[gui-talk] Fwd: WE4Java 0.9.3 beta for Window-Eyes now available for download

[Steve Pattison]

From: Macarty, Jay {PBSG} Jay.Macarty at pbsg.com
To: gw-scripting at gwmicro.com


All,

It's been a few days but the next beta release of WE4Java is now available for download at the RapidShare link below:

 

http://rapidshare.com/files/174927736/WE4Java_0.9.3_setup.exe

 

This beta introduces a new approach for communicating between the java code and Window-Eyes. The communication bridge COM object, as well as the WE4Java.js script, has been replaced with a design that allows the java code to communicate directly with the Window-Eyes object model. This design has a number of advantages as outlined in the change log text which follows. 

 

NOTE: As a preparation for this release, I would suggest performing the following steps:

 

·         Under Window-Eyes Set and Script Manager, unload the WE4Java global script. 

·         Go to the WE4Java Group under Start/All Programs and select the Uninstall WE4Java option. 

·         After performing the 2 steps above, run the installer for the 0.9.3 beta. 

 

A number of updates and fixes are also included in this release. The change log portion of this release is shown below:

 

Beta Release 0.9.3 - Friday, 12/19/2008

 

This release contains the following updates:

 

  * Changed wE4Java to communicate directly with the Window-Eyes object 

    model instead of going through the C# COM object. This approach has 

    a number of advantages including the following:

    

    - No dependency on .net 2.0 for the COM assembly. 

    - Improved performance by communicating directly with the WinEyes object model.

    - No more need for serializing data using json. 

    - No more WE4Java.js script needed. Java support can be active 

      even if scripting is turned off. 

    - Now possible to execute more than one java application at a time. 

    - Improved stability for Window-Eyes due to reduced break points from 

      removing the COM object and the JScript.   

      

  * Fixed issue where starting the Java Notepad demo was opening a 

    command prompt window in the background. 

  * Updated reader classes for radio buttons and toggle buttons to say unchecked 

    rather than not checked to be consistent with Window-Eyes 

  * Added support for reading by word if control is used with right or

    left arrow in an edit box. 

  * Hotkeys for say current character, word, and line are now working. 

  * Added support for sliders. The slider is identified as horizontal or 

    vertical and the value is read. If the slider has the default range of

    0 to 100, the value is simply read as a percent. If the range is something 

    other than 0 to 100, the value is read followed by the percentage along the slider. 

  * Combo box on Update tab of java control panel should read selection changes 

    correctly now. 

  * Beginnings of support for tables is included. When you tab into a table,

    the number of rows and columns will be read. Column and/or row reading is 

    not available as of this beta. 

 

NOTE: It is suggested that the user execute the uninstall of beta 0.9.2 

      prior to installing this beta. This will allow for removal of the old 

      WE4Java COM object from the registry.

 

Regards Steve
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