Re: [orca-list] Chromium: Not there yet, but making progress!

["Rob" <captinlogic gmail com>]

I know things like this are hard to predict, but how about a rough guestimate on when this thing might be 
ready for beta testing by the community. Just an idea would be nice, we won't hold you to a firm timetable or 
anything.

----- Original Message -----
From: Fernando Botelho <Fernando Botelho F123 org>
To: Joanmarie Diggs <jdiggs igalia com>, Orca List <orca-list gnome org>
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 13:13:40 -0300
Subject: Re: [orca-list] Chromium: Not there yet, but making progress!

> Wonderful news!!!
>
>
> Thanks for sharing and for all your great work!
>
>
> Fernando
>
>
>
> On 03/20/2019 01:09 PM, Joanmarie Diggs wrote:
> > Hey all.
> >
> > I promised to update you on the progress being made to make Chromium
> > accessible via Orca. Structural navigation and *basic* access to static
> > text content are now possible. Some widgets are also now accessible.
> > That's the good news.
> >
> > That said, please note that there's still a ton that does *not* work
> > (including text inputs, live regions, complex navigation, text
> > selection, etc., etc., etc.). Therefore, I'm *not* ready for user
> > testing yet. Furthermore, in order to get the stuff that does work, you
> > would have to build Chromium from source (which is not a trivial task in
> > time or in effort).
> >
> > I promise to tell you when I *am* ready for user testing, and at that
> > time, I will also tell you what you will need to do to perform said
> > testing. In the meantime, please know that real progress is finally
> > being made. It is my hope that Orca 3.34 + Chromium Unstable will be a
> > combination you all can use when GNOME 3.34 ships.
> >
> > Onward and upward!
> > --joanie
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