Re: [orca-list] Stuck on the clock or weather applet when reaching it using keybord navigation, mate-panel 1.22.1

[Didier Spaier <didier slint fr>]

Hi,

Fixed here upgrading mate-panel to version 1.22.2

Have a good day,

Didier

On 22/09/2019 14:00, Didier Spaier wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have posted the issue titled as above against mate-panel here:
>
> https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-panel/issues/1020
>
> I didn't get an answer since 5 days.
>
> I assume that it is an issue with Mate rather than Orca and it is a
> regression from Mate 1.18 (I didn't try Mate 1.20)
>
> However I am posting here as this issue is mostly annoying for blind
> users using a screen reader in I hope hat someone else also running
> Mate 1.22.1 can test and infirm or confirm, regardless of the
> distribution in use. So, if you can, please test!
>
> I will paste below the issue as reported on GitHub.
>
> --- Description of the issue follows ---
>
> Title:
> stuck on the clock or weather applet when reaching it using keybord
> navigation, mate-panel 1.22.1
>
> Expected behaviour:
> After having reached the top panel pressing Ctrl+Alt+Tab then the Clock
> or the Weather applet pressing the right or left arrow keys, we should
> be able to continue navigating on the panel with these keys.
>
>
> Actual behaviour:
> We are stuck on the Weather or Clock applet of which the drop down menu
> is opened as if we had pressed enter or the down key (keyboard trap).
> This is a regression from 1.18
>
> Steps to reproduce the behaviour:
>
> Pres Ctrl+Alt+Tab to focus the top panel, then move the cursor with the
> left of right arrow key until we reach one of the applets. After that
> the left and right arrow keys do not produce any effect.
>
> MATE general version:
> 1.22.1
>
> Package version:
> 1.22.1
>
> Linux Distribution:
> Slint 14.2.1 as of 15 September 2019 (I am its maintainer and packager).
> I observed same behavior on Mageia 7.1
>
> Link to downstream report of your Distribution:
> http://slint.fr/pipermail/slint_slint.fr/2019-September/001035.html
>
> This bug is very annoying for blind users using a screen reader, as they
> can't use a mouse.
>
> Best,
>
> Didier
>
> PS maybe other applets have the same issue, I didn't check them all.
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