Re: [orca-list] Which web browser does Orca work well with?

[hackingKK <hackingkk gmail com>]

Hi Joanie,

On Sunday 29 August 2010 08:58 PM, Joanmarie Diggs wrote:
> Hi Parham.
>
>    
> > I have heard that Firefox is the best candidate for accessibility both
> > on Windows and on Linux. However, it appears Orca's support for Firefox
> > is very lacking.
> >      
> And we are, I'm afraid, very much aware of these problems and hope to be
> able to address them soon.
>
> I'm also hoping to have some time to start working on a script for
> Epiphany (GNOME's official browser which uses WebKitGtk). WebKitGtk
> accessibility has been coming along quite nicely and includes its own
> caret browsing mode along with a flattened text hierarchy. As a result,
> much of the work we have to do in Orca to provide access to content in
> Firefox -- work that results in the majority of the sluggishness you
> observe -- will not be necessary.
>    

I have a couple of questions.
Firstly, how much w3c compliant is epifany?
What level of javascript support is available?
And secondly,  Are there a lot of plugins for that browser?
lastly, how much time should it take to get this accessible?  Is webkit 
really accessible now?

Happy hacking.
Krishnakant.