Re: [orca-list] big thunderbird issue

[Michael Whapples <mwhapples aim com>]

As odd as it seems, I think I solved the same issue in a similar manner 
on ArchLinux. I hadn't said before partly because I can't see the logic 
in why this should happen (if orca really is just toggling the setting) 
and partly as I think I may have try other things (eg. switching to 
gecko caret navigation and back).

If you only toggled the setting you say you did, then orca must be 
toggling it back to something other than the default setting, may be 
this needs looking at (is the default correct). It might be worth trying 
to toggle the setting again, see if it returns to working fine (if 
you're worried it might mess up your system I will do this).

Michael Whapples
On 01/-10/-28163 08:59 PM, VojtÄch PolÃÅek wrote:
> Thank you, I solved that issue. I turned it off - it was on. It didn't 
> work so I turned it on again and now it works. I'll see if this is 
> temporary solution or it's solved for good.
> Thank you very much,
> Vojta
>
> On 18.5.2010 23:55, Joanmarie Diggs wrote:
> > Hi Vojta.
> >
> > > I have this issue, that I mentioned earlier with pcworld message. I did
> > > some research.
> > If the issue is unique to that message, it would be helpful to have that
> > message.
> >
> > But before that.... Due to some recent changes in Gecko (which impacts
> > both Firefox and Thunderbird), we've had to introduce a setting to solve
> > some problems which can resemble what you're describing. Therefore,
> > while in Thunderbird, please try the following:
> >
> > 1. Press Control + Orca + Space to get into Orca's preferences for
> > Thunderbird.
> >
> > 2. Move to the page for Thunderbird (End should jump you there)
> >
> > 3. Tab to the checkbox labeled 'Grab focus on objects when navigating'
> > whatever it's set to, change it to the opposite by pressing the space
> > bar.
> >
> > 4. Press the OK button and try again to read the message.
> >
> > If the problem still persists.... You might want to undo the change
> > described above. Then: It would be awesome if you could open a new bug
> > in bugzilla.gnome.org against Orca. In that bug, please provide exact
> > steps to reproduce (i.e. is it any link? all links? the third link from
> > the top? What keys did you press to get to that link? Etc. Etc.) as well
> > as attach the original, saved message which exhibits the issue.
> >
> > If I am unable to reproduce the problem, I'll also ask for a debug.out.
> > But we might as well cross that bridge when we come to it.
> >
> > Thanks for the report! Take care.
> > --joanie