Re: [orca-list] Fwd: Please test Orca master with GNOME 3.28

[Alex ARNAUD <alexarnaud hypra fr>]

Le 14/01/2019 à 14:48, Joanmarie Diggs a écrit :
> Regarding VLC: I saw a similar problem with terminator. I debated
> whether or not to hack around it too (it's a different event being
> emitted), but I decided against it.

Is it because it's more risky on Qt applications?

> As a reminder: Ignoring important events based on a heuristic is very
> fragile. If I get the hack wrong, it means that Orca won't present
> potentially important things that screen readers are expected to
> present. That would be bad. That doesn't seem worth it to prevent a bit
> of chattiness that only occurs in very specific circumstances.

I can understand.

> Furthermore, for those who find the chattiness so troublesome, there is
> already a safe solution: Press Orca+S to toggle speech off, change the
> volume or whatever via the keyboard, then press Orca+S to toggle speech
> back on. No chattiness and Orca will continue to do the right thing in
> other circumstances.

It's less user-friendly than just hearing the chattiness.

Best regards,
Alex.