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

[Michael Whapples <mwhapples aim com>]

Sounds like it. I am only using a stable build of orca (2.28.3) so won't 
have the fix.

Michael Whapples
On 02/01/2010 09:51 PM, jose vilmar estacio de souza wrote:
> 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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