Re: Bug #546068

Alexander Surkov <[email protected]> Tue, 28 Jun 2011 02:42:45 -0700 (PDT)

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On Jun 22, 9:43 am, Jason White <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> The last comment on bug #546068 recommends fixing this regression for Firefox
> 5, but there's no follow-up to indicate that this ever happened.
>
> As I understand it, this bug is the reason why, when I issue the tab or
> shift-tab commands in Firefox with Orca, it routinely fails to move the focus
> to the correct UI element. this really is the single most serious
> accessibility bug that I and other Linux users encounter with Firefox, so I'm
> wondering whether, assuming that it's still open, and given that it has been
> present for a long time now, it could be brought to the attention of whoever
> is the maintainer of the relevant module in Gecko, or at least someone who
> knows that code very well and who could write a patch which conclusively
> addresses the issue without introducing further regressions.

Hi, Jason. Thank you for bringing it up. I'll manage it to get fixed.
Alex.