%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ <application>Java Access Bridge</application>-&java-access-bridge-version; Introduction to <application>Java Access Bridge</application> The Java Access Bridge package contains Java components which connect the built-in accessibility support in Java Swing applications to the GNOME Accessibility framework, specifically the Assistive Technology Service Provider Interface (AT-SPI). Package information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &java-access-bridge-md5sum; Download size: &java-access-bridge-size; Estimated disk space required: &java-access-bridge-buildsize; Estimated build time: &java-access-bridge-time; <application>Java Access Bridge</application> dependencies Required and Installation of <application>Java Access Bridge</application> Install Java Access Bridge by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=`pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0` && make && make install && cat `pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0`/share/jar/accessibility.properties \ >> $JAVA_HOME/jre/lib/accessibility.properties && chmod 444 $JAVA_HOME/jre/lib/accessibility.properties && ln -sf `pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0`/share/jar/gnome-java-bridge.jar \ $JAVA_HOME/jre/lib/ext Command explanations cat `pkg-config ...: This command appends to (or creates) the Java runtime accessibility.properties file required for Java Access Bridge. ln -sf `pkg-config ...: This command creates a link from the access bridge jar file to the Java runtime library extensions directory. Configuring <application>Java Access Bridge</application> Config files ~/.orbitrc Configuration Information Before running a Java program with the Java Access Bridge, you should ensure that your GNOME 2 installation enables CORBA traffic over IP from the ORBit2 ORB. Do this by adding the following line to ~/.orbitrc using the following command: cat >> ~/.orbitrc << "EOF" ORBIIOPIPv4=1 EOF Contents The Java Access Bridge package contains gnome-java-bridge.jar and JNav.jar. Description gnome-java-bridge.jar gnome-java-bridge.jar is a Java runtime environment extension that connects the built-in accessibility support in Java Swing applications to the GNOME Accessibility framework.