Re: [libreoffice-accessibility] some issues with screen reader accessibility

On 4/10/23 17:22, Daniel McGrath wrote:
> Firstly, when bringing up a word count, it's very difficult to see...
> for the screen reader to read the word count. Most of the window seems
> taken up with a needlessly (to me) long explanation of what word count
> does. The only way I've found of hearing the actual word count is to
> use insert+b to get NVDA to read the whole dialog box, and the word
> count comes right at the end. Little thing I know, but rather
> irritating if one is trying to keep tabs on the number of words, and
> having to read every time that this shows the word count of the
> current selection and the whole document, and that this is
> automatically updated as you type. Useful to know once of course, but
> annoying to have to hear every single time.
I've just tested this under Linux with Orca, and I can use the screen 
reader's review commands to read the dialogue. Starting from the bottom 
gives me the character counts (with and without spaces), and the word count.
> My second point is about automatic spell checking. I find that my
> screen reader will only inform me of a spelling error if the cursor
> happens to land on the word. I don't know if I can make it any
> clearer, but for instance if reading a line back in this email, NVDA
> will announce "spelling error" each time it encounters a mis-spelled
> word. In LO writer, I will only be told each mis-spelled word when the
> cursor is on it. Pretty little thing this, but it would be nice if it
> could be corrected.
I think that's a screen reader issue. You should probably report it to NVDA.
> My third problem is potentially quite important, because if you're
> using a braille display, if you prefer to work without speech, which I
> often do, it can make editing and proofing quite challenging. Along
> the top of a braille display is a row of buttons called 'router keys'.
> When pressed, the cursor is moved to that place in the document.
Cursor routing keys worked for me under Linux with a braille display and 
the Orca screen reader when I last used them. It might be a Windows or 
NVDA-specific issue.

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