Descovered a but on Slint where if the reported sizes differ preferences would not rport. HOpefully fixed. This could probably affect more than just Slint, just happened to catch it there.

docs/testing/speech-preferences.md

@@ -47,3 +47,31 @@ check pitch and volume with the quick speech keys, then save and reopen the
 settings. Values such as 4.5 must remain 4.5 in announcements and TOML rather
 than exposing floating-point tails. Check all voice types and custom key echo;
 untouched inherited values must remain unset.
+
+## Preferences focus with differing window bounds
+
+On Slint/i3, GTK can report a frame at (0,0), sized 1916×994, while X11
+reports its client at (2,18), sized 1912×974. Rejecting that frame by geometry
+silences control announcements even though Tab still moves focus. The reader
+registers the PID of its own preferences helper until the helper exits. That
+helper can bypass the geometry comparison when X11 identifies the same
+foreground process and GTK reports an active, showing, non-iconified window.
+Other applications retain the normal foreground correlation checks.
+
+The adapter dropdown regression also checks that preferences activation and
+focused-control events are accepted:
+
+```sh
+go test ./internal/atspi ./internal/app -count=1
+CTHULHU_BINARY=/tmp/cthulhu-speech-preferences CTHULHU_PREFS_ADAPTER_ONLY=1 python3 tests/native_preferences.py
+```
+
+On the affected Slint desktop, use the rebuilt reader to open preferences.
+Tab and Shift+Tab through controls, switch notebook pages with Ctrl+PageUp and
+Ctrl+PageDown, open a dropdown, change its selection, and close it with Escape.
+Confirm each control's name and value is announced. Apply a change, close and
+reopen preferences, and confirm it persists. Switch to another application
+while preferences remains open: speech and Braille must follow that application,
+then resume preferences announcements when returning. Repeat after closing and
+reopening preferences and after changing window size. Private X11 tests do not
+establish physical-key, audible-speech or Braille acceptance on Slint.