Missing tooltips for icon labelled panel applets in classic GNOME session?

[Luke Yelavich]

On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 05:38:57PM EST, Hammer Attila wrote:
> Hy,
> 
> I using Natty live CD for classic GNOME session.
> I see an interesting think, with I don't no possible resolving or
> not, or how can possible resolving, I would like ask your hint:
> Longer time known issue, some panel applets not have accessible
> descriptions (for example network manager icon in the top panel,
> keyboard layout indicator), this situation need pressing Orca+F1 key
> combination to listen the panel applet tooltip message (not have
> network connection, vired connection auto eth0 is active, etc), this
> is not problem prewious, because Orca+F1 keystroke spokened the
> textual tooltips with this icon labelled panel applets.
> Now, when I press Orca+F1 keystroke this icon labelled panel
> applets, Orca not spokening any tooltips this panel applets. Missing
> this tooltips, removed this tooltips, or why happening this?
> When I generated a modifyed live CD, I simple copyed my original
> Lucid system good working .gconf folder in /etc/skel folder, of
> course I applied required Natty specific synchronisations. Perhaps I
> mistake, or this is an upstream bug for this panel applets?

There are no tool tips because most of the panel icons are now indicators. The indicator design calls for no tooltips. In natty, I have done some work to make sure these have accessible descriptions, however this is not complete. Oneiric should have more complete indicator accessibility.

You can read my post on the Ubuntu Accessibility team blog about indicators here: http://ubuntuaccessibility.wordpress.com/2011/02/22/indicators-and-accessibility/

Luke