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  2. JDK-8051722

JAB: screen readers(NVDA and Windows Narrator) do not see Swing components at all.

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      NOT a REGRESSION.

      I could not force Screen Readers (both NVDA 2014.2 & Windows Narrator) to read Swing Components at all.
      I tested on Win 7 & 8.

      I tested Public JRE 6 & 7 both i586 & x64.

      1)All dlls are on their place. (WindowsAccessBridge-64.dll & WindowsAccessBridge-32.dll are in system32, & so on). I used http://docs.oracle.com/javase/accessbridge/2.0.2/setup.htm
      2) JAB is enabled. (lines in accessibility.properties are uncommented)
      3) JavaFerret sees all messages and works perfectly.

      Screen readers NVDA & Windows Narrator keep silence!!!!!
      But NVDA should be supported according to http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/guides/access/enable_and_test.html :

                                      Install an assistive technology product that supports Java Access Bridge such as one of the following products:
                                     - JAWS
                                     - NonVisual Desktop Access (NVDA)
                                     - SuperNova
                                     - Window-Eyes

      But JAWS works!

      Previously I run JAB in he same configuration and Screen readers worked perfectly. Very strange!
      May be some Windows update?

            van Vivi An (Inactive)
            ampopov Alexander Popov (Inactive)
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