The Navigator feature in LibreOffice is not quite convenient for visually
disabled users who use the Orca screen reader. Suppose I want to navigate
to previous or next heading. This is what I do. If there is an easier way,
please let me know.
1. Set up Navigator to traverse headings (5-6 keybindings)
Press F5 to start Navigator
Press F6 4 times (or Shift+F6 once) to activate Navigator window
Press Tab to go the list box section
Press Right to expand Headings node
Press Down to go to first heading label
2. From current heading, go to next or previous heading (4-5
key-bindings)
Press F6 4 times (or Shift+F6 once) to activate Navigator window.
Press Tab to go to list box section
Press Up or Down to to go to previous or next heading label
Press Enter to go to previous or next heading
If structural navigation feature of Orca worked in LibreOffice, I would be
able to navigate to previous or next heading with a single key-binding. But
it doesn't work; due to some LibreOffice bugs. I submitted detailed bug
reports (listed below) including screen shots to LibreOffice bug tracker in
March 2011; but there is no progress so far.
35105 A heading in writer document doesn't expose ROLE_HEADING to
AT-SPI.
35107 A hyperlink in writer document doesn't expose correct role and
URL to AT-SPI.
35110 A list box in writer document doesn't expose correct role to
AT-SPI.
35111 A combo box in writer document doesn't expose ROLE_COMBO_BOX to
AT-SPI.
35112 A section in writer document is not visible to AT-SPI.
35129 A spin button in spreadsheet doesn't expose ROLE_SPIN_BUTTON to
AT-SPI.
35652 AT-SPI accessible tree omits objects which are not visible on the
screen.
35654 A writer document doesn't implement the Collection interface of
AT-SPI.
Can somebody look into these bug reports please?
Regards.
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Dattatray Bhat
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