As both a further test and possible temporary work around, once a new window is opened and tabbed into with orca being silent try running orca --replace or screen-reader --replace and see if orca starts talking. If orca doesn't start talking, compiz is disrupting accessibility operations on a deep level without authorization.
On Fri, 2 Aug 2019, Jean-Philippe MENGUAL wrote: > Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2019 05:25:33 > From: Jean-Philippe MENGUAL <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Problem with Compiz Window manager on Sid > Resent-Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2019 09:25:48 +0000 (UTC) > Resent-From: [email protected] > > > > Jean-Philippe MENGUAL > > > > Can you confirm that downgrading to the buster version of compiz fixes > > it? Ideally you could downgrade package per compiz package. > > It is so hard, sorry. The dep tree ends-up on libmarcoprivate1, > depending on marco 1.16, so would imply me to downgrade all the desktop. > So cannot do this. > > Regards > > > > >> Tell me if you want a bug, against which package and if I should give > >> further info. > > > > Having a bug entry is always better to record what was tested in an > > easy-to-find place. The package doesn't matter that much since it's easy > > to move bugs. > > > > Samuel > > > > --

