Re: [orca-list] Firefox text fields

[Jason White <jason jasonjgw net>]

Robert Cole <rkcole72984 gmail com> wrote:
> This is really interesting. Here is what happens for me:
>
> UNDER UBUNTU 11.10 (fresh install):
> 1. Orca does not echo key presses within text areas, either in forms
> on a Web site or in areas such as the location and search areas of
> the navigation toolbar.

Which Firefox version?
> 2. When creating a new e-mail in Thunderbird, fields such as The
> recipient lines (To, Cc, Bcc) as well as the subject line are not do
> not have key press feedback.

Which version?
> UNDER LINUX MINT 11:
> 1. The same bug noted above for Firefox persists under Firefox 7.0.1.
> 2. The Thunderbird bug does not exist.
>
> My Linux Mint system currently has Firefox 7.0.1, Thunderbird
> 3.1.15, and Orca 3.0.0 installed.

That's similar to what I am running, except that I don't have Thunderbird
installed.