Java Accessibility Guide > Java Accessibility API (JAAPI) Programmer's Guide > Accessibility Enhancements in the Java 2 Platform Standard Edition 5.0
The features described here were introduced in Java 2 Platform Standard Edition 5. These features are also part of subsequent releases of the Java platform. Many of these additions were made to maintain compatibility between the Java Accessibility API and the GNOME Accessibility Framework, described at http://projects.gnome.org/accessibility/
Class AccessibleAction contains the following new constant:
Class AccessibleContext contains the following new constants:
Class AccessibleRelation contains the following new constants:
Class AccessibleRole contains the following new constants:
Class AccessibleState contains the following new constants:
Class AccessibleText contains the following new constants:
The following new classes and interfaces have been added to the Java Accessibility API:
Interface AccessibleExtendedText provides support for braille and screen reader review mode.
Interface AccessibleStreamable provides a stream interface to raw data based on mime type.
This release provides accessibility support for spinners and progress monitors in Swing.
