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

[Mike Ray <mike raspberryvi org>]

I figured it was probably LibreOffice rather than Orca/at-spi because I
think the same thing is happening on Windows 7 with NVDA.  So I guess
it's in whatever a11y mechanism Java is using now.



On 01/01/2015 15:43, chrys87 wrote:
> 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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Michael A. Ray
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