Re: Orca 3.30

[Joanmarie Diggs <jdiggs@igalia.com>]

I can reproduce it. I'll take a look.
--joanie

On 10/19/18 2:09 AM, Mika Hanhijärvi wrote:
> Hi
> 
> 
> I am a blind user and I am using Debian Stretch. I just upgraded the
> Orca screen reader to version 3.30 available in the Stretch backports. I
> noticed that after upgrading the Orca screen reader the Gnome desktop
> Applications menu does not work with Orca anymore. Orca speaks nothing
> when I try to access the Applications menu at the Gnome desktop top
> panel. This problem exists on all of my computers running Debian Stretch.
> 
> The problem disappears if I downgrade the Orca to the version 3.22
> available in the Stretch main repository. The problem also did not exist
> when I was using Orca 3.28 installed from the Stretch backports. If I
> re-upgrade to Orca 3.30 then the problem does exist again. So it seems
> to me there is something wrong in the Orca 3.30.
> 
> 
> Here is how to reproduce this problem:
> 
> 1) Make sure that Orca screen reader version 3.30 is installed and running
> 
> 
> 2) Make sure Orca speaks if you e.g press some key from the keyboard or
> do something else like that.
> 
> 
> 3) Make sure you have enabled the Applications -menu in the Gnome Tweaktool
> 
> - Start Gnome Tweak tool
> 
> - Select "Extensions" from the settings page list
> 
> - activate the "Applications Menu" extension.
> 
> 
> 4) Go to Applications -menu which is now located in the Gnome desktop
> top panel.
> 
> 
> 5) Use keyboard arrow keys to navigate the Applications menu.
> 
> 
> 
> I am using Stretch on all of my computers and I have not upgraded to
> testing yet. So I can not confirm this, but  awhile ago there was some
> possibly related discussion at the Finnish mailing list for the visually
> impaired people. Someone said that Orca 3.30 does not speak when you are
> trying to access Gnome desktop settings under Debian unstable. I really
> can not confirm that and I do not know if that problem is has something
> to do with the problem I am reporting now.
> 
> 
> 
> It is possible that Orca 3.30 iscausing other problems, not just
> problems with the Applications menu, I have not had enough time to check
> that out.
> 
> 
> It would be really important for the visually impaired users if this
> problem could be checked and solved, even more so if that is is really
> causing problems in Debian unstable or testing as mentioned abowe etc.
> 
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> 
> Regards
> 
> Mika
> 
>