[orca-list] Reading texts in Firefox/XUL applications

[Milan Zamazal <pdm brailcom org>]

According to Firefox developers, Firefox shouldn't provide caret
browsing of texts in applications and it should be solely screen
reader's job to read the text, including navigation over lines and
reading single characters (see their response to the following Firefox
bugs: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=399059
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=399158).

So the question is: Can Orca provide the necessary functions for reading
long and/or difficult to understand texts in Firefox applications or are
there any plans to make Orca improvements in this area?

Regards,

Milan Zamazal