Re: what is this UI element called?

  • From: Alex Hall <mehgcap@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:53:24 -0400

Not exactly. I gather that this element pops up there, but it is
generally a notification that pops up, is read by jaws in the jaws
cursor (or probably one of the other voices), then disappears after
ten seconds or so.

On 3/14/10, Joseph Lee <joseph.lee22590@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
> That one? It's normally called system notification icons (the
> one's normally called system tray icons).
> Tooltips are usually associated with showing additional items,
> such as file and folder size, the installation path for a program
> and so on.
> You are talking about the clock, network, power and other things
> on the systray, right?
> Cheers,
> Joseph
>  ----- Original Message -----
> From: Alex Hall <mehgcap@xxxxxxxxx
> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date sent: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:03:09 -0400
> Subject: Re: what is this UI element called?
>
> Ah, I thought so, but when I looked up tooltips, it seemed like
> they
> were associated with specific items, like items in a list, and
> that
> did not make sense.  I will have to have another look I guess.
>
> On 3/14/10, Tyler Littlefield <tyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>  it's normally called a tooltip.
>               Thanks,
>  Tyler Littlefield
>       http://tds-solutions.net
>       Twitter: sorressean
>
>  On Mar 14, 2010, at 12:38 PM, Alex Hall wrote:
>
>  Hi all,
>  I wonder what a UI element is called so I can look up how to do
> it
>  with WXPython.  The element in question is that little bit of
> text that
>  appears in the lower right of Windows machines.  It is spoken
> with the
>  jaws cursor voice when it appears, and it is impossible to click
> using
>  jaws.  It might say things like
>  "your computer may be at risk"
>  or
>  "Your device is now ready to use"
>
>  Does anyone know what it is called in wx? Thanks!
>
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