Re: [orca-list] [Fwd: Re: In Ubuntu 10.04, when Orca is running, impossible to make USB startup disk with usb-creator-gtk application]

[Isaac Porat <isaac porat me uk>]

Hi Joanie

Are there any guidelines on these threading issues and remedies in 
respect to accessibility?
A reference in a bug report with this type of problem I think could help 
developers.

Thanks
Isaac


On 19/04/2010 20:38, Joanmarie Diggs wrote:
> Meant to CC the list on this reply. Need more sleep I guess. :-)
> --joanie
>
> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> From: Joanmarie Diggs<joanmarie diggs gmail com>
> To: Isaac Porat<isaac porat me uk>
> Subject: Re: [orca-list] In Ubuntu 10.04, when Orca is running,
> impossible to make USB startup disk with usb-creator-gtk application
> Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:36:50 -0400
>
> I believe there is another way to ensure your app's threads don't hose
> us. But I'm not a thread expert. I do see a certain amount of obligation
> to help app developers identify where their app is messing us up. Then I
> think it's their obligation to solve the problem they are creating (and
> test it with ATs like Orca) in whatever way they deem fit.
>
> --joanie
>
> On Mon, 2010-04-19 at 20:33 +0100, Isaac Porat wrote:
>    
> > Hi
> >
> > The same type of problem happens in Lucid with Computer Janitor
> > sudo computer-janitor-gtk
> >
> > Using an external thread is a valid and sometimes the most convenient
> > method to achieve gui update is it not possible to modify at-spi to cope
> > with these scenarios?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Isaac
> >
> > On 19/04/2010 20:09, Joanmarie Diggs wrote:
> >      
> > > On Mon, 2010-04-19 at 11:46 -0700, Tom Masterson wrote:
> > >
> > >        
> > > > I have scanned the gtk frontend code and if I am reading it correctly.
> > > > THey use separate wrapped threads for the progressbar, retry dialog,
> > > > failure dialog, and success dialog.  I suspect this is the problem we are
> > > > seeing and I don't know how to test it or let the maintainers know.
> > > >
> > > >          
> > > For any suspect gui changes, you can test by using g_object_idle_add()
> > > (in Python gobject.idle_add()).
> > >
> > > --joanie
> > >
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