Re: [orca-list] Problems with Gnome 2.24 and Orca 2.24.2

[Michael Whapples <mwhapples aim com>]

I have gone with debian on my laptop after looking at opensolaris, for a 
few reasons (eg. brltty doesn't seem to be properly intergrated (virtual 
consoles, not being a service in SMF, etc) and some issues with Java 
access bridge which seem to be solaris specific).

I have gnome 2.24 on my slackware desktop and there are some advantages 
to gnome 2.24 (certainly with orca) so I would like to upgrade to gnome 
2.24 in debian. Any specific things I should do/be aware of when 
upgrading? I am new to debian and apt so not fully sure of everything, 
although the Linux knowledge is good. Alternatively would it be better 
just to wait for gnome 2.24 to filter through to unstable when the next 
stable release is made?

Michael Whapples

On 23/12/42 20:59, Jason White wrote:
> After installing Gnome 2.24 (from the experimental repository) and Orca
> 2.24.2-1 from the same source, I notice the following oddity.
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> Note the only reason why Gnome 2.24 is in "experimental", as far as I know, is
> that Unstable is in freeze due to the forthcoming release of Lenny.
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> Whenever I am outside a Gnome menu and I try to use the up-arrow key, there is
> a pause, and then I am placed in a gnome-screenshot dialogue.
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> I have an Orca debug output file here which demonstrates the problem from
> within the Orca preferences: I can't find any record of the up-arrow key
> event, but we land in the Gnome-screenshot dialogue nevertheless. The up-arrow
> key behaves normally within the Gnome menu.
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> I noticed while installing Gnome 2.24 that there are still some 2.22 packages
> that were included in the download, so maybe Debian's Gnome 2.24 isn't in
> shape yet.
>
> Has anyone else here tried it, and if so, can you reproduce the problem?
>
> I also notice that if I log out of Gnome, bonobo-activation-server and
> espeak-synthesis-driver are both left running, and have to be killed manually;
> otherwise, Gnome fails to load properly when the next X session is started.
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