Re: Mozilla 1.7 rc1 issues.

[Alex Snow <alex_snow gmx net>]

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though there should be an option to turn on/off and control such 
features as headings and blockquotes. 
On Sat, May 01, 2004 at 12:03:20AM 
+1000, Luke Yelavich wrote:
> Hi all
> I second all suggestions proposed so far, but I am also thinking that we 
> may need something to indicate blocked quotations, as well as headings of 
> various levels.
> 
> Will probably think of more tomorrow, but this is a start from me.
> 
> Luke
> 
> At 10:24 AM 30/04/2004, Peter Korn wrote:
> >Hi Luke, Tom,
> >
> >As you have deduced, Mozilla's present caret navigation leaves much to be 
> >desired.  This is being worked on.  Alas, I don't have an estimate of when 
> >it will get significantly better (beyond "as soon as possible").
> >
> >I'd like to open a related topic: what do you (and the other Gnopernicus 
> >users on this alias) want in a web browsing interface?  Caret navigation 
> >is critical for mouseless operation (a mouseless user must be able to do 
> >anything a mouse-ed user can, including selecting text to copy to the 
> >clipboard), and good feedback from Gnopernicus to caret navigation should 
> >result in a basic level of blind/low-vision accessibility (especially if 
> >you include the usual Ctrl-arrow, home/end stuff).
> >
> >Now, is that sufficient?
> >
> >Sufficient or not, what would you add if you could add something to 
> >this?  Is there an existing set of keybindings and approach to the problem 
> >you particular like and think would be a good model (e.g. JAWS browsing, 
> >Window Eyes browsing, Home Page Reader, etc.)?
> >
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >Peter Korn
> >Sun Accessibility team
> >
> >
> >Luke Yelavich wrote:
> >>Hi Tom
> >>At 06:01 AM 30/04/2004, Tom and Esther Ward wrote:
> >>
> >>>Hi, List.
> >>>Recently, I grabbed the Mozilla 1.7 rc1 source code, and compiled it.
> >>>I am having several issues I would like to discuss about it.
> >>>I noticed that while tabbing through the page I can get spoken feedback 
> >>>on
> >>>the frame titles, but none of the links on the page get announced.
> >>
> >>I had the same problem as well, even under GNOME 2.6.
> >>
> >>>I also noticed on forms the buttons will get announced, but the edit 
> >>>fields are
> >>>ignored and are not spoken.
> >>
> >>The same here also.
> >>
> >>>When carot browsing is activated I had assumed it would allow me to 
> >>>uparrow
> >>>and down arrow through the page elements or at least the text on the 
> >>>pages.
> >>>Again I get no speech feedback.
> >>
> >>Since I have a bit of sight, I have found that the carrot seems to start 
> >>at the bottom for some reason, and pressing CTRL+Home doesn't always 
> >>help, and you don't know when you are at the top of the page.
> >>Another thing that I think I have mentioned earlier, is that the carrot 
> >>browsing mode doesn't take tables into consideration at all. One has to 
> >>know where the carrot is, and press CTRL+Right Arrow, or Right arrow 
> >>alone to get to the other section of the table.
> >>
> >>>Is there anyone or any specific list I should address Mozilla 
> >>>accessibility
> >>>with? I would like to get involved with testing Mozilla, help find
> >>>accessibility issues, and report those problems to the developers for 
> >>>future
> >>>fixes/changes.
> >>
> >>http
> >>://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/mozilla-accessibility
> >>Is the mailing list.
> >>
> >>>Currently, I linked Mozilla with gnome 2.4, but plan to update to Gnome 
> >>>2.6
> >>>in the next couple of weeks. Does it make a large difference with Mozilla
> >>>weather I use Gnome 2.4 or Gnome 2.6?
> >>
> >>It will perhaps be a bit more responsive, but that is about it I think.
> >>Luke
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> >
> >
> >
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