Re: [orca-list] GDM issue with orca

[Steve Holmes <steve holmes88 gmail com>]

I would probably lean toward option #1 if I recall the items correctly.  
I haven't messed with Orca and gdm for a while now since the Orca 
settings won't stick for gdm users.  I mean the speech and key echo 
settings  I don't think that was fixed yet.

On 01/20/2011 09:45 AM, Michael Whapples wrote:
> 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
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