[tbb-bugs] #27503 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Disabling accessibility on Windows breaks screen readers

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#27503: Disabling accessibility on Windows breaks screen readers
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 Reporter:  gk                                   |          Owner:
                                                 |  pospeselr
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:
                                                 |  assigned
 Priority:  High                                 |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-8.0-issues, tbb-regression,      |  Actual Points:
  TorBrowserTeam201903, GeorgKoppen201903,       |
  tbb-8.5-must                                   |
Parent ID:                                       |         Points:
 Reviewer:  boklm                                |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by gk):

 Replying to [comment:51 pospeselr]:
 > So after applying patches in (
 https://bug1520177.bmoattachments.org/attachment.cgi?id=9039768 ) I've a
 working (albeit hacked together) build working with NVDA on Windows 10.
 The strange thing is that Mozilla folks are reporting a crash in their
 build with the same patches applied, so I'm a bit confused.  It's possible
 there is a bug in the version of mingw or clang they are using that I
 haven't hit, will investigate further.

 I've hit the problem with our setup as well, see e.g. my comment:36.

 > EDIT: also possible the issue only occurs on 64-bit with patches applied

 That's interesting. Care to share a 32bit bundle so others affected in
 this bug can test/verify that assumption?

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