Re: [orca-list] Questions about MATE

[Didier Spaier <didier slint fr>]

Hello Alex,

Le 13/12/2017 à 12:58, Alex ARNAUD a écrit :
> Le 13/12/2017 à 12:35, Alex ARNAUD a écrit :
> > Le 11/12/2017 à 10:59, Didier Spaier a écrit :
> > > I would like to have the opinion and feedback of blind Mate users about
> > > the focus model (advice from devs also welcome, of course).
> >
> > Hello Didier,
> >
> > Thank you for asking this question. On the Compiz window manager it is easy to have always the focus on 
> > foreground : 
> > https://askubuntu.com/questions/128738/when-i-launch-an-app-the-focus-doesnt-move-to-the-opened-app
> >
> > Compiz 0.9 provides also the most advanced accessibility features for low-vision persons.
>
> FYI, on Marco, there is a GSettins "org.mate.Marco.FocusNewWindows".
>
> Best regards.

I confirm that in Mate-1.18 (most recent releases of each component),
org.mate.Marco.FocusNewWindows is set to "smart" which seems to be the
right value as the description says:
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This option provides additional control over how newly created windows
get focus.  It has two possible values; "smart" applies the user's
normal focus mode, and "strict" results in windows started from a
terminal not being given focus.
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I have also focus-mode=click as it should be, these options are the
default ones.

I am running Mate while posting and confirm that so far all newly
created windows get the focus.

As an aside, in Marco compositing-manager is "true" by default, i.e.
org.mate.Marco.general is set to "true". Will look nice for the sighted
users, I think.

Oh, and I ended up upgrading to 1.18 is this that I have read under
"MATE 1.18 released" (link below):
https://mate-desktop.org/blog/2017-03-13-mate-1-18-released/
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Much improved accessibility support (particularly for visually impaired
users).
Many thanks to our friends at Hypra.fr for their contribution!
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So, thanks and congrats!

Hopefully I will release Slint64-14.2.1 in the coming days, with speech
and braille available during installation and usage, in text mode and in
most graphical environments including Mate. Stay tuned ;)

Greetings,

Didier