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

["Milton" <milton tomaatnet nl>]

many thanks,  it is usefull to have a second browser on my machine working 
with Orca.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vojtech Polásek" <krecoun gmail com>
To: <orca-list gnome org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 5:26 PM
Subject: Re: [orca-list] Which web browser does Orca work well with?


>  Sometimes, I use conkeror. Don't misunderstand the spelling, it's 
> correct.
> It has some emacs like  key bindings and it can be navigated like firefox. 
> Give it a try.
> Vojta
>
> On 29.8.2010 09:10, Parham Doustdar wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > 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. My points follow:
> >
> > 1. When navigating quickly, Orca keeps speaking the lines one has passed, 
> > and the user must keep pressing ctrl for about five to ten seconds, 
> > depending on the speed of arrowing down, to make it quiet down.
> > 2. When deleting with the delete key, the letter the cursor is pointing 
> > at is announced about three to five times, making the writing of text 
> > quite cumbersome and slow.
> > 3. Orca is very sluggish when it comes to Firefox. There is a large delay 
> > between pressing an arrow key, (especially up/down), and getting speech 
> > feedback. This delay is multiplied when navigating between form fields 
> > with tab.
> > ...
> >
> > I do not remember the rest at the moment, but basically, my browsing 
> > experience has not been pleasant at all. The only website I have no 
> > trouble using is google.com, because it only has three input fields, and 
> > the text input is already focussed as the page loads.
> >
> > So, are there any alternatives?
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> The FAQ is at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/FrequentlyAskedQuestions
> Netiquette Guidelines are at 
> http://live.gnome.org/Orca/FrequentlyAskedQuestions/NetiquetteGuidelines
> Log bugs and feature requests at http://bugzilla.gnome.org
> Find out how to help at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/HowCanIHelp