C&P from Orca list discussion so that I have everything in one place:

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Hello,

I notice that orca has no keybindings to assist with spell checking in openoffice. Some of the key bindings I would like to see include:

* Misspelt word
* Spelling of misspelt word
* Read document context


I know that when the misspelt word is first detected it speaks the word and context but should I miss that I don't seem to have a way of really getting that information.

Has anyone made such a feature request in bugzilla, or shall I go ahead and do this?

Michael Whapples
(http://mail.gnome.org/archives/orca-list/2010-June/msg00202.html)
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greetings all and especially Joany,
I was just geting ready to bring this topic up myself.  I was wondering if the community had a default behavior they would like when interacting with spellcheck.

The way I see the currentt behavior, currently orca speaks (1) the mis-spelled word followed by (2) the context where the word is located.

example, if I enter the sentence:

We hold thse truths to be selfevident.

an open up the spellchecker in either gedit or open office,  I hear orca say "Misspelled word is thse.  context is, We hold thse truths to be selfevident." followed by whichever option is default (I can't remember if it's change or add).

Personally, I would like orca to:
* announce the mis-spelled word
* spell the mis-spelled word
* provide the context of the mis-spelled word
* announce the suggested replacement
* spell the suggested replacement
* tell me where I am focused in the dialog

To continue with the previous example:  When opening up the spellchecker, I would hear orca say "Mis-spelled word is thse, t h s e.  context is, We hold thse truths to be selfevident. suggested replacement is those, t h o s e. change button, alt plus n."

I don't necessarily see the need for special keystrokes to get the mis-spelled word or it's context; I think this information could be obtained conveniently enough by navigating the dialog itself.

When I tab focus to the section where the mis-spelled word is displayed, orca could just provide the mis-spelled word, its spelling and its context (visually, I think all that information is in this location anyway: the mis-spelled word appears highlighted with the surrounding text).

Then, when I tab to the suggestions list, orca could just announce the suggested word and it's replacement.  example, tabbing into the dialog I would hear "suggested replacement those, t h o s e." and pressing down arrow once, I would hear the next suggestion "these, t h e s e."

I just figured before Joany starts working on this feature, i'd drop in my two cents what I'd like.  :-) 
(http://mail.gnome.org/archives/orca-list/2010-June/msg00220.html)
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I've started this. Not sure if it's a 3.0 thing at this point or not....

This was done a while back.