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

[Bill Haneman <Bill Haneman sun com>]

Hi:

I generally don't think the tooltip approach is the right way
to go (though it might be useful); Marc's suggestion that every meter is 
an AtkValue-implementing child sounds much more correct.

>>b. Since the location within the drawing area where the mouse is
>>pointing can be found, could the tooltip specifically describe the 
meter
>>in that area?

Mouse-based tooltip behavior is pretty unhelpful if you don't use the 
mouse, and is of no help at all with respect to the 
atk_object_get_description implementation which expects static tooltips 
I believe.

>>3. Additionally, color is used inform the user when a parameter 
crosses
>>a threshold. This doesnt seem very accessible.
>>
>>If the threshold is crossed for a particular parameter, an additional
>>phrase "threshold crossed" could be added in the tooltip?
>>
>>Yes, this could work.

I think that for our initial work, if we implement AtkValue for the 
"meters" then we don't need this color-coded info, i.e. the info is 
secondary and non-essential to use of the app.

regards,

Bill

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Bill Haneman x19279
Gnome Accessibility / Batik SVG Toolkit
Sun Microsystems Ireland