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[Attila Hammer <hammera@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hy Micah,

Sorry if my comment parts are perhaps little offtopic this problem related:
This is a difficult question, because newest Firefox and Thunderbird 
releases are containing for example following important bug for A11y 
related:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=619002
A screen reader user important to hear the deleted characters for 
example if writing a new e-mail or writing any data with a webpage, for 
example if writing comments, or if online doing financial operations 
with a net bank.
I using Ubuntu releases with screen reader support only, and Using 
basicaly Firefox 3.6 release my Lucid system.
Since Firefox 4.0 release this bug is present, the developers working 
this bug fixing, now I think this bug fix target milestone is Firefox 10.
Lucid release default containing Orca screen reader 2.30 version, with 
not support I think default good with Thunderbird 3.1.x releases, 
default slow the list navigation with large mail folders.
This problem are wonderful fixed with Orca 3.0 version, but this version 
are default GNOME 3.0 compatible, I need doing a patched version of 3.0 
package my Lucid system with not containing gsettings related changes.

Orca 3.0 release wonderful usable for example Thunderbird 3.1.15 
version, but newest Thunderbird 7.0 release containing too this 
backspace echoing related issue.
Newest Thunderbird 7.0 and Orca 3.2 release are have performance issues 
for example with Oneiric, with I not found yet a workaround to resolve:
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=660218

I no and agree, Mozilla support modell is changed, fastest releasing the 
Mozilla products releases, so Ubuntu Mozilla team work is not easy to 
always follow up changes. More sighted users using worldwide Ubuntu 
releases, and would like upgrade perhaps the newest releases. But what 
will be happening if an upgrade breaks A11y support for a Mozilla 
product with visual impaired users worldwide?
Possible doing future an easy possibility to easy install prewious 
Mozilla products version?
For example, if I install direct firefox-3.6 package version, will be 
upgrading now automaticaly with newest upstream main releases with 
rolling if main stable version are changing, because main firefox 
package version is changing. For exampe, if you are uploading Lucid 
branch the Firefox 7.0 package version, will be upgrading now my Firefox 
version from 3.6 to 7.0, and I will be experiencing Orca not spokening 
for example text entry fields deleted characters and very surprised if I 
not known this A11y related bug.
Now not have possibility to I determine for example I would like only 
Firefox 3.6 related security updates, or I don't known the good 
technique. :-):-)
Not good possibility to visual impaired users holding Firefox and 
Thunderbird releases, because this operation result not awailable the 
security updates for a Firefox and Thunderbird release entire.
Lot of visual impaired users using Ubuntu or Ubuntu based accessibility 
support completed derivative distribution.
An international distribution with affecting this upgrade is Vinux:
http://vinuxproject.org/

Attila

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/602877

Title:
  Position is not being updated when atk_text_set_caret_offset is used

Status in The Mozilla Firefox Browser:
  Fix Released
Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: firefox

  This bug was filed last year upstream:

  https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=546068

  We have a working, tested patch, but more investigation is going into
  enhancing the new regression test case.  This patch isn't in Firefox
  3.6, or 3.7.  However, this patch is critical for blind users who use
  Ubuntu with Orca.  Without this patch, Firefox is basically unusable.
  If this patch could be included for Ubuntu Maverick, that would be
  great news for blind Ubuntu users.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: firefox 3.6.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.20~ppa1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-23.37-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-23-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  Architecture: amd64
  CrashDB: ubuntu
  Date: Wed Jul  7 12:58:15 2010
  FirefoxPackages:
   firefox 3.6.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.20~ppa1
   firefox-gnome-support 3.6.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.20~ppa1
   firefox-branding 3.6.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.20~ppa1
   abroswer N/A
   abrowser-branding N/A
  InstallationMedia: Vinux 3.0 RC4 X64 - Release amd64
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: firefox
  ThirdParty: True

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