[orca-list] Orca speech slows down from time to time

[Michael Whapples <mwhapples aim com>]

Hello,
I have noticed an issue, I think it has shown itself before but it has 
recently shown itself more frequently and has become annoying and 
inconvenient. However I do suspect it might be an issue with 
speech-dispatcher.

What the issue is is that from time to time Orca will suddenly start 
talking slowly (I think it might be the default speed rather than what 
my settings are set to). I am particularly noticing it when reading 
messages in thunderbird, however I do not know whether it is specific to 
thunderbird. Also this may occur while using read all in reading a 
message (IE. its happening while I am not doing anything on the keyboard).

If I open the orca preferences, pressing apply does not return the 
speech to the correct rate, I have to go to the speech tab and adjust 
the rate slider (when I go to the speech tab the rate slider is set 
correct although speech is slow). It is this latter thing that makes me 
think it may be a speech-dispatcher issue as it is only orca doing a 
speech rate change which resets the speech rate.

I am using orca 3.2 with speech-dispatcher.

What might I do to track this issue down more? Anyone else noticing the 
issue.

Michael Whapples