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Bug 39339 - Netbeans not working with JAWS screen reader
Summary: Netbeans not working with JAWS screen reader
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: ide
Classification: Unclassified
Component: UI (show other bugs)
Version: 3.x
Hardware: PC Windows ME/2000
: P3 blocker (vote)
Assignee: issues@ide
URL:
Keywords: A11Y, UMBRELLA
Depends on: 42397 42400
Blocks:
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Reported: 2004-01-28 21:46 UTC by sureshdone
Modified: 2011-04-18 19:53 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Description sureshdone 2004-01-28 21:46:25 UTC 
Hi,

I am testing Netbeans with JAWS screen reader. It 
is not able to read any content.Had anyone tried 
this before.Or is there is any other screen 
reader compatible with Netbeans.

Thanks

Suresh
Comment 1 Marian Mirilovic 2004-01-29 15:13:57 UTC 
Provide more info :
- NetBeans version, build number
- JDK version, build number
- JAWS version

thanks
Comment 2 Jiri Mzourek 2004-03-12 15:43:05 UTC 
Suresh,
could you please provide us mentioned info so we are able to evaluate
your issue?

Thanks,
-Jiri
Comment 3 sureshdone 2004-03-12 17:44:11 UTC 
Hi Jiri,

The problem is mostly with the Help documentation.JAWS is not able 
to identify the alternate text for the graphic elements etc

thanks

Suresh
Comment 4 draikes 2010-11-30 21:57:55 UTC 
I tried the latest nightly build of netbeans 7 (2010-11-30), with JAWS 11.0.4761 and jdk 1.6.0_21 with accessbridge 2.0.1 on windows xp pro 32-bit, and all seems to be working fine for me so far. Suresh,
> could you please provide us mentioned info so we are able to evaluate
> your issue?
> Thanks,
> -Jiri
Comment 5 Marian Mirilovic 2011-04-18 19:53:34 UTC 
(In reply to comment #4)
> I tried the latest nightly build of netbeans 7 (2010-11-30), with JAWS
> 11.0.4761 and jdk 1.6.0_21 with accessbridge 2.0.1 on windows xp pro 32-bit,
> and all seems to be working fine for me so far. Suresh,

Thanks Don - closing as FIXED for 7.0