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

["Padraig O'Briain" <Padraig Obriain sun com>]

Muktha,

My preference would be to implement an AtkObject for GnomeStatusBar in a similar 
way as is done in gail/gailstatusbar.c for GtkStatusbar. One reason for this is 
that I believe that this accessible object will be useful in other applications.

If we do this I do not see the need for tooltips for the character buttons.

Padraig

> 
> Padraig,
> 
> I assume you've seen this app and might have a better idea what makes sense 
> here, can you make a recommendation to Muktha on this?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Marc
> 
> At 11:10 AM 2/20/2002 +0530, muktha wrote:
> >Hi ,
> >
> >Will you please let me know if I should go ahead and provide the tooltips 
> >for the
> >character buttons.
> >
> >
> >Thanks and Regards
> >Muktha
> >
> >Marc Mulcahy wrote:
> >
> > > If we take Padraig's approach, and make an AtkObject for GnomeStatusBar
> > > with a role of ATK_ROLE_STATUSBAR then we wouldn't necesssarily have to 
add
> > > tooltips to all the buttons.   We could rely on the assistive technology 
to
> > > do the right thing and read status bar changes.  As Padraig suggests, the
> > > text is available now without any modifications, but it is not obvious to
> > > an assistive technology that the text is contained in a statusbar.
> > >
> > > Marc
> > >
> > > At 01:53 PM 2/18/2002 +0000, Padraig O'Briain wrote:
> > > >Hi,
> > > >
> > > >I would regard the gnome status bar (GnomeAppBar) as either accessible or
> > > >easy
> > > >to make accessible. In general, if not in this application, there will
> > > >probably
> > > >be a requirement for GnomeAppBar to be accessible. The GnomeAppBar has a
> > > >child
> > > >(GtkFrame) which has a child which is a GtkLabel. The text of the 
> > GrkLabel is
> > > >the text which is displayed in the status bar.
> > > >
> > > >One might consider implementing accessibility for GnomeAppBar in a 
similar
> > > >way
> > > >as for GtkStatus, i.e. set role to ATK_ROLE_STATUSBAR, report no 
> > children and
> > > >its name as the text on the label; when the text on the label changes
> > > >report a
> > > >change in accessible-name.
> > > >
> > > >As you suggest, you could specify the text which appears in the status 
bar
> > > >for a
> > > >button as the tooltip for the button. This will increase the size of the
> > > >application as a tooltip must be stored for each button.
> > > >
> > > >Padraig
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > The status bar used in gcharmap is the gnome status bar and not
> > > > GtkStatusbar
> > > > > and hence it is not
> > > > > accessible  as of now. As the mouse moves on the character buttons, 
the
> > > > > character as well as the
> > > > > character code appears on the status bar. Presently, the character
> > > > buttons do
> > > > > not have any tooltips.
> > > > > So, instead of just giving the characters as the tooltip to the 
> > character
> > > > > buttons I thought that I could give
> > > > > the information(which includes the character code) that appears on the
> > > > status
> > > > > bar as a tooltip to the character buttons.
> > > > >
> > > > > Would like to know your opinion regarding this.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks and regards
> > > > > Muktha
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Marc Mulcahy wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hi Muktha,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Why is the status bar not accessible?  Otherwise, your proposal
> > > > sounds good.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Marc
> > > > > >
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