More fixes for menus and combo boxes.

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
 pkg_check_modules(GIO REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET gio-2.0)
 find_program(WIDL_EXECUTABLE widl REQUIRED)
 find_program(MINGW_C_COMPILER x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc REQUIRED)
+find_program(MINGW32_C_COMPILER i686-w64-mingw32-gcc REQUIRED)
 
 # A PE hook DLL can be loaded into ordinary Wine applications without any
 # GLib dependencies. Keep it alongside the Winelib helper.
@@ -21,6 +22,19 @@ add_custom_command(OUTPUT "${menu_hook}"
     VERBATIM)
 add_custom_target(wine-access-menu ALL DEPENDS "${menu_hook}")
 
+set(menu_hook32 "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/wine-access-menu32.dll")
+set(menu_host32 "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/wine-access-menu-host32.exe")
+add_custom_command(OUTPUT "${menu_hook32}" "${menu_host32}"
+    COMMAND "${MINGW32_C_COMPILER}" -std=c11 -O2 -Wall -Wextra -shared
+            -static-libgcc -Wl,--kill-at -DWINE_ACCESS_MENU_ONLY -o "${menu_hook32}"
+            "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/menu_hook.c" -luser32
+    COMMAND "${MINGW32_C_COMPILER}" -std=c11 -O2 -Wall -Wextra -mwindows
+            -static-libgcc -o "${menu_host32}"
+            "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/menu_host32.c" -luser32
+    DEPENDS menu_hook.c menu_bridge.h menu_host32.c
+    VERBATIM)
+add_custom_target(wine-access-menu32 ALL DEPENDS "${menu_hook32}" "${menu_host32}")
+
 set(generated_dir "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/generated")
 set(generated_header "${generated_dir}/nvdaController.h")
 set(generated_server "${generated_dir}/nvdaController_s.c")
@@ -34,7 +48,7 @@ add_custom_command(
     VERBATIM)
 
 add_executable(cthulhu-wine-access main.cpp list_view.cpp native_items.cpp "${generated_server}")
-add_dependencies(cthulhu-wine-access wine-access-menu)
+add_dependencies(cthulhu-wine-access wine-access-menu wine-access-menu32)
 target_compile_features(cthulhu-wine-access PRIVATE cxx_std_20)
 target_include_directories(cthulhu-wine-access PRIVATE "${generated_dir}")
 target_link_libraries(cthulhu-wine-access PRIVATE
@@ -62,4 +76,6 @@ install(PROGRAMS
 install(FILES
     "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/cthulhu-wine-access.exe.so"
     "${menu_hook}"
+    "${menu_hook32}"
+    "${menu_host32}"
     DESTINATION "${WINE_ACCESS_INSTALL_DIR}")

README.md

@@ -25,11 +25,12 @@ Building requires an x86_64 Linux host with:
 - Make and native GCC/G++ (the script uses CMake's default Makefile generator);
 - `pkg-config` and the GLib/GIO development files;
 - Wine development tools: `winegcc`, `wineg++`, and `widl`;
-- `x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc` to build the native menu hook DLL
+- `x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc` and `i686-w64-mingw32-gcc` to build native menu hooks
   (`mingw-w64-gcc` on Arch Linux).
 
-The target is a Winelib executable. A 32-bit build is not provided by this
+The D-Bus helper is a 64-bit Winelib executable. A small 32-bit Windows
-project yet; it needs a 32-bit Winegcc and 32-bit GLib/GIO development setup.
+companion supplies menu hooks for 32-bit applications, without requiring
+32-bit Linux GLib/GIO development files.
 
 ## Build
 
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ development packages. Removal does not require these dependencies.
 Use `./build.sh -r` to remove the local installation, or
 `sudo ./build.sh -r` to remove the system installation. If a user has no local
 installation but a system installation exists, the script requests the latter
-command without running sudo itself. Removal deletes only the three helper
+command without running sudo itself. Removal deletes only the five helper
 files and leaves other directory contents untouched.
 
