Still a bug in 19.04. Accidentally triggered the screen reader, absolutely no way to kill it in an obvious manner. I had to google for what the screen reader is on Ubuntu to start with. No icons, no warnings, nothing at all. In the end got rid of it by killing and permanently removing it. Good riddance.
This behaviour can't be the default. Please fix it. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-orca in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1165609 Title: There is no apparent way to stop Orca Status in OEM Priority Project: Invalid Status in gnome-orca package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: The "Orca Screen Reader" icon in the Dash is a trap. If a user accidentally opens it, the only apparent recourse for the incessant jabber is to either mute the volume system-wide or log out. This makes for a very poor user experience. Orca could avoid this situation by providing at least one of the following: 1) A notification of how to stop it, if there is a way to stop it. 2) A confirmation prompt prior to starting. 3) A quit option in a standard location such as the indicator menu. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: gnome-orca 3.8.0-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-16.26-generic 3.8.5 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-16-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu5 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sat Apr 6 18:35:02 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-04-06 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64 (20130402.1) MarkForUpload: True PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gnome-orca UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/oem-priority/+bug/1165609/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
