Description of problem: I use the gnome-shell with the screenreder orca. for my work i need libreoffice. If i write an document, orca doesnt speak the first wordi write on an empty document. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Orca 3.8.1. LibreOffice 4.0.0.beta1.fc19 How reproducible: Run Orca-> enable "echo per word" in preferences -> open writer and type. Steps to Reproduce: 1. run orca with alt+f2 -> type "orca" -> hit enter OR enable screenreader over the gnome accessibility menue 2.go into orca preferences wit CAPSLOCK + Space (on laptop) or INSERT + SPACE on PC 3.Goto Page "Keyboard echo"(Tastaturecho in german) -> Enable Echo per Word 4. Press OK 5 Start LibreOffice Writer 6 Type: Hello Test Test Actual results: Orca Say: Test Test Expected results: Orca should say: Hello Test Test Additional info: I use an german Setup with espeak as speechsyntezier.
This has since been filed upstream: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=701743 It will be fixed upstream and Fedora will get the fix as part of the next release. I'd close this downstream bug out, but I don't seem to have privs to change the status. :(