Re: [orca-list] keyboard loses focus after logging in

[Vojtěch Polášek <krecoun gmail com>]

Him

I have an update. I found out that it happens probably also on Fedora 
35, Orca from master, Mate desktop.

And I found out that if I press some Orca shortcuts, such as orca+t to 
announce time, it works. But if I try to e.g. restart orca, alt+tab or 
something else, it does not work.

Vojta

Dne 18. 10. 22 v 9:15 Vojtěch Polášek napsal(a):
> Hello,
>
> this is a problem which bothers me already for some time. It is 
> probably not Orca related, but maybe some knowledgeable person here 
> can help me.
>
> The problem is that in some situations my system gets into a state 
> when any key combinations just do not work, like if they were going 
> into a /dev/null. I have to use the mouse, click somewhere on the 
> screen and everything gets OK again. Orca can't be restarted... just 
> nothing works.
>
> It happens in two situations:
>
> 1. after logging into the desktop, but just sometimes
>
> 2. After exiting a QT application such as VLC or KeepassXC.
>
> System: Arch Linux, Orca from master, Mate desktop
>
> It can't be reproduced reliably.
>
> Anyone has an idea what could it be?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Vojta