Re: [orca-list] Firefox library freezes orca when some urls are focused

[Joanmarie Diggs <jdiggs igalia com>]

Hey again.

Just out of curiosity, what window manager are you using?

--joanie

On 09/25/2015 01:58 PM, B.Henry wrote:
> I Don't remember if I ever posted about this here, if I did it was quite
> some time ago, but think not.
> When I open the firefox library window, either by selecting show all
> history or show all bookmarks, when I arrow down or back up when
> certqain links get focus orca shuts up.
> To bring it back I have to open a terminal and type pkill
> speech-dispatch, and then restart orca.
> I can go in to my libray many times and have no problem, but when one of
> these urls is there it will freeze orca everytime said link gets focus.
> I do not remember other examples of urls that cause the issue, but
> here's the one that did it today.
> https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?src=bm&v=4&i=1228934820&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fpb%2Fnews%2Fwonkblog%2Fwp%2F2015%2F09%2F21%2Fwhat-people-get-wrong-about-jeb-bushs-big-populist-idea%2F%3FresType%3Daccessibility%26nid%3Dmenu_nav_accessibilityforscreenreader&t=What+people+get+wrong+about+Jeb+Bush%E2%80%99s+big+%E2%80%98populist%E2%80%99+idea+-+The+Washington+Post
>
> Since this is specific to my account I don't think anyone but me can
> access it, but am pretty sure that sometimes these are publically usable
> urls/I'll for sure make a note of the next ones I encounter, and if they
> are public links share them.
> Perhaps this only occurs with some private links.
> Is this a known issue?
> The same url will not freeze orca if I bookmark it and navigate to it in
> the normal bookimarks menu, nor will it cause the silence if it is in
> recent history and I go to it in the history menu, only when the library
> is opened does the problem occur.