Re: [orca-list] Orca 3.2 [Ubuntu 11.10] fails to read messages marked as "read"

[Christopher Chaltain <chaltain gmail com>]

I'm not sure what version of Thunderbird comes with Ubuntu 11.10 any
more. I'm running Thunderbird 8.0 on Ubuntu 11.10, but I may have
updated it since I installed Ubuntu 11.10. I'd suggest going into Help
-> About to see what version you're running. It's probably not that
important, since I'm sure this problem would exist in a whole range of
Thunderbirds, but it may help other on the list diagnose the problem or
determine when it was introduced.

I'm not sure why you say reading a message in the preview pane is
annoying. This is how I read email messages. The F6 key works for me. I
use it to jump between my list of folders, the list of messages in that
folder and the body of the message in the preview pane. I like using the
F6 key since it takes me right to the beginning of the message body. I
don't remember how reading a message in it's own window works any more.

I'm sure it takes just as long as reading a message in a separate
window, but I wouldn't say it takes longer, and I wouldn't say it's
annoying. I'm not sure why I ended up using the preview pane instead of
reading each message in it's own window. In Windows with NVDA I would
read each message in it's own window, but I must have had some reason
for switching to just using the preview pane in Ubuntu and Orca. I'm not
saying there's anything wrong with using a separate window, it's just
that I don't seem to be having the problems or the annoyances you're
having with the preview pane.

I wonder if the problem you're seeing with not being able to read
messages marked as read is related to reading each message in it's own
window. I wouldn't think so, since I think you'd see this problem
whether a message was marked as read or not. If I get time later to
change up my Thunderbird settings, maybe I'll see if I have the same
problem  or not.

Also, I'm not sure why you sent this message just to me. I copied the
Orca list on my reply since I think the information you provided on what
version of Thunderbird you're running might be useful in tracking down
this problem.

On 02/01/12 11:26, Andy B wrote:
> It is the thunderbird that comes with Ubuntu and I read it in a new window
> because reading it in the preview pane or in a new tab is annoying and takes
> just as long to get to the important parts as it does reading/replying from
> a new window (unless there are shortcuts for the message pane). F6 doesn't
> seem to work.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: orca-list-bounces gnome org [mailto:orca-list-bounces gnome org] On
> Behalf Of Christopher Chaltain
> Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 12:15 PM
> To: ORCA-LIST gnome org
> Subject: Re: [orca-list] Orca 3.2 [Ubuntu 11.10] fails to read messages
> marked as "read"
>
> What email client are you running? Is it Thunderbird? What version are you
> running? How are you reading your email?
>
> I'm running Ubuntu 11.10 with Orca 3.2.1 and Thunderbird 8.0. I read my
> email using the preview pane. I'm not having any problems reading messages
> marked as read.
>
> On 02/01/12 06:31, Andy B wrote:
> > Does anyone have the experience of orca in Ubuntu 11.10 not reading 
> > email marked as "read"? For some strange reason, I do, and cannot get 
> > around it. Looks like I will have to keep all email marked as unread 
> > until the problem is fixed? This is with a gmail account using imap.
> >
> >
> >
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Christopher (CJ)
chaltain gmail com