Re: [orca-list] several critical issues

[Alex Midence <alex midence gmail com>]

In that case, I have absolutely no idea why it is behaving this way. You have the most recent version that is 
available with your distribution repositories.

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On Sep 14, 2012, at 2:20 PM, Peter VÃgner <pvdeejay gmail com> wrote:

> Hello,
> I have got proposed repository enabled.
> I have enabled it using software center while orca 3.4.2 was in there.
>
> Greetings
>
> Peter
>
>
> On 14.09.2012 20:19, Alex Midence  wrote:
> > Hi, Peter,
> >
> > After reading Joannie's response to you, I have a question for you:
> >
> > Do you have the proposed updates repository enabled?  The reason I ask is
> > that there may be a more recent version of at-spi2 in there that may solve
> > your problem.
> >
> > HTH,
> > Alex M
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: orca-list-bounces gnome org [mailto:orca-list-bounces gnome org] On
> > Behalf Of Peter VÃgner
> > Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 3:45 AM
> > To: orca-list gnome org
> > Subject: [orca-list] several critical issues
> >
> > Hello,
> > I am sorry to bring some of these things up again however I really cant find
> > definite answers and according to the list archives some of these might even
> > be fixed but they not appear as so for me.
> >
> > - Verry frequently orca send parts of its keybindings to the active
> > aplication. For example while I am chatting in empathy pressing orca+t
> > anounces the time but also types letter t into the active input field.
> > This happens verry iregularly for me and the only know method on how to fix
> > it is that I need to reboot. When this happens with gnome terminal I am no
> > longer able to read the window content by using numpad keys because orca
> > sends numpad arrows to the terminal. For example this can also be observed
> > in thunderbird. While composing an email, I sometimes read the whole message
> > before sending it out. So I am usually pressing
> > ctrl+home to go to the top and then I am pressing numpad plus for say
> > all. What happens is that orca starts reading the text, plus sign gets typed
> > to the edit field and cursor stays at the top even if I pause the say all.
> >
> > - While system is busy for example loading a page in firefox, checking new
> > mails thunderbird the system is somewhat sluggish even on a verry fast Intel
> > I7 procesor machine. I have got used to this fact somehow, however sometimes
> > when the system is sluggish and I am pressing keys on the keyboard e.g.
> > alt+tabbing to the other windows, trying to use numpad keys to read the
> > window content the orca or a keyboard support or I dont know what exactly
> > freezes and then I am no longer able to interupt speech by pressing a key.
> > For example I do need to wait until the speech output is done speaking until
> > I can continue navigation because otherwise these two will not sync.
> > Sometimes I can restart orca and things get to normal in such a scenario
> > however at times I do need to also reboot the system.
> >
> > - It is verry rare however I can sometimes even get a combination of these
> > two if I attempt to ignore the first issue and am trying to make the most
> > out of it eventhough the system is buggy.
> >
> > - handling read only edit fields for example those displayed in empathy chat
> > window or even in a system dialogs. I think in the past there was a keyboard
> > shortcut to make these readable but I cant find that shortcut now nor I can
> > read confortably while these fields are in focus. I need to use numpad keys
> > to read the content. It means I am not able to copy from such fields as
> > well.
> > I think this is verry important feature and I do really miss it verry much.
> >
> > I am using ubuntu 12.04 with all available updates.
> > I have manually updated to the latest stable version of orca, orca
> > 3.5.90 some two days before.
> >
> > In the past I was trying ubuntu and debian with gnome. However I have never
> > used it longer than for a few days just to test things out. Now I am using
> > this install of ubuntu exclusivelly for some three months and I can get my
> > things done quite successfully. The things I have just mentioned are just
> > verry anoying sometimes and this is why I have tried to post such a detailed
> > message. Maybe you might be able to tell me where I am failing and otherwise
> > get me on the right track in order to improve the situation for me.
> >
> > Thanks and greetings
> >
> > Peter
> >
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> > The manual is at
> > http://library.gnome.org/users/gnome-access-guide/nightly/ats-2.html
> > The FAQ is at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/FrequentlyAskedQuestions
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