> To learn about the "hooks," as you call them, consult the developer
> pages at:
> 
> http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gap/
> 
> Laura Eaves writes:
> > Well, on windows, acrobat7 is actually the release that makes pdf
> > accessible -- if you have jaws6 that is.  but it is interesting that a
> > similar update is being created for linux.
> > I'm not familiar with gnopernicus, but does anyone know what hooks are 
> > used
> > there to make an app accessible? on windows it is MSAA.
> > Or is the interface the same as MSAA?
> 
> 
> Definitely not MSAA. <shudder>
> 
> 
> After all, that's Microsoft's proprietary property, right? Not open
> source nor a free license at all.
> 
> > Just curious.
> > --le
> 
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Janina Sajka				Phone: +1.202.494.7040
Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC	http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com

Chair, Accessibility Workgroup		Free Standards Group (FSG)
janina at freestandards.org		http://a11y.org

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