Tk Source Code

When a tk program is run through wish on windows 7, using tk 8.6.4, and a window is created, it doesn't seem to be focused by default. I have tested with the following program:

 #! /bin/env tclsh
 package require Tk
 button .b -text {Push Me} -command {tk_messageBox -message {hello, world}}
 pack .b

When using jaws for windows (a screen reader I use as I am blind), it reports that there is no active window when I run that program through wish. Alt tabbing a few times will bring the window in focus.
Preferably the window should be focused automatically when created, to minimize problems and confusion for users of screen readers.
Thanks,
-Michael.

Fixed [891bf6ca31634e14|here], also backported to core-9-0-branch and core-8-6-branch

Many thanks!

I found this old ticket when searching for JAWS (screen reader)

I don't know much about the non-automatic focusing - I recently put an explicit focus command into a script of mine when running on windows, because it wasn't focused on start.  But that was more recent than this bug-report, or even stu's question, so I don't know if that was ever different on windows.

In my case, though, JAWS cannot determine the cursor position in a text widget, and it can only display the first two lines of the widget in the braille-simulation line. Clicking "next row" again with 2nd line shown had no effect.

I hope the originator of this thread still gets notifications for it.

Is this a new behaviour?