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Bug 219727 - Netbeans Editor doesn't support Magnifier to follow text editing
Summary: Netbeans Editor doesn't support Magnifier to follow text editing
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: platform
Classification: Unclassified
Component: JDK Problems (show other bugs)
Version: 7.2
Hardware: PC Windows XP
: P2 normal (vote)
Assignee: Antonin Nebuzelsky
URL:
Keywords: A11Y
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Blocks:
 
Reported: 2012-10-08 21:45 UTC by j_aliabadi
Modified: 2012-10-30 13:34 UTC (History)
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Description j_aliabadi 2012-10-08 21:45:16 UTC 
I installed Netbeans 7.2 in windows XP sp3 and I using windows Magnifier.
Windows magnifier has "Follow text editing" feature.This feature force Magnifier to follow entered text.
Netbeans Editor doesn't support magnifier "Follow text editing". this means when I enter text the magnifier doesn't follow position of entered text.

Is there any solution for this issue???
Comment 1 Milutin Kristofic 2012-10-09 13:52:35 UTC 
Can you please try your issue in Notepad.jar?
'java -jar $JAVA_HOME/demo/jfc/Notepad/Notepad.jar'
Comment 2 j_aliabadi 2012-10-09 22:11:32 UTC 
I can't find notepad.jar but i understand new things:
1- also Netbeans IDE doesn't support "Follow text editing" feature. for example when typing "project name" in text field in "new project" window.

2- I create a new java se project and put a "textbox" on form and build and then run project. also in this textbox didn't support "follow text editing" feature.

test this issues is simple. in windows xp open "Start Menu" -> click "Run" -> and then type "Magnify" and click ok. now everybody can test this issues. ("follow text editing" is enabled on default).

Is this issue related to JAVA??? or NetBeans??
Comment 3 Jiri Prox 2012-10-11 20:30:53 UTC 
It seems to be java problem, I've tried it with Notepad application and the magnifier does not follow the text as well.
Comment 4 Antonin Nebuzelsky 2012-10-30 13:34:39 UTC 
We are sorry, but NetBeans cannot do anything for Windows magnifier on its end. There is a Java bug tracked but closed:
http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=5079680

The evaluation note of the JDK bug maybe useful for you: "The Windows magnifier does not work with Swing applications because the magnifier cannot receive propertyChangeEvents from Swing.  This is a limitation in the Window magnifier.  The Windows magnifier could be modified by Microsoft to receive such events but the work would need to be done by Microsoft.  The best solution is for customers to use the ZoomText or MAGic magnifiers that work with Swing."

Closing wontfix on our side.