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[Bug 682235] Re: Implement caret navigation

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From: Guy Schlosser <682235@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2011 01:06:46 -0000
Reply-to: Bug 682235 <682235@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Are we any closer to getting caret navigation working?  I am completely
blind, use Orca, and would love to use Gwibber for my twitter posts.

Thanks,


Guy

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Title:
  Implement caret navigation

Status in Gwibber:
  New

Bug description:
  The way users who are blind typically interact with and read displayed
  text is to move focus to the widget and then, if necessary, arrow
  around. As they move the caret, their screen reader announces the unit
  of text moved to.

  Because Gwibber uses WebKitGtk, and WebKitGtk is remarkably
  accessible, if you implement caret navigation for the displayed status
  updates, it will be trivial to add support for Gwibber in the Orca
  screen reader.

  Thanks in advance!