Re: [orca-list] suggestion for orca

[Marcus Habermehl <bmh1980de yahoo de>]

Hi.

Am -10.01.-28163 20:59, schrieb Steve Holmes:
> I would take each item you listed below and create RFE bugs in
> BugZilla.  For each bug, one of the type choices is "Request for
> Enhancement".  I think the deal with choosing any key for Orca
> modifier is already accounted for as a filed bug.  Bugzilla is where
> all bugs and enhancement requests are tracked.  Any of us with
> programming skills are welcomed to work on any of these.
>
> Meanwhile, I'm studying Python, Accerciser, and basic gnome
> characteristics so I can start working on these changes and other
> fixes as well.  Right now, the only people working extensively on Orca
> are Joanmarie Diggs and some other guys, whose names I forget right
> now, and they are trying to keep Orca up with gnome 3.0 upcoming
> changes, webkit (hopefully) and other potential show stoppers.  So the
> rest of us can learn those who can, are left to program and see about
> adding your wish items below.
>
> Patches welcomed.
>
> On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 05:59:42PM -0400, Josh Kennedy wrote:
> > Hi
> > In firefox I would like to be able to get a links list and lists of other elements like form controls like 
> > the apple item chooser. In apple I hit a key command and up comes a table, in the first column it lists 
> > all links another column has form controls while another has visited, nonvisited images headers and other 
> > webpage elements. 

I have written a script for orca that implements such a list. It's a
treeview with entries for form fields, links and headings.

The treeview looks like this (for google.com):

Form fields
  |- Google Search (entry) ()
  |- Google Search (push button)
  |- I'm Feeling Lucky (push button)
Headings
Links
  |- Images (unvisited)
  |- Videos (unvisited)
... etc

But I have two problems that I can't solve. :-(

The first one could be a problem with Metacity. If I'm pressing the
keybinding to open the window, it is opened in the background of
Firefox. That's not very accessible!

The second one are the heading entries. The caret should go to the
heading. That happens. But only for some seconds. Then orca speaks the
application window and then I doesn't get any speak or braille response
on navigation. I have to change to another window and go back to
Firefox. Now I get response again.

All other objects are treated like in JAWS.

Pressing Enter on a link entry, the link is executed. Checkboxes and
radioboxes are activated. Input fields and combo boxes receive the input
focus and buttons are pressed.

Sorry, if this isn't very understandable. But my English isn't the best one.

I would be glad if someone here would have a look on the script. Then I
would send the script as PM. Or it's okay to send attachments to the list?

Greetings
Marcus