 Alternative build and install locations may be supplied as positional
@@ -72,6 +73,8 @@ That installs the helper and its Winelib sidecar as:
 $prefix/libexec/cthulhu/wine/cthulhu-wine-access.exe
 $prefix/libexec/cthulhu/wine/cthulhu-wine-access.exe.so
 $prefix/libexec/cthulhu/wine/wine-access-menu.dll
+$prefix/libexec/cthulhu/wine/wine-access-menu32.dll
+$prefix/libexec/cthulhu/wine/wine-access-menu-host32.exe
 ```
 
 For Cthulhu-Go, either set `CTHULHU_WINE_ACCESS_HELPER` to the installed
@@ -98,15 +101,24 @@ The standard-control reader is deliberately limited to native Wine controls.
 Custom-drawn, DirectX, and game-specific accessibility APIs remain the
 responsibility of the application or its accessibility middleware.
 
-Native menu reading uses an accompanying 64-bit Windows hook DLL. It observes
+Native menu reading uses accompanying 64-bit and 32-bit Windows hook DLLs. They
+observe
 `WM_MENUSELECT` inside Wine applications and sends menu labels, displayed
 shortcuts, submenu roles, and checked/unavailable states to the helper. The
 helper queues these messages before forwarding them over D-Bus, suppresses
 repeated selections, and restores standard-control focus reporting when menus
-close. The hook applies to the helper's Wine desktop and prefix and is removed
+close. The hooks apply to the helper's Wine desktop and prefix and are removed
-on normal shutdown. It is disabled by `--no-dialog-reader`.
+on normal shutdown. The 32-bit host attaches to the foreground 32-bit UI thread
+so Wine's global hook chain cannot interfere with 64-bit menus. It exits when the helper dies or its bridge
+window closes. Menu hooks are disabled by `--no-dialog-reader`. The 32-bit
+companion handles menus; the editor subclass described below remains 64-bit.
 
-The same DLL subclasses standard `Edit` controls, including Wine Notepad's
+Focused combo boxes are checked every 100 ms to recover value changes that
+Wine does not report through WinEvents. The combo's internal list events use
+the same source identity as the focused combo, so the reader can accept the
+new value without a Tab/Shift+Tab round trip.
+
+The 64-bit DLL subclasses standard `Edit` controls, including Wine Notepad's
 document area and `WindowsForms10.EDIT.app.*` controls. Windows Forms fields
 use visible sibling labels immediately to their left, even when the labels
 were created after the fields. Protected fields report their label and

build.sh

@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ else
 fi
 prefix=${2:-"$defaultPrefix"}
 installDir="${prefix%/}/libexec/cthulhu/wine"
-installedFiles=(cthulhu-wine-access.exe cthulhu-wine-access.exe.so wine-access-menu.dll)
+installedFiles=(cthulhu-wine-access.exe cthulhu-wine-access.exe.so wine-access-menu.dll
+    wine-access-menu32.dll wine-access-menu-host32.exe)
 
 has_installation() {
     local candidateDir=$1
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ check_prerequisites() {
         cmake:cmake make:make gcc:gcc g++:gcc pkg-config:pkgconf
         winegcc:wine wineg++:wine widl:wine
         x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc:mingw-w64-gcc
+        i686-w64-mingw32-gcc:mingw-w64-gcc
     )
 
     for requirement in "${requirements[@]}"; do

distro-packages/ArchLinux/wine-access-git/README.md

@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ elsewhere. To use HTTPS after the repository becomes public:
 WINE_ACCESS_GIT_URL=https://git.stormux.org/storm/wine-access.git makepkg -si
 ```
 
-The package installs the Winelib launcher, its sidecar and the native hook DLL
+The package installs the Winelib launcher, its sidecar, both native menu hook
+DLLs, and the 32-bit menu host
 under `/usr/libexec/cthulhu/wine/`. It provides and conflicts with the older
 `cthulhu-wine-access` helper, including `cthulhu-wine-access-git`, so pacman
 can replace that package in the installation transaction.

