[orca-list] Interesting VSCode issue

[Nolan Darilek <nolan thewordnerd info>]

So first things first, yeah this is Electron and it's an older Chromium, 
but this bug is odd enough that I'm not sure if it's an Orca, Chrome, or 
VSCode issue. Essentially, VSCode uses Alt-# to switch between editors 
in a group. If focus is on the <textarea/>, or textarea-like editor 
control, and the editor contains text, ALt-# doesn't speak the window 
title regardless of whether focus mode is enabled. If focus is anywhere 
outside that area, Alt-# speaks the new window title. To duplicate:


1. Download the latest VSCode insiders build from 
https://code.visualstudio.com/insiders/.

2. Launch it with --force-renderer-accessibility.

3. I don't know if a new file opens by default, but if not, open one 
with Ctrl-n.

4. Type "This is a test." into the file content.

5. Open another file in the same group with Ctrl-n.

6. Type "This is another test."

7. With focus on the editor, press Alt-1 and Alt-2.

8. With focus off of the field, press Alt-1 and Alt-2.


I don't hear window titles in the first case, but do in the second. 
Interestingly, if the fields are empty, it seems to work fine. If only I 
could get paid to switch between empty VSCode files... ;)


Hmm, interestingly, it doesn't always speak if focus is off of the 
field, but I can't narrow down when it does and doesn't. I've been using 
Ctrl-Home to jump focus to the top of the screen, but if focus is below 
the fields, it seems to speak sometimes. Very very odd.


Thanks.