[orca-list] Orca and Pidgin

[Robert Cole <rkcole72984 gmail com>]

Hello, everyone.

I have been trying to work exclusively with Orca throughout the day 
today, and it has been great! It is nice to rest my eyes while working 
on the computer! :)

I was testing some programs out today, and I thought that I would give 
Pidgin a try as I have used it pretty often over the years. It seemed 
very accessible to Orca. There was one caveat, and I was wondering if 
anyone else here who uses Pidgin has noticed the same issue. Basically, 
when trying to change the status in Pidgin using the Pidgin Status 
Selector combo box, the different statuses are not spoken. If I use the 
numpad keys I can hear the various statuses, but if I would for example 
change my status from Available to Busy or Away, pressing the '5' key on 
the numpad announces the first status option (Available as opposed to 
announcing the currently highlighted status.

Are there any other Pidgin users here on-list, or is there a better 
alternative to Pidgin?

Thanks for any input on this.