Re: [orca-list] why orca does not report labels for widgets in a pygtk based applications?

["Krishnakant Mane" <hackingkk gmail com>]

On 18/08/2008, Jon <j orcauser googlemail com> wrote:
> Hi Krishnakant,
>
> It sounds like you have not set the accessibility relations between the
> labels and textboxes.
> i.e. for each label edit the "label_for" property, and put the name of
> the textbox, and for each textbox edit the "labeled_by" property to the
> name of the label.
is it label_for(widget) or label_for = widget?
what is the exact syntax?

> I think the relation specifically needs to be two way before the
> accessibility kicks in.
seams pritty logical but can't get the syntax.
it is giving me no attribute label_for

> Good luck.
> -Jon

happy hacking.
KK> On Sun 17/08/2008 at 16:59:36, Krishnakant Mane wrote:
> > hello,
> > I am building a gtk based application using python.
> > this implies that I am using pygtk in my application for the GUI.
> > the strange thing I found with orcfa is that when the window is on the
> > screen orca does not report the lables of the textbox or combo widgets
> > or any widget which has a lable to its left.
> > for example when I tab through name, address, telephone ... orca does
> > not read the respective lables and only says "text, text text ".  Only
> > when I use the flat review then I get the lable captions?
> > I am sure since all other gtk apps are accessible in this context,
> > that is to say, in all other gtk applications orca announces the
> > lable, then I must e missing some thing.  I might not be setting some
> > attributes which is core for this kind of accessibility.
> > For example in java, there is a "setLabelFor(widget)" method.  is
> > there any thing similar in pygtk where I can associate a lable with a
> > widget?
> > happy hacking.
> > Krishnakant.
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