Thanks Andy.
I will start with the table-boundary issue you mentioned which I can
reproduce. And then let's go from there regarding some of the other
things you mentioned.
--joanie
On 4/6/20 10:58, Andy Borka via orca-list wrote:
> Hi,
>
> After experimenting around with Chrome and Firefox, I discovered that it
> happens with both browsers. Chrome is worse though. In Firefox, go into
> a Gmail account. When you are in the Gmail interface, turn on focus
> mode. Pressing up/down in the message list works as expected. However,
> pressing right/left will navigate through the message columns such as
> from, subject, received. If you press right arrow beyond one of these
> columns, Orca jumps out of focus mode and takes you to the top of the
> page. Sometimes it is random places. I also noticed that Pressing
> right/left arrow beyond the point of an input control like a text field
> will eventually leave focus mode and continue in browse mode. Chrome
> does the same thing, but in the message list, Orca will not consistently
> read the email summary (the table column that reads the status, from,
> subject, and received in a single utterance) where in Firefox, the
> header summary is consistent. Make sure Firefox and Chrome custom
> settings have navigate with caret on, automatic focus mode in structural
> navigation off, and automatic focus mode with caret navigation is off.
>
> To reproduce, do the following:
> 1. Start Orca master.
> 2. Start Firefox.
> 3. Go into a Gmail account.
> 4. In the message list, turn on focus mode.
> 5. Navigate with up and down arrows.
> 6. Navigate with left/right arrows. Be sure to exceede the column count
> by pressing right/left arrow at the beginning/end of a row.
> 7. Repeat with Chrome unstable (83.0.4100.3).
>
> Actual results: Firefox is more stable than Chrome, but both show
> unreliable behavior with message list navigation by jumping out of the
> message list when trying to navigate beyond its boundaries.
> Expected results: Orca should respect the control boundaries, especially
> when manually enabling focus mode.
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 6, 2020 at 10:29 AM Joanmarie Diggs <jdiggs igalia com
> <mailto:jdiggs igalia com>> wrote:
>
> Hey Andy.
>
> So I think I am seeing what you are describing. To confirm: Does the
> problem go away if you launch Chrome *without* --enable-caret-browsing?
>
> Thanks again!
> --joanie
>
> On 4/6/20 10:05, Joanmarie Diggs wrote:
> > Hey Andy.
> >
> > Thanks for the report. I'll take a look. In the meantime, some
> general
> > questions:
> >
> > 1. Does this also happen in Firefox, or just with Chrome?
> > 2. If it only happens in Chrome, any idea if this is a regression? As
> > you are aware, a few were recently introduced.
> > 3. Any ideas how I can reliably reproduce the problem? For instance,
> > does it always happen with one particular message?
> >
> > --joanie
> >
> > On 4/5/20 13:27, Andy Borka via orca-list wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I am using Orca master, Ubuntu 20.04, and Google Chrome 83.0.4100.3.
> >>
> >> Navigating the Gmail interface is unreliable at best. Most of the
> >> time, the results of navigating are inconsistent, so it is
> difficult
> >> making a bug report. However, I will do my best to give steps to
> >> reproduce.
> >>
> >> 1. Start Orca master.
> >> 2. Start Google Chrome 83.0.4100.3 (currently unstable dev).
> >> 3. Go to www.gmail.com <http://www.gmail.com>
> <http://www.gmail.com <http://www.gmail.com>> and sign in to an account.
> >> 4. Press t to jump to the table of emails.
> >> 5. Press ORCA+A for focus mode.
> >> 6. Press all 4 arrow keys.
> >>
> >> Actual results: Sometimes Orca jumps out of focus mode, other
> times it
> >> only reads a cell such as sender, date, or subject. Other times it
> >> does nothing. The main concern here is that it is unreliable to
> >> navigate, making it difficult to send/receive email.
> >>
> >> Expected results: Orca should remain in focus mode when
> navigating the
> >> list of emails. Even if Google enabled the feature to read cell by
> >> cell, Orca should not jump out of focus mode until I tell it to
> leave
> >> focus mode.
> >>
> >>
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