main.cpp

@@ -41,6 +41,30 @@ bool lastListSelected = false;
 int lastListChecked = -1;
 HWND lastNativeControl = nullptr;
 NativeItemKey lastNativeItem;
+HWND lastComboControl = nullptr;
+std::string lastComboValue;
+
+bool is_combo_box(HWND window) {
+  wchar_t className[128] = {};
+  return GetClassNameW(window, className, std::size(className)) &&
+         (wine_access_class_matches(className, L"ComboBox") ||
+          wine_access_class_matches(className, L"ComboBoxEx32"));
+}
+
+HWND combo_event_control(HWND window, DWORD event) {
+  if (is_combo_box(window)) return window;
+  wchar_t className[128] = {};
+  const bool comboList = GetClassNameW(window, className, std::size(className)) &&
+      wine_access_class_matches(className, L"ComboLBox");
+  if (event != EVENT_OBJECT_FOCUS && !comboList) return nullptr;
+  GUITHREADINFO info{};
+  info.cbSize = sizeof(info);
+  HWND foreground = GetForegroundWindow();
+  if (foreground && GetGUIThreadInfo(GetWindowThreadProcessId(foreground, nullptr), &info) &&
+      is_combo_box(info.hwndFocus))
+    return info.hwndFocus;
+  return nullptr;
+}
 
 // Winegcc uses 16-bit wchar_t; Linux libc's wcs* functions expect 32-bit
 // wchar_t. Use Wine's Unicode APIs or explicit code-unit comparisons.
@@ -321,6 +345,8 @@ ControlDescription describe_standard_control(HWND window) {
     control.name = to_utf8(label);
     control.role = "combo box";
     control.value = to_utf8(text);
+    lastComboControl = window;
+    lastComboValue = control.value;
     return control;
   }
 
@@ -427,8 +453,14 @@ void poll_control_focus(bool refresh = false) {
   GUITHREADINFO info{};
   info.cbSize = sizeof(info);
   HWND foreground = GetForegroundWindow();
-  if (foreground && GetGUIThreadInfo(GetWindowThreadProcessId(foreground, nullptr), &info) &&
+  const bool focused = foreground &&
-      !(info.flags & GUI_INMENUMODE) && is_native_item_control(info.hwndFocus)) {
+      GetGUIThreadInfo(GetWindowThreadProcessId(foreground, nullptr), &info) &&
+      !(info.flags & GUI_INMENUMODE);
+  if (!focused || !is_combo_box(info.hwndFocus)) {
+    lastComboControl = nullptr;
+    lastComboValue.clear();
+  }
+  if (focused && is_native_item_control(info.hwndFocus)) {
     lastListControl = nullptr;
     lastListIndex = -1;
     lastListCount = 0;
@@ -446,8 +478,7 @@ void poll_control_focus(bool refresh = false) {
   }
   lastNativeControl = nullptr;
   lastNativeItem = {};
-  if (foreground && GetGUIThreadInfo(GetWindowThreadProcessId(foreground, nullptr), &info) &&
+  if (focused && is_list_view(info.hwndFocus)) {
-      !(info.flags & GUI_INMENUMODE) && is_list_view(info.hwndFocus)) {
     int count = 0;
     const int index = list_view_index(info.hwndFocus, &count);
     DWORD_PTR state = 0;
@@ -471,6 +502,19 @@ void poll_control_focus(bool refresh = false) {
   lastListCount = 0;
   lastListSelected = false;
   lastListChecked = -1;
+  if (focused && is_combo_box(info.hwndFocus)) {
+    if (info.hwndFocus != lastComboControl) {
+      present_standard_focus(info.hwndFocus);
+    } else {
+      wchar_t text[512] = {};
+      get_control_text(info.hwndFocus, text, std::size(text));
+      if (refresh || to_utf8(text) != lastComboValue) {
+        const auto control = describe_standard_control(info.hwndFocus);
+        present_accessible_event(source_id(info.hwndFocus, "standard"), "value",
+                                 control, window_title(info.hwndFocus));
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 void present_menu_event(const WineAccessMenuEvent &event) {
@@ -625,21 +669,43 @@ LRESULT CALLBACK menu_bridge_proc(HWND window, UINT message, WPARAM wp, LPARAM l
   return DefWindowProcW(window, message, wp, lp);
 }
 
