Orca Open-Source Screen Reader Gets Ready for GNOME 3.18 with New Features | Linux Today

Orca Open-Source Screen Reader Gets Ready for GNOME 3.18 with New Features

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Marius Nestor
Sep 16, 2015

Orca 3.18 RC (Release Candidate) is now available for download and adds a great number of new features, among which we can mention support for aria-roledescription, a workaround for missing object:state-changed:focused events from the Gecko engine, as well as fixes for compatibility with various Gecko content.

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Marius Nestor

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