Re: [orca-list] Navigating Thunderbird with Orca

[Christopher Chaltain <chaltain gmail com>]

No reason to speculate when you can just look it up with Google. Mozilla 
stopped adding new functionality to Thunderbird across all platforms. 
It's not just a Linux statement. Here's one of many such articles on the 
web 
http://www.cnet.com/news/mozillas-thunderbird-not-dead-but-sort-of-on-life-support/

On 11/30/2014 06:12 PM, kendell clark wrote:
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> hi
> I suspect only linux, but not sure. I kind of doubt mozilla would end
> support for anything on windows, since they get money from microsoft,
> and yahoo.
> No proof whatsoever though, just what I think
> Thanks
> Kendell clark
> On 11/30/2014 04:50 PM, Al Sten-Clanton wrote:
> > :Part of the problem is that Thunderbird is officially being
> > maintained only for bug fixes (including security). Mozilla all but
> > dropped support for it."
> >
> > Do you know whether this ending of support concerns only
> > Thunderbird for Linux, or also Thunderbird for other operating
> > systems?
> >
> > Al
> >
> >
> >
> > On 11/28/2014 8:35 PM, Jason White wrote:
> > > kendell clark <coffeekingms gmail com> wrote:
> > > > hi I suspect numerous accessibility bugs in thunderbird itself,
> > > > actually. Typing in messages can be extremely slow, eventually
> > > > grinding to a hault, causing orca to no longer announce new
> > > > characters, or be able to navigate. If a debug log is needed I
> > > > can provide one. The message lag is well known and has already
> > > > been filed with thunderbird developers. I think they're working
> > > > on a fix. i didn't know about the alt 1 shortcut, I'll try that
> > > > next time thunderbird decides not to read with orca.
> > >
> > > Part of the problem is that Thunderbird is officially being
> > > maintained only for bug fixes (including security). Mozilla all
> > > but dropped support for it.
> > >
> > > I still think Mutt is the best mail solution under Linux at this
> > > point, except possibly one of the Emacs clients.
> > >
> > > In fact, I think Mutt is better than anything I have used under
> > > any operating system so far as mail handling is concerned.
> > >
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