[orca-list] GDM issue with orca

[Michael Whapples <mwhapples aim com>]

Hello,
There was a recent upgrade in archlinux for gdm and it includes a patch 
which resolves the issue mentioned by Attila, in not being able to just 
press enter at the gdm screen (see 
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=629310).

Now unfortunately this version of gdm in archlinux has issues with orca. 
The problem is that when gdm appears and orca has loaded the list for 
choosing a user does not speak or Braille anything. If I press tab, or 
possibly if I were to do something which takes focus away from the 
chooser and then return back to the chooser, then orca will speak and 
Braille the selection fine.

I have done a debug on this and it appears that orca is getting no 
events while this happens, only the keypresses appear for that part of 
the debug output.

Can anyone else reproduce this issue?

Now obviously the list itself is accessible as when I move focus to it 
explicitly orca speaks fine. Now I get a few thoughts on different 
approaches to solve this, advice would be welcome:
1. Should I add to the bug report for bug 629310 saying that patch isn't 
making the chooser accessible to orca when it is giving focus to the 
list item?
2. Should we try and do some sort of work around in orca? I feel 
probably not. If others feel this is the best way to go, what is the 
best way to find out about what accessible elements are available at the 
gdm screen (I mean what can I run in such a restricted environment, I 
imagine accerciser won't work here).
3. Should I file a separate bug against GDM for this?

Personally I feel the choice is between options 1 and 3. The question I 
feel I need the answer to for deciding that is: Is this issue caused by 
that patch and how it solves 629310 or is it a more generic issue to gdm.

Michael Whapples