[u-a-dev] at-spi at gdmlogin - broken or disabled on purpose?

[Willie Walker]

Hi Francesco:

I can confirm that accessible login works with Solaris Express Community
Edition, and that it doesn't work with Ubuntu.  I suspect this might be
an Ubuntu bug.

See also
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/orca-list/2007-August/msg00224.html.

Hope this helps,

Will

On Sun, 2007-08-26 at 12:54 +0200, Francesco Fumanti wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> 
> I have been told by the gnome maintainer of gdm, that when the plain 
> greeter (in other words gdmlogin) is used, at-spi (to be precise: 
> /usr/lib/at-spi/at-spi-registryd) should be automatically started in 
> the gdm session. (It should be started even if Assistive Technology 
> is not enabled)
> 
> 
> But it does not start automatically on my machine; it also does not 
> start on another persons machine.
> 
> 
> However, when I define a gesture, to start 
> /usr/lib/at-spi/at-spi-registryd, it does start and afterwards I can 
> use applications requiring at-spi during the login session.
> 
> 
> So my question: Is this a bug specific to Ubuntu (at least in gutsy), 
> or has it been changed on purpose in the Ubuntu distribution.
> 
> If the former is the case, I am going to file a bug against gdm in Ubuntu.
> 
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Francesco
> 
>