Re: Orca 3.30

[Alex ARNAUD <alexarnaud@hypra.fr>]

Hello Mike,

Thanks for the report. As I'm busy and I don't use GNOME, I'm also 
visual-impaired but I use Mate, I advise you to report the issue on the 
Orca mailing list to ensure the Orca developer will be aware of the issue.

Sorry I couldn't do more due to lack of time.

Best regards,
Alex.

Le 19/10/2018 à 02:09, Mika Hanhijärvi a écrit :
> 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