GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 639040
In Empathy script not have possibility to switc prewious sent chat messages
Last modified: 2011-01-10 09:09:29 UTC
Dear Developers, When I using Pidgin for example with IRC, have possibility to switch the prewious sent chat messages and possible reading all prewious sent and received messages. F6 key is toggling for example with IRC window the normal typing possible edit box, the awailable buddyes and the prewious sent messages edit box. I don't no this feature is own Pidgin possibility, or an Orca script doing this. When I tryed now IRC with Empathy, have similar possibility (F6 key), but F6 key combination is switching only the buddyes and the normal typing possible edit box. When I go to the prewious sent chat message with Orca flat review and clicking the message, I see a readonly edit box the prewious sent message. But unfortunately unable to scroll this edit box. If I need reporting this problem with main Empathy project because this problem is not Orca specific problem, I would like ask your help with accessibility specific request. The purpose have Empathy equals good scrollable prewious sent chat message edit box and switching on the fly both three possibility: normal message writing edit box, awailable buddyes and prewious sent messages. Attila
Attila this is not an Orca bug. Pidgin does the focus changes with F6. It would be nice if Empathy did the same thing. Therefore, rather than add hacks into Orca which may or may not even solve the problem for us -- and certainly will not solve it for non-Orca users who cannot use a mouse -- I would request that you file a bug against Empathy. The chat history should be keyboard focusable and caret-navigable.
Thank you Joanie your answer. I reported this bug with following bugreport with accessibility component, and added you a CC list if not matter because perhaps Empathy developers ask an Orca specific information with I not known: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=639122