Re: [orca-list] An inaccessible entry box in LCL tool kit

[Steve Holmes <steve holmes88 gmail com>]

This sounds like an interesting and promising tool kit.  Can it be
used for any other language than pascal? I'd like python, perl, c, c++
or even Java.

On 10/7/11, luciano de souza <luchyanus gmail com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have been experiencing Orca with dialogs built with LCL, the Lazarus
> Component Library. The result is accessible when using Orca. LCL is a
> layer under GTK, so the expected behaviour is GTK.
>
> the research is intersting. A friend, a Pascal developer, who has a
> large background in LCL, has demonstrated a blind people can create
> graphical interfaces, alone, only writing code, with the automatic
> layout management provided by LCL. Yes, the news seems to be very good
> for blind developers.
>
> However, during this work, we find a difficult: when focusing entry
> boxes, the respective label is not read by Orca. The reason? Even
> though the LCL is a layer under GTK, the label object is built under
> Canvas Draw.
>
> If I am right, Orca identifies a label as an entry box identification,
> when internally, the tool kit calls gtk_label_set_mnemonic. By means
> of this function, we can associate the label to its respective entry.
> But, as LCL uses for labels the Canvas Draw in sted of GTK, this
> function is not called.
>
> Except for labeled entries, LCL seems to be a very good solution for
> Pascal blind developers. Studying a little bit more, perhaps we can
> find a a way to solve it. Regarding this scenary, I ask:
>
> 1. Is ATK the solution for our problem? With it, can we associate an
> label to its respective entry, supplying enough information for Orca?
> 2. Does someone has an example how to make this kind of vinculation?
>
> I don't know ATK. Of course, I can study it, but firstly, it's
> necessary to understand how far we can reach by means of ATK.
>
> Regards,
>
> Luciano
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