Index: ChangeLog
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--- ChangeLog	(revision 2785)
+++ ChangeLog	(working copy)
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2007-09-05  Rich Burridge <rich.burridge@sun.com>
+
+        * src/orca/speechgenerator.py:
+          Fix bug #473422 – Orca has traceback when giving focus to the 
+          pidgin application.
+
 2007-09-05 Scott Haeger <scott@bashautomation.com>
         * src/orca/Gecko.py: Fix for bug #471878, ARIA widgets should not 
         echo characters during traversal using arrows
Index: src/orca/speechgenerator.py
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--- src/orca/speechgenerator.py	(revision 2785)
+++ src/orca/speechgenerator.py	(working copy)
@@ -1249,7 +1249,7 @@
         hasItems = False
         for i in range(0, obj.childCount):
             child = obj.child(i)
-            if child.state.count(atspi.Accessibility.STATE_SHOWING):
+            if child and child.state.count(atspi.Accessibility.STATE_SHOWING):
                 hasItems = True
                 break
         if not hasItems:
