CR Request for bug :
http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=6029
Webrev :
http://cr.opensolaris.org/~mattman/bug-6029/
gui-install is run as root (via pfexec in .desktop file). When firefox is
launched from Welcome Screen to display Release Notes it is also run as root.
In an accessible enabled boot e.g. screen reader grub option. A11y is only
enabled for the jack user. This is fine for most gtk apps as they read
the can rely on GTK_MODULES environment variable. Firefox has it's own
accessibility framework which is separate to GTK and GNOME, however it does
rely on the GConf key /desktop/gnome/interface/accessibility to determine if
accessibility is turned on or not. As this key is currently not being set
for root, firefox when launched from gui-install is presuming accessibility
is not turned on, even in boots where it is.
Solution is to amend live-a11y script and add in the setting of this key
for root.
Testing:
- Applied changes to live-a11y
- Build SUNWslim-utils package using nightly onbld script
- Then using distro constructoer and a local IPS repo I generate
a LiveCD ISO containing this new SUNWslim-utils package.
- Launch LiveCD selecting Screen Reader grub option.
- Once at the desktop, launch a terminal and type "orca -l" to list
a11y applications that Orca see's.
- Now launch gui-install via Icon on desktop, and from Welcome Screen
click Release Notes which launches Firefox.
- When firefox is running, go back to terminal and re-run "orca -l", notice
that both gui-install and firefox are now listed.
Before this fix Firefox was not listed.
- You can also verify that a11y is enabled for root via command :
$ pfexec gconftool-2 --get /desktop/gnome/interface/accessibility
This will now return "true" when booted into a11y environments.
cheers
Matt
