Re: [orca-list] Google Docs Bugs

[Joanmarie Diggs <jdiggs igalia com>]

Hi again. As I mentioned in my initial response, Orca is getting a live 
region event for "This" which I won't be addressing in Orca. The issue 
regarding presenting the checked state should now be fixed in master. 
Thanks again!

--joanie

On 3/9/20 13:39, Joanmarie Diggs wrote:
> Hi Nimer.
>
> Regarding the first issue, when you press Home Orca gets a live region 
> announcement for "this". I am seeing this whether braille mode is 
> enabled or not. I don't see any way for Orca to know that it shouldn't 
> present the live region announcement. I guess maybe that should be 
> stopped by Google Docs itself when braille mode is enabled. I'll follow 
> up with Google.
>
> On the second issue, I'll see why that's not getting presented by Orca 
> but is by Firefox.
>
> Thanks!
> --joanie
>
>
> On 3/7/20 04:52, Nimer Jaber via orca-list wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am running into the following issues with Google Docs.
> >
> >   * When pressing the home or end keys, extraneous information is
> >     spoken. This happens in both Firefox and Chrome, with and without
> >     Braille mode on. To reproduce, do the following:?
> >       o Enable Orca.
> >       o In Google Chrome or Firefox, navigate to docs.google.com
> >         <http://docs.google.com> and open an existing doc or create a
> >         new one.
> >       o Make sure focus mode is on and screen reader mode in Docs is on.
> >         This happens with and without Braille mode.
> >       o Type "This is line 1"
> >       o Press the home key to jump to the beginning of the line, and
> >         observe what is spoken.
> >       o Press end to jump to the end of the line and observe what is 
> > spoken.
> >           + Expected: When pressing home, the first letter is spoken.
> >             When pressing end, blank is spoken to indicate the end of
> >             the line.
> >           + Actual: When pressing home, the entire word, along with the
> >             first letter is spoken. When pressing end, I can't really
> >             tell what is spoken.
> >   * In Chrome, searching for Braille mode on in menu search in Docs
> >     doesn't speak state of checkbox. This works as intended in Firefox.
> >       o Enable Orca and open Chrome Dev.
> >       o Navigate to docs.google.com <http://docs.google.com> and open an
> >         existing doc or create a new one. Make sure screen reader mode
> >         is enabled.
> >       o Press alt+/ to open the menu search.
> >       o Type braille and listen to what is verbalized. Press enter to
> >         change the state.
> >       o Go back into the menu search and type braille again, and listen
> >         to what is spoken.
> >           + When Braille mode is checked, the checked state is not
> >             verbalized. When it is unchecked nothing is verbalized. The
> >             net effect is that users don't know whether Braille mode is
> >             on or off until they toggle it. In Firefox this is not an 
> > issue.
> >           +
> >
> >
> > --
> > Best,
> >
> > Nimer Jaber
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