Re: [orca-list] Progress bar updates speak when not focused

[Steve Holmes <steve holmes88 gmail com>]

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On Fri, Mar 06, 2009 at 01:56:38AM +0530, Krishnakant wrote:
> 2, should the progress bar only provide an update only when there is
> really an update.  
> The second case means that the progress bar should not be announced by
> orca unless there is a change, and it should be scilent when there is no
> update even if the focus is in that window.

I don't agree with this last point.  I feel you should be told what
the progress even if it is standing still so to speak.  I say this
because if the progress box stopped talking for any extended period,
one could surmise that the application failed or got hung or
something.  I suppose an unchanging progress bar could imply the same
thing but at least you know your machine isn't locked up or
something.  I know that Orca in some situations may appear hung while
some activity is going on so the progress bar talking every 10 seconds
or whatever would give me a "warm and fuzzy" feeling that the machine
was atleast functioning ok.

Just my thoughts
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