Re: [orca-list] LibreOffice Calc, has accessibility changed between 3.5 and 4.2 and or 4.3?

[chrys87 <chrys87 web de>]

Hi Mike,

i had the same problem. This was an LibreOffice bug that is fixed in the 
latest fresh. I cant find the Bugticket at the moment.  Try to update 
your LibreOffice and try again.

Cheers Chrys

Am 01.01.2015 um 16:30 schrieb Mike Ray:
> My experience of LibreOffice calc, or LibreOffice of any kind is only
> very recent and very sparse.  I started to look at it after a great
> series of podcasts on Hacker Public Radio about calc.
>
> One thing I noticed is a strange effect when opening a new spreadsheet...
>
> When a new sheet is opened, sometimes things are totally silent until
> you first enter something into a cell, whereupon Orca bursts into life.
>   So what i normally do with a new sheet is to enter nonsense into the
> first cell, arrow around to confirm Orca is now speaking and then delete
> the nonsense from the first cell again.
>
> I am not sure this happens if you go via the stage of picking from calc,
> writer etc.
>
> Mike
>
>
> On 31/12/2014 17:20, B. Henry wrote:
> > I'm giving a class orientating several people a bit regarding accessible Linux. The people invloved do more 
> > in office on windows than anything else, so
> > we will be focusing more on LO writer and Calc than perhaps would normally be merrited in such an 
> > introduction course. I don't use calc more than once
> > every 6 months at most, and then only to read something, so I do not know what is and is not possible.
> > My main question is has accessiblity changed between the LO 3.5 that we have on the vinux4 that will be used 
> > in this class and current releases?
> > Are there any bugs, tips or tricks that I should be aware of?
> > Any resources that anyone can recommend for me to study before giving the class on calc?
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> >
> >
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