Re: [g-a-devel]Accessibility for GnomeCharmap

["Padraig O'Briain" <Padraig Obriain Sun COM>]

> 
> Hi,
>      I'm trying to provide accessibility for gnome charactermap.
>      Here is the widget hierarchy :
> 
>   GnomeApp
>    |
>    |---GtkVBox
>         |
>         |---BonoboDock
>         |       |---BonoboDockBand
>         |       |       |---BonoboDockItem
>         |       |               |---GtkHBox
>         |       |                     |---GtkButton
>         |       |                     |     |---GtkLabel
>         |       |                     |
>         |       |                     |---GtkLabel
>         |       |                     |---GtkEntry
>         |       |---BonoboDockBand
>         |       |       |---BonoboDockItem
>         |       |               |---GtkMenuBar   (There're 5
> GtkImageMenuItems with GtkAccelLabel)
>         |       |                       |---GtkImageMenuItem
>         |       |                                    |---GtkAccelLabel
>         |       |---GtkVBox
>         |                   |---GtkHBox
>         |                             |---GtkVBox
>         |                                         |---GtkTable
> (This is the character table & there're many such buttons)
>         |
> |---GtkButton               (with lable)
> 
> |
> |---GtkLabel
>         |
>         |---GtkHBox
>                 |---GnomeAppBar
>                         |---GtkFrame
>                                 |---GtkLabel
> 
> 
>      I intend to do the following :
>      1)Provide AtkRelation for the label and the text in the main window
> as well as for the spin button and
>          text  in  the 'browse charaters' option.
>      2)Since the gnome status bar used in the main window is not
> accessible, I plan to give the same
>          information  that appears on the status bar as tooltip to the
> character buttons.

How does the gnome status bar differ from the GtkStatusbar widget? There is 
accessibility support for GtkStatusbar.

My concern with using the tooltip is whether a notification will be received 
when the text changes.

Padraig

> 
>     Would like to get your valuable comments in this regard.
> 
>     Thanks and regards
>     Muktha
>