Re: [orca-list] Sluggishness in Orca

[Vojtěch šmiro <vsmiro seznam cz>]

Hello.

My friend has 16 GB of RAM and Orca and firefox is slow too.

Vojta.

Brandon Tyson via orca-list napsal(a):
> Hello,
>
> Even if you get a better computer that won't always help.
>
> Another user has a system with 6 gb of RAM and there's still lag with it.
>
> But the voice type panel lag is definitely something that didn't exist before.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brandon
>
> On 10/28/18, Andy Borka via orca-list <orca-list gnome org> wrote:
> > Sorry, I can't reproduce item #1 below. Since items 2-4 have the
> > slow/low end computer qualification, I can't test anything. Best
> > recommendation is to get a better computer at some point.
> >
> > On 10/28/18 7:45 PM, Brandon Tyson via orca-list wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > Since I started using Orca, every version has seemed to have a lot of
> > > lag under certain conditions.
> > >
> > > Here are some examples:
> > >
> > > 1. As of Orca 3.29, and continuing into at least Orca 3.30.0, when you
> > > tab into the voice type settings panel in Orca's preferences dialog on
> > > the voice tab, there is a very noticeable lag that was not present
> > > before, and Orca does not announce anything else until it recovers
> > > from the lag.
> > > 2. Orca really seems to lag when reading through websites in Firefox.
> > > When I up and down arrow, and there's a lot of links, images, entries,
> > > anything other than just simple text for the most part, it takes Orca
> > > some time to read, and this is especially a lot more noticeable on
> > > lower end systems.
> > > 3. For me, in general, to get Orca to run well I have to have a super
> > > high end system. Another system a friend of mine has is using Orca
> > > 3.28.0, and Ubuntu Mate 18.04 with 1 gb of RAM and Orca is extremely
> > > sluggish. When they change Orca settings and press the "OK" button,
> > > Orca says "screen reader settings reloaded", but then takes a good 5
> > > to 7 seconds before it announces the Desktop.
> > > 4. When navigating in general, if you don't have a super high end
> > > system, Orca seems to lag, for example, even when going through the
> > > alt f1 menus in Ubuntu Mate.
> > >
> > > Is it possible that these could be fixed at some point please?
> > > This is really the only weak point I have with Orca is its overall
> > > responsiveness.
> > >
> > > Thank you very much for your time and I look forward to any input you may
> > > have.
> > >
> > > Sincerely,
> > >
> > > Brandon Tyson
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