Re: [orca-list] Orca doesn't seem to be able to read the thunderbird message composing area when tabbing from subject

[jose vilmar estacio de souza <vilmar informal com br>]

Hi,
I think that it was fixed.
Take a look at  bgo#607414, 
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=607414.

On 02/01/2010 07:41 PM, Michael Whapples wrote:
> Hello,
> I've noticed this for some time, when I first tab from the subject 
> field to the message area in thunderbird when composing a message orca 
> doesn't read the content of the message area until I make the new 
> message window loose focus and give it focus again. Also should I move 
> back to the subject and tab back to the message area while composing 
> the same problem shows itself.
>
> Steps to reproduce:
> 1. In thunderbird go to file menu, new menu and select message.
> 2. Fill in to and subject as you wish, and then press tab after 
> filling in subject.
> 3. Start to type and cursor through what you type.
> Expected: Orca will echo what you type as set by the echo settings (in 
> my case words) and speak what you cursor to.
> Actual: Orca is silent and nothing appears in Braille.
>
> This always seems to happen.
>
> Work around: Press ctrl+alt+d to go to the desktop and press it again 
> (or use alt+tab) to give the new message window focus again, orca 
> works as expected while you stay in the message area.
>
> Has anyone else notice this? If there is no existing bug report for 
> this I will report it, I just wanted to check that it wasn't something 
> odd to my system.
>
> Michael Whapples
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