Re: GAIM not automatically reading messages (was Re: orca 2 issues)

["C-DOG" <churst31 verizon net>]

hi,

 that was about when I installed it I think if I remember correctluy.

Cody

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rich Burridge" <Rich Burridge Sun COM>
To: "Orca screen reader developers" <orca-list gnome org>
Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 7:53 AM
Subject: Re: GAIM not automatically reading messages (was Re: orca 2 issues)


> Cody,
>
> > This is very odd behavior and I haven't noticed it.  We should try to
> > both use GAIM to meet at the #orca channel in irc.gnome.org at some time
> > and try to resolve this in a more real-time fashion.
>
> There is one thing it could be, depending upon where and when you got the
> version of Orca you are using. From about last Tuesday afternoon to last
> Wednesday morning (U.S. Pacific time), there was a version of Orca in
> CVS HEAD that didn't properly speak messages that appeared a Gaim
> chat window. It also didn't echo results of issuing commands in a terminal
> window. It was fixed on Wednesday morning. Cody, if you are getting
> Orca from CVS HEAD and you see both these problems, trying checking
> out a new version and try again. If not, then I'll let you work with Will 
> on
> IRC to try to fix the problem.
>
> This brings up the issue of knowing exactly what version of Orca everybody 
> is
> using. The approach I've taken with this in gcalctool (the GNOME 
> calculator),
> is to *always* increment the last digit in the version number string in 
> the
> configure.in file for *every* single change that I check in. The middle 
> digit is
> incremented for every tarball release I make. The initial digit is 
> incremented
> for major changes to the application. The version number is easily 
> available
> to the user in the Help->About dialog and that helps me track down exactly
> which version they are using, even if they are getting it from CVS HEAD.
>
> I propose we do something similar with Orca. As we don't have a GUI, I
> propose that a key sequence (Insert-? maybe) automatically speak/braille
> the version number, so that users can include that in their problem 
> reports.
>
>
> > On Fri, 2006-04-14 at 08:12 -0400, Cody Hurst wrote:
> >
> > > hi will,
> > >
> > >  Sure, first of all, I might just be sitting here, no typing or
> > > anything and a message will come in and nothing is said, I have to try
> > > clicking my mouse wheel into the upper text area to read the text...I
> > > also don't even hear my own text messages being spoken when submitted
> > > intot he upper read only text box...
> > >
> > > Cody
> > >
> > > On Fri, 2006-04-14 at 10:01 -0400, Willie Walker wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hey Cody:
> > > >
> > > > (Answering your issues one at a time and re-writing the subject lines to
> > > > help others that might look through the archives in the future).
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > 1. When in gaim and inside an IM window with another person, I was
> > > > > told that orca will automatically read incoming messages. I don't see
> > > > > this happening. What should I do
> > > > It should be doing this.  There is a known issue where if you are typing
> > > > at the same time a message is coming in, your typing will interrupt the
> > > > message.  This may or may not be what you are running into.  Can you
> > > > describe more about what you are doing?
> > > >
> > > > Will
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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