[Blindmath] MATLAB accessibility

Sat May 10 18:21:50 UTC 2014

Adding the --nodesktop option to the matlab shortcut in Windows worked
well several years ago when I used Matlab with jaws. While --nodesktop
means you don't get things like the workspace browser to see all your
variables you don't have to deal with insuring the Java Access bridge
is working since your just running a window to type in commands rather
then the full GUI.

On 5/10/14, Christoffer Telin <christoffer.thelin at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello all.
> It is possible to use matlab on a mac. It works with voiceover and a braille
> display but it is still not very strait forward how to navigate. The most
> usable way to use matlab that i have found is to run it under linux in
> command line mode. You can do this by typing
> Matlab --nodesktop
> In the promt of a linux machine that have matlab installed.
> I think that matlab can produce TeX but i don't know if this is true for
> graphs.
> Regards
> Christoffer Telin
>
> Skickat från min iPhone
>
>> 10 maj 2014 kl. 00:48 skrev "Bishop, Jeff - (jeffbis)"
>> <jeffbis at email.arizona.edu>:
>>
>> Thank you Jon.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Blindmath [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>> Pielaet, Jon
>> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 3:42 PM
>> To: 'Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics'
>> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] MATLAB accessibility
>>
>> I haven't worked with Matlab for a few years but the last installation I
>> did was very complex.
>> It required not only the java access bridge but also a different java
>> virtual machine and a specific build of JAWS.
>>
>> Since the java access bridge is now built into java, you may have better
>> luck than I did.
>>
>> The whole concept of the java access bridge is specific to Windows too so
>> VoiceOver on a Mac may respond differently as well.
>>
>> I do have some recollection of a student using the command line interface
>> of Matlab on a Mac with some success too so that may be an option.
>>
>> Java applications are nitorious for accessibility issues. I look forward
>> to hearing from others on this topic.
>>
>> Best of luck,
>>
>>
>> Jon
>>
>>
>> Jon Pielaet
>>
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Blindmath [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bishop,
>> Jeff - (jeffbis)
>> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 2:42 PM
>> To: 'Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics'
>> Subject: [Blindmath] MATLAB accessibility
>>
>> Hello Everyone,
>>
>> Does anyone know what the current state of accessibility of MATLAB is at
>> this point with JAWS, Window-Eyes and VoiceOver on the Mac?
>>
>> I did some Googling on this topic and have found some pretty involved
>> steps in getting it to work with the Access Bridge. Is this still the
>> case?
>>
>>
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