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arctica-greeter package

Unable to turn on or off the orca screenreader on arctica-greeter lightdm greeter using <alt>+<super>+<s>

Bug #1923253 reported by Norbert
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This bug affects 7 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
arctica-greeter (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Steps to reproduce:
1. Install Ubuntu MATE 20.10 or 21.04
2. Wait for login screen and notification bell
3. Press <alt>+<super>+<s> to enable orca screenreader
4. Press <alt>+<super>+<s> to disable orca screenreader
(5). cycle between 3 and 4

Expected results:
* orca reader switches on and off after pressing <alt>+<super>+<s>

Actual results:
* orca reader does not react on <alt>+<super>+<s>

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04
Package: arctica-greeter 0.99.1.5-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-13.14-generic 5.11.7
Uname: Linux 5.11.0-13-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu62
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: MATE
Date: Fri Apr 9 23:36:32 2021
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-04-08 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 21.04 "Hirsute Hippo" - Beta amd64 (20210407.1)
SourcePackage: arctica-greeter
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Norbert (nrbrtx) wrote :
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in arctica-greeter (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Norbert (nrbrtx)
tags: removed: groovy
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Guy Schlosser (guyster) wrote :

Same behavior still exists on Ubuntu Mate 21.10. Just installed it on my home PC this mornin.

Norbert (nrbrtx)
tags: added: impish jammy
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Vsevolod Popov (vsevapopov2) wrote :

Hello,
I was about to write and create a bug report about this, but that's great that someone else reported that.
I can confirm that this bug exists.
More than that, there is no any option to toggle screen reader on or off in config that is located at /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/90-arctica-greeter.conf.
When logging into 1 user session, there is no problem in typing a password and pressing enter without a screen reader use. But when it comes to several users choice here could be issues with screen reader that's not working in this gretter.
Please fix this issue.

Martin Wimpress  (flexiondotorg)
no longer affects: ubuntu-mate
Ricardo Dias Marques (ricmarques)
summary: - Unable to on or off the orca screenreader on arctica-greeter lightdm
- greeter using <alt>+<super>+<s>
+ Unable to turn on or off the orca screenreader on arctica-greeter
+ lightdm greeter using <alt>+<super>+<s>
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Ricardo Dias Marques (ricmarques) wrote (last edit ):

This problem is also happening in my laptop computer running Ubuntu MATE 22.04.1 LTS ("Jammy Jellyfish"), which uses "arctica-greeter" version "0.99.1.5-2nmu3": when I'm in the login screen, if I press the "Alt + Windows key + S" key combination, the (Orca) Screen Reader does NOT start. The screen reader only starts if I go to the accessibility icon menu at the top of the screen and then click on the "Screen Reader" option. After I log in, the "Alt + Windows key + S" key combination works correctly in Ubuntu MATE to turn on and off the Orca screen reader.

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