Re: [orca-list] Function "increase the speech rate" issue

[Alex ARNAUD <alexarnaud member fsf org>]

On 03/12/2015 18:26, Joanmarie Diggs wrote:
> Hi all.
>
> On 12/03/2015 11:59 AM, Alex ARNAUD wrote:
> > On 03/12/2015 17:14, B. Henry wrote:
> > >   but if I move to another window or my desktop on another work
> > > space the I
> > > have my normal speed.
> > It's a bug indeed.
> It's a design decision you apparently disagree with. ;) If memory serves
> me, it was made by the Sun user experience guy. In particular,
> on-the-fly settings are applicable to just the current application
> script and get reset when you switch applications. If you wanted those
> changes to be permanent, there's the preferences dialog for that.
>
> That said, if everyone disagrees with that design decision, I can
> certainly change the behavior.
If I remember it's the case in other screen reader I've tried like NVDA, 
Jaws and I'm not sure VoiceOver. The speech rate should be general in 
on-the-fly way except if settings specific are made for an application.

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Alex ARNAUD