[libreoffice-users] Re: [libreoffice-accessibility] Elements of Libre Office writer document not accessible to Orca screen reader.

Hi :)
Is anyone here able to get this list onto the devs list?  or a discussion list or somewhere the BoD 
might respond?

Regards from
Tom :)  






> ________________________________
> From: Dattatray Bhat <bhatdv@gmail.com>
> To: accessibility@global.libreoffice.org 
> Cc: sagun baijal <sagunbaijal@gmail.com>; Leena Chourey <leenagour@gmail.com> 
> Sent: Thursday, 30 August 2012, 10:27
> Subject: [libreoffice-accessibility] Elements of Libre Office writer document not accessible to 
> Orca screen reader.
>
> 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.
>
> -- 
> Dattatray Bhat
>
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