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Ticket UUID:	0e294d9604b4196b9ca41451400730063a659c70
Title:	TK does not provide accessibility information to Orca Screen Reader for Linux
Type:	Bug	Version:	all
Submitter:	anonymous	Created on:	2015-03-25 19:27:29
Subsystem:	67. Unix Window Operations	Assigned To:	nobody
Priority:	5 Medium	Severity:	Critical
Status:	Open	Last Modified:	2020-03-28 10:21:06
Resolution:	None	Closed By:	nobody
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Description:	Any tk widgets created report as inaccessible to the Orca Screen Reader. I'm guessing it just isn't presenting information to at-spi. But, this makes any tk app unusable by blind Linux users. The information needed to make tk accessible can be found at: https://developer.gnome.org/atk/stable/
User Comments:	fvogel added on 2020-03-28 10:21:06: (text/x-fossil-wiki) For the records, a discussion (with implementation notes) just happened [https://sourceforge.net/p/tcl/mailman/message/36955189/\|on the Tcl Core list]. dkf added on 2016-08-22 08:30:46: (text/x-fossil-wiki) The useful term in the original ticket was <tt>at-spi</tt>. It requires access to dbus, according to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assistive_Technology_Service_Provider_Interface">Wikipedia</a>. aku added on 2015-03-25 19:39:53: What are the underlying APIs you are Tk expecting to use ? Some X11 extension ? Do you have links to the specifications of these APIs ? Are these APIs portable, or specific to Linux, or X11 ?