Open a console window (run cmd.exe). Set the environment variable
SAL_FLOATWIN_NOAPPFOCUSCLOSE to 1 to keep StarOffice popup windows open when the
app looses focus. From that console window, open a StarOffice document window
(e.g. by calling soffice.exe -writer) and open the drop-down popup of one of the
 comboboxes in the toolbars.

Launch JavaFerret. Choose UpdateSettings->From mouse and move the mouse pointer
to a point in the drop-down list.

Expected result:

JavaFerret displays the accessibility information from the list item at the
current mouse position

Result using OpenOffice.org 1.1 RC:

JavaFerret displays the accessibility information of the list.