What will be happen Firefox accessibility problems with Ubuntu Lucid?

Hammer Attila hammera at pickup.hu
Tue Mar 23 12:45:06 UTC 2010


Dear List,

This letter I already sent with Vinux mailing list, but I would like ask 
your hints:
Unfortunately, Firefox 3.6 version containing some possible important 
accessibility related bugs, with now yet not full fixed:
For example:
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=608149
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=609890
Of course this is absolute not Joanmarie mistake.

For example, because the second bug is present, the headings list 
extension is not working correct, see my last comment the second 
bugreport, we found what the last date version when this extension is 
working right. I don't no Mozilla Developers when fixing this second bug.
Another very disturb issue is following with Firefox 3.6:
When I launch Firefox with normal way or a shortcut, impossible to 
navigate a webpage the arrow keys before I press a Tab key or F5 key, 
possible the webpage caret is not focused?
Another problematic issue is Firefox running with sudo command. When I 
do this with Firefox 3.6, Firefox is inaccessible with Orca Screen Reader.

I don't no what the best strategy with this situation, this is a complex 
and difficult problem.
We downgrade Firefox with 3.5.8 Karmic release after Lucid install? For 
example, this version is working absolute right? Yesterday I try play 
this with my PPA, the result is relative good, but unfortunately for 
example new Firefox PPA package does'nt containing 3.5.8 hungarian 
translations, I don't no what package generating this translation files. 
But, Firefox working absolute right with Orca. :-):-)

For example, in Lucid have firefox-3.5 package, but ofcourse depending 
following Firefox version:
firefox-3.5 | 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu6 | lucid/universe | all
So, I think normal simple way now impossible to toggle back Firefox 3.5 
version. Of course, possible install Firefox 3.5.8 version with 
ubuntuzilla package (not present with Ubuntu repository), but this is 
difficulting later maintenance when Mozilla developers later fixing this 
bugs, and if I known right, Ubuntuzilla does'nt install 64 bit version 
with a 64 bit system.

Ubuntu developers what can possible handle this situation? Possible do 
an official maintenanced method to users possible switch back Firefox 
3.5.8 version if want?

Attila




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