[Bug 1105371] Re: [SRU] Orca is skipping key details of the updates list

[Nathan Teodosio]

** Description changed:

- With the new updates tree view, Orca is correctly reading the name of
- each update (and whether it can be expanded), but it never reads the
- toggle cell in the Install column. This means a vision-impaired user has
- no way of knowing which updates are selected and which are not. This is
- a regression from Ubuntu 12.10. We need to convince the screen reader to
- mention whether an update is toggled.
+ [Impact]
  
- In addition, the screen reader currently says "Image" for every cell in
- restart_column, even when (99% of the time) there is no image visible.
- This is noisy and unhelpful. Instead, Orca should say nothing for this
- cell, unless the restart required icon is being displayed, in which case
- it should say "Restart required".
+ Orca, the screen reader, correctly reads the name of each update in
+ update-manager's list, but it never reads the toggle cell in the Install
+ column. This means a vision-impaired user has no way of knowing which
+ updates are selected and which are not.
  
- These issues were observed Using Orca 3.7.0.94 and GTK+ 3.6.2 in Ubuntu
- 12.10.
+ It also does not announce the update message while update-manager is
+ checking for updates.
+ 
+ [Test plan]
+ 
+ *Unmute your speakers.
+ *If apt list --upgradable is empty, downgrade any package.
+ *Start orca.
+ *Start update-manager.
+ 
+ In the initial state of the window, it's checking for new updates.
+ Verify that the screen reader announces that fact as "checking for
+ updates".
+ 
+ Once it is done, the list of packages that can be upgraded is displayed.
+ Verify that the lines are spoken by the screen reader as you focus them
+ (either with the keyboard or with the mouse), as well as their selection
+ state. I.e., if the check-box corresponding to a package is checked, the
+ screen reader should say "selected" for that package, and if unchecked,
+ it should say "unselected".
+ 
+ [What could go wrong]
+ 
+ Screen reading capabilities of other elements of update-manager could be
+ negatively impacted.

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Title:
  [SRU] Orca is skipping key details of the updates list

Status in update-manager package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in update-manager source package in Focal:
  Won't Fix
Status in update-manager source package in Jammy:
  Won't Fix
Status in update-manager source package in Noble:
  New
Status in update-manager source package in Oracular:
  New

Bug description:
  [Impact]

  Orca, the screen reader, correctly reads the name of each update in
  update-manager's list, but it never reads the toggle cell in the
  Install column. This means a vision-impaired user has no way of
  knowing which updates are selected and which are not.

  It also does not announce the update message while update-manager is
  checking for updates.

  [Test plan]

  *Unmute your speakers.
  *If apt list --upgradable is empty, downgrade any package.
  *Start orca.
  *Start update-manager.

  In the initial state of the window, it's checking for new updates.
  Verify that the screen reader announces that fact as "checking for
  updates".

  Once it is done, the list of packages that can be upgraded is
  displayed. Verify that the lines are spoken by the screen reader as
  you focus them (either with the keyboard or with the mouse), as well
  as their selection state. I.e., if the check-box corresponding to a
  package is checked, the screen reader should say "selected" for that
  package, and if unchecked, it should say "unselected".

  [What could go wrong]

  Screen reading capabilities of other elements of update-manager could
  be negatively impacted.

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