Re: [orca-list] Orca Magnifier Problems

[Willie Walker <walker willie gmail com>]

Hi Andrew:

Which keyboard layout are you using, and which exact keys stop working?
It sounds as though the structural navigation mode is kicking in, but
I'd need more specifics to be sure.  In addition, if you can provide
some sort of repeatable test case, it would be great.

Thanks!

Will

On Thu, 2010-02-18 at 14:41 -0500, Andrew wrote:
> Will,
>
> Thanks for replying.  I've noticed the problem with keys no longer
> working in the following places:
>       * firefox
>       * gnome-terminal
>       * The GNOME "Run Dialogue" (Alt-F2)
> As for the keys affected- I think they have been different on
> different occasions, but I'm not certain.  I'd say about half of the
> A-Z keys are affected, if it happens again, I'll try and note which
> ones exactly.
>
> Thanks,
> Andrew
>
> On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 1:05 PM, Willie Walker
> <walker willie gmail com> wrote:
>         Hi Andrew:
>         
>         Does this occur in any specific application and are the keys
>         that stop consistently the same?
>         
>         Will
>         
>         
>         
>         On Feb 18, 2010, at 11:36 AM, Andrew wrote:
>         
>         
>                 
>                 I wanted to ask if there were workarounds to two
>                 issues I'm having using the magnifier in Orca.
>                 
>                 Configuration:
>                        â       Screen Reader disabled
>                        â       Magnifier set to full screen and
>                 Negative enabled.
>                 
>                 Issues:
>                        â       Occasionally (and I haven't been able
>                 to determine a use case that causes it) certain keys
>                 on my keyboard stop working.  Switching to a virtual
>                 terminal (Ctrl-Alt-F1) or quitting orca resolves the
>                 issue.
>                        â       Sometimes the buttons on the orca
>                 application window disappear and I can't close orca
>                 cleanly- have to kill the process.
>                 
>                 Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>                 
>                 Thanks,
>                 Andrew
>                 
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