[NFBCS] Python Issue:

[Ty Littlefield]

Have you considered running this through Claude or gpt? What debugging 
have you done?


Also, unless something has changed, TKInter is not accessible with JAWS. 
You'll need to use something like WXPython, which may be your actual issue.



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On 7/25/2026 11:42 AM, Charles E. Black via NFBCS wrote:
>
> Afternoon:
>
> I am running a Python script. I am creating a windows form and getting 
> some information, returning it to the console program and printing it 
> and saving it to a couple of programs. The problem is that the windows 
> form will not receive focus. I am a blind person using JAWS, 2026. 
> Below is the base program and the windows form. If someone could take 
> a look at this and tell me wha I am doing wrong, it would be appreciated.
>
> Base:
>
> # ----------------------------------------------
>
> # Console Program to Launch the Tkinter Form
>
> # ----------------------------------------------
>
> # Import the custom Tkinter form
>
> from user_form_module import UserForm
>
> def main():
>
> print("Launching the form... Please fill it out.")
>
> # Create instance of the form
>
> form = UserForm()
>
> # Run the form and wait for user input (blocks here until submitted)
>
> name, role, comment = form.run()
>
> # Display returned results in console using correct f-string interpolation
>
> print("Form completed! Values returned:")
>
> print(f"Name:    {name}")
>
> print(f"Role:    {role}")
>
> print(f"Comment: {comment}")
>
> # Save results to a text file
>
> with open("form_results.txt", "w") as f:
>
>     f.write(f"Name: {name}\nRole: {role}\nComment: {comment}\n")
>
> print("Values saved to form_results.txt")
>
> if __name__ == "__main__":
>
> main()
>
> windows form:
>
> # ------------------------------------------------------
>
> # User Form Module (Windows Focus Bypass & JAWS Ready)
>
> # ------------------------------------------------------
>
> import tkinter as tk
>
> from tkinter import ttk
>
> import sys
>
> class UserForm:
>
> def __init__(self):
>
>     self.root = tk.Tk()
>
>     self.root.title("User Information Form")
>
>     self.name_value = ""
>
>     self.role_value = ""
>
>     self.comment_value = ""
>
>     # Handle window close (X button or Alt+F4)
>
>     self.root.protocol("WM_DELETE_WINDOW", self.on_close)
>
>     ttk.Label(self.root, text="Enter your name:").pack(padx=10, pady=2)
>
>     self.name_entry = ttk.Entry(self.root)
>
>     self.name_entry.pack(padx=10, pady=2)
>
>     ttk.Label(self.root, text="Select your role:").pack(padx=10, pady=2)
>
>     self.role_combo = ttk.Combobox(self.root, values=["Admin", "User", 
> "Guest"])
>
>     self.role_combo.pack(padx=10, pady=2)
>
>     ttk.Label(self.root, text="Additional comments:").pack(padx=10, 
> pady=2)
>
>     self.comment_entry = ttk.Entry(self.root)
>
>     self.comment_entry.pack(padx=10, pady=2)
>
>     ttk.Button(self.root, text="Submit", 
> command=self.submit_form).pack(padx=10, pady=10)
>
>     # Schedule hard focus takeover once event loop begins
>
>     self.root.after(150, self._force_windows_focus)
>
> def _force_windows_focus(self):
>
>     if sys.platform.startswith("win"):
>
> import ctypes
>
>         user32 = ctypes.windll.user32
>
> kernel32 = ctypes.windll.kernel32
>
>         # Get thread IDs for current foreground window (the IDE) and 
> Python GUI window
>
>         fg_hwnd = user32.GetForegroundWindow()
>
>         fg_thread_id = user32.GetWindowThreadProcessId(fg_hwnd, None)
>
>         app_thread_id = kernel32.GetCurrentThreadId()
>
>         # Attach thread inputs temporarily so OS allows focus transfer
>
>         if fg_thread_id != app_thread_id:
>
>             user32.AttachThreadInput(app_thread_id, fg_thread_id, True)
>
>             # Retrieve the actual Win32 window handle for the Tk root
>
>             hwnd = user32.GetParent(self.root.winfo_id())
>
>             if hwnd == 0:
>
>                 hwnd = self.root.winfo_id()
>
>             user32.SetForegroundWindow(hwnd)
>
>             user32.SetFocus(hwnd)
>
>             # Detach thread input
>
>             user32.AttachThreadInput(app_thread_id, fg_thread_id, False)
>
>     # Tkinter internal focus assignments
>
>     self.root.lift()
>
>     self.name_entry.focus_force()
>
> def submit_form(self):
>
>     self.name_value = self.name_entry.get()
>
>     self.role_value = self.role_combo.get()
>
>     self.comment_value = self.comment_entry.get()
>
>     self.root.quit()
>
>     self.root.destroy()
>
> def on_close(self):
>
>     self.root.quit()
>
>     self.root.destroy()
>
> def run(self):
>
>     self.root.mainloop()
>
>     return self.name_value, self.role_value, self.comment_value
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Charles Black
>
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