Re: [orca-list] mouse over not working

["Bill Dengler(arch Gnu/Linux)" <billkd2008 gmail com>]

Eighteen month old software.

Bill
On 05/23/13 07:35, lsmithso hare demon co uk wrote:
> My use of Ubuntu 11.10 predates my use of Orca, and I'd rather not
> upgrade unless I really really have to.
>
> Unity 3d was confusing either me or the desktop, and fancy graphical
> effects are utterly wasted on me.
>
> Tool tips on or off, makes no difference.
>
> I appreciate that newer versions of gnome/orca may be better than old
> ones, but did mouse over ever work on this ancient combination of 12
> month old software?
>
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> Bill Dengler(arch Gnu/Linux) writes:
>   > Three things :
>   > 1 - your Ubuntu is really old! They've made lots of enhancements in
>   > Orca/Gnome 3.8 and the new Unity. Run the following commands :
>   >
>   > sudo -i
>   > do-release-upgrade
>   > do-release-upgrade
>   > do-release-upgrade
>   > exit
>   >
>   > 2 - enable "speak tooltips"
>   > 3 - why are you on Unity 2D? Do you have an older box?
>   >
>   > Bill
>   > On 05/22/13 23:44, lsmithso hare demon co uk wrote:
>   > >
>   > > Hi:
>   > >
>   > > I'm trying to get mouse over working on Orca. I'm not sure what the
>   > > official title of this is, but when I hover over say a desktop icon,
>   > > or a menue item in any app, I'd like to hear the text under it spoken.
>   > >
>   > > I've enabled 'Speak object under mouse' in Orca preferences, but mouse
>   > > over greets me with silence. Orca otherwise seems to work fine.
>   > >
>   > > Muy config is Orca 3.2.1, Oralux Voxin, Ubuntu 11.10, unity 2d
>   > > desktop.  . I realise this is rather old but I'd rather not upgrade
>   > > unless I absolutely have to.
>   > >
>   > > I restarted orca with debug and found the following in the log. Dunno if its relevant:
>   > >
>   > > vvvvv PROCESS OBJECT EVENT object:text-changed:insert vvvvv
>   > > OBJECT EVENT: object:text-changed:insert               detail=(0,1238,Traceback (most recent call last):
>   > >    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pyatspi/registry.py", line 193, in eventWrapper
>   > >      return callback(event)
>   > >    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/orca/mouse_review.py", line 190, in _onMouseMoved
>   > >      self._mouseDwellTimeout(event.detail1, event.detail2)
>   > >    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/orca/mouse_review.py", line 206, in _mouseDwellTimeout
>   > >      self._reportUnderMouse(x, y)
>   > >    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/orca/mouse_review.py", line 216, in _reportUnderMouse
>   > >      current_element = self._getContextUnderMouse(x, y)
>   > >    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/orca/mouse_review.py", line 310, in _getContextUnderMouse
>   > >      acc = script.utilities.componentAtDesktopCoords(frame, x, y)
>   > >    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/orca/script_utilities.py", line 384, in 
> componentAtDesktopCoords
>   > >      if not container or container.queryComponent() == ci:
>   > >    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pyatspi/Accessibility.py", line 228, in <lambda>
>   > >      Atspi.Accessible.queryComponent = lambda x: getInterface(Atspi.Accessible.get_component, x)
>   > >    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pyatspi/Accessibility.py", line 100, in getInterface
>   > >      raise NotImplementedError
>   > > NotImplementedError
>   > >
>   > >
>   > >
>   > >
>   > > Thanks for any help you can give.
>   > >
>   > >