Re: [orca-list] Firefox, back and cursor position

[Janina Sajka <janina rednote net>]

There's already a bug filed on this:

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=404060

You might want to add your comment to this bug. I think it might be
useful for the developers to hear fixing this problem is important to
users.

Janina

Nolan Darilek writes:
> Were I using Firefox without Orca, if I used alt-left to go to the  
> previous page, would my cursor position on the previous page be  
> maintained? (I.e. would I appear on the link I clicked to go forward?)
>
> I ask because, IIRC, this behavior exists under windows and is  
> incredibly convenient in situations where, for instance, I'm browsing a  
> forum and want to quickly move to the next message. There, I'd just go  
> back and tab once or twice. Under FF/Orca I need to find my previous  
> position then tab past.
>
> I think that's the best behavior, I just don't know where to file the  
> issue. Is this a FF behavior that Orca is interfering with? Or is Orca  
> just doing what FF does and should I file the issue with Mozilla?
>
> I've also noticed that Orca loses position if I change between windows.  
> So if the screensaver appears and stops speech, my position in a long  
> webpage is lost. I'm also experiencing some speech-dispatcher crashes  
> that require me to switch to a terminal to run a shell script I've  
> written to kill and relaunch the process, and sometimes popping up a new  
> terminal window and switching back also causes me to  return to the top  
> of the page.
>
> So were I to guess, I'd suspect that Orca is losing its place somehow,  
> but I can't verify this without quitting Orca, which I can't do and  
> continue to meaningfully use my computer. :)
>
> Thanks.
>
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