Re: [orca-list] Sluggishness in Orca

[Didier Spaier <didier slint fr>]

Any volunteer to rewrite Orca in C++?

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

Didier

On 29/10/2018 00:45, Brandon Tyson via orca-list wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Since I started using Orca, every version has seemed to have a lot of
> lag under certain conditions.
>
> Here are some examples:
>
> 1. As of Orca 3.29, and continuing into at least Orca 3.30.0, when you
> tab into the voice type settings panel in Orca's preferences dialog on
> the voice tab, there is a very noticeable lag that was not present
> before, and Orca does not announce anything else until it recovers
> from the lag.
> 2. Orca really seems to lag when reading through websites in Firefox.
> When I up and down arrow, and there's a lot of links, images, entries,
> anything other than just simple text for the most part, it takes Orca
> some time to read, and this is especially a lot more noticeable on
> lower end systems.
> 3. For me, in general, to get Orca to run well I have to have a super
> high end system. Another system a friend of mine has is using Orca
> 3.28.0, and Ubuntu Mate 18.04 with 1 gb of RAM and Orca is extremely
> sluggish. When they change Orca settings and press the "OK" button,
> Orca says "screen reader settings reloaded", but then takes a good 5
> to 7 seconds before it announces the Desktop.
> 4. When navigating in general, if you don't have a super high end
> system, Orca seems to lag, for example, even when going through the
> alt f1 menus in Ubuntu Mate.
>
> Is it possible that these could be fixed at some point please?
> This is really the only weak point I have with Orca is its overall
> responsiveness.
>
> Thank you very much for your time and I look forward to any input you may have.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Brandon Tyson