Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/web-and-punctuation-fixes' into testing

distro-packages/Arch-Linux/PKGBUILD

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Maintainer: Storm Dragon <storm_dragon@stormux.org>
 
 pkgname=cthulhu
-pkgver=2026.02.16
+pkgver=2026.02.17
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Desktop-agnostic screen reader with plugin system, forked from Orca"
 url="https://git.stormux.org/storm/cthulhu"

meson.build

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('cthulhu',
-  version: '2026.02.16-testing',
+  version: '2026.02.17-master',
   meson_version: '>= 1.0.0',
 )
 

src/cthulhu/cthulhuVersion.py

@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@
 # Forked from Orca screen reader.
 # Cthulhu project: https://git.stormux.org/storm/cthulhu
 
-version = "2026.02.16"
+version = "2026.02.17"
-codeName = "testing"
+codeName = "master"

src/cthulhu/liveregions.py

@@ -276,7 +276,9 @@ class LiveRegionManager:
                 utts = message['labels'] + message['content']
 
             if self.monitoring:
-                self._script.presentMessage(utts)
+                # Live region content is user-generated text, not system messages.
+                # Use resetStyles=False to preserve the user's punctuation settings.
+                self._script.presentMessage(utts, resetStyles=False)
             else:
                 msg = "INFO: Not presenting message because monitoring is off"
                 debug.printMessage(debug.LEVEL_INFO, msg, True)

src/cthulhu/scripts/default.py

@@ -1473,7 +1473,9 @@ class Script(script.Script):
         """Callback for object:announcement events."""
 
         if isinstance(event.any_data, str):
-            self.presentMessage(event.any_data)
+            # AT-SPI announcements contain application content, not system messages.
+            # Use resetStyles=False to preserve the user's punctuation settings.
+            self.presentMessage(event.any_data, resetStyles=False)
 
     def onNameChanged(self, event):
         """Callback for object:property-change:accessible-name events."""

src/cthulhu/scripts/web/script.py

@@ -1648,9 +1648,21 @@ class Script(default.Script):
         elif self.utilities.isContentEditableWithEmbeddedObjects(newFocus) \
            and (self._lastCommandWasCaretNav or self._lastCommandWasStructNav) \
            and not (AXUtilities.is_table_cell(newFocus) and AXObject.get_name(newFocus)):
-            tokens = ["WEB: New focus", newFocus, "content editable. Generating line."]
+            # Check if we're entering the content editable from outside (e.g. down arrow
-            debug.printTokens(debug.LEVEL_INFO, tokens, True)
+            # from a message list into a message entry). In that case, generate full object
-            contents = self.utilities.getLineContentsAtOffset(newFocus, caretOffset)
+            # speech (with label and role) rather than just line contents.
+            enteredFromOutside = oldFocus is not None \
+                and oldFocus != newFocus \
+                and not AXObject.find_ancestor(oldFocus, lambda x: x == newFocus)
+            if enteredFromOutside:
+                tokens = ["WEB: New focus", newFocus,
+                          "content editable entered from outside. Generating speech."]
+                debug.printTokens(debug.LEVEL_INFO, tokens, True)
+                args['priorObj'] = oldFocus
+            else:
+                tokens = ["WEB: New focus", newFocus, "content editable. Generating line."]
+                debug.printTokens(debug.LEVEL_INFO, tokens, True)
+                contents = self.utilities.getLineContentsAtOffset(newFocus, caretOffset)
         elif self.utilities.isAnchor(newFocus):
             tokens = ["WEB: New focus", newFocus, "is anchor. Generating line."]
             debug.printTokens(debug.LEVEL_INFO, tokens, True)

src/cthulhu/scripts/web/script_utilities.py

@@ -1834,6 +1834,16 @@ class Utilities(script_utilities.Utilities):
         prevObj, pOffset = self.findPreviousCaretInOrder(firstObj, firstStart)
         nextObj, nOffset = self.findNextCaretInOrder(lastObj, lastEnd - 1)
 
+        # If we're inside a content editable, don't expand line contents beyond
+        # its boundaries (e.g. don't include a "More options" button adjacent to
+        # a message entry just because it's on the same visual line).
+        contentEditableBoundary = None
+        if self.isContentEditableWithEmbeddedObjects(obj):
+            contentEditableBoundary = obj
+        else:
+            contentEditableBoundary = AXObject.find_ancestor(
+                obj, self.isContentEditableWithEmbeddedObjects)
+
         # Check for things on the same line to the left of this object.
         prevStartTime = time.time()
         while prevObj and self.getDocumentForObject(prevObj) == document:
@@ -1848,6 +1858,10 @@ class Utilities(script_utilities.Utilities):
             if objRow != AXObject.find_ancestor(prevObj, AXUtilities.is_table_row):
                 break
 
+            if contentEditableBoundary and prevObj != contentEditableBoundary \
+               and not AXObject.find_ancestor(prevObj, lambda x: x == contentEditableBoundary):
+                break
+
             onLeft = self._getContentsForObj(prevObj, pOffset, boundary)
             onLeft = list(filter(_include, onLeft))
             if not onLeft:
@@ -1878,6 +1892,10 @@ class Utilities(script_utilities.Utilities):
             if objRow != AXObject.find_ancestor(nextObj, AXUtilities.is_table_row):
                 break
 
+            if contentEditableBoundary and nextObj != contentEditableBoundary \
+               and not AXObject.find_ancestor(nextObj, lambda x: x == contentEditableBoundary):
+                break
+
             onRight = self._getContentsForObj(nextObj, nOffset, boundary)
             if onRight and self._contentIsSubsetOf(objects[0], onRight[-1]):
                 onRight = onRight[0:-1]

src/cthulhu/scripts/web/speech_generator.py

@@ -361,7 +361,13 @@ class SpeechGenerator(speech_generator.SpeechGenerator):
         if self._script.utilities.isContentEditableWithEmbeddedObjects(obj) \
            or self._script.utilities.isDocument(obj):
             if input_event_manager.get_manager().last_event_was_caret_navigation():
-                return []
+                # Still generate the label if we just entered this object from outside
+                # (e.g. down arrow from message list into message entry in Discord).
+                enteredFromOutside = priorObj is not None \
+                    and priorObj != obj \
+                    and not AXObject.find_ancestor(priorObj, lambda x: x == obj)
+                if not enteredFromOutside:
+                    return []
 
         if AXUtilities.is_page_tab(priorObj) and AXObject.get_name(priorObj) == objName:
             return []
@@ -554,6 +560,9 @@ class SpeechGenerator(speech_generator.SpeechGenerator):
         if roledescription:
             result = [roledescription]
             result.extend(self.voice(speech_generator.SYSTEM, obj=obj, **args))
+            # aria-roledescription replaces the standard role name, so return
+            # early to avoid announcing both (e.g. "Message" + "article").
+            return result
 
         role = args.get('role', AXObject.get_role(obj))
         roleSoundPresentation = cthulhu.cthulhuApp.settingsManager.getSetting('roleSoundPresentation')