-HMODULE load_menu_hook() {
+bool helper_file_path(wchar_t *path, size_t capacity, const wchar_t *name) {
-  wchar_t path[4096] = {};
+  const DWORD length = GetModuleFileNameW(nullptr, path, capacity);
-  const DWORD length = GetModuleFileNameW(nullptr, path, std::size(path));
+  if (length == 0 || length >= capacity)
-  if (length == 0 || length >= std::size(path))
+    return false;
-    return nullptr;
   wchar_t *separator = nullptr;
   for (wchar_t *cursor = path; *cursor; ++cursor)
     if (*cursor == L'\\' || *cursor == L'/') separator = cursor;
   if (separator == nullptr)
+    return false;
+  const auto remaining = capacity - (separator + 1 - path);
+  if (remaining <= static_cast<size_t>(lstrlenW(name)))
+    return false;
+  lstrcpyW(separator + 1, name);
+  return true;
+}
+
+HMODULE load_menu_hook() {
+  wchar_t path[4096] = {};
+  return helper_file_path(path, std::size(path), L"wine-access-menu.dll")
+             ? LoadLibraryW(path) : nullptr;
+}
+
+HANDLE start_menu_host32(HWND bridge) {
+  wchar_t path[4096] = {};
+  if (!helper_file_path(path, std::size(path), L"wine-access-menu-host32.exe"))
     return nullptr;
-  const auto remaining = std::size(path) - (separator + 1 - path);
+  wchar_t command[8192] = {};
-  if (remaining <= static_cast<size_t>(lstrlenW(L"wine-access-menu.dll")))
+  wsprintfW(command, L"\"%s\" %lu %lu", path, GetCurrentProcessId(),
+             static_cast<DWORD>(reinterpret_cast<UINT_PTR>(bridge)));
+  STARTUPINFOW startup{};
+  startup.cb = sizeof(startup);
+  PROCESS_INFORMATION process{};
+  if (!CreateProcessW(path, command, nullptr, nullptr, FALSE, 0, nullptr,
+                       nullptr, &startup, &process))
     return nullptr;
-  lstrcpyW(separator + 1, L"wine-access-menu.dll");
+  CloseHandle(process.hThread);
-  return LoadLibraryW(path);
+  return process.hProcess;
 }
 
 void CALLBACK winevent_callback(HWINEVENTHOOK, DWORD event, HWND window,
@@ -650,6 +716,21 @@ void CALLBACK winevent_callback(HWINEVENTHOOK, DWORD event, HWND window,
     return;
   if (editReaderActive && GetPropW(window, EDIT_STATE_PROPERTY))
     return;
+  if (HWND combo = combo_event_control(window, event)) {
+    // The combo's internal list can emit focus events even while the combo
+    // retains keyboard focus. Keep a single source for focus and value updates.
+    GUITHREADINFO info{};
+    info.cbSize = sizeof(info);
+    HWND foreground = GetForegroundWindow();
+    if (foreground && GetGUIThreadInfo(GetWindowThreadProcessId(foreground, nullptr), &info) &&
+        !(info.flags & GUI_INMENUMODE) && info.hwndFocus == combo) {
+      if (event == EVENT_OBJECT_FOCUS && window == combo)
+        present_standard_focus(combo);
+      else
+        poll_control_focus(event == EVENT_OBJECT_NAMECHANGE || event == EVENT_OBJECT_VALUECHANGE);
+    }
+    return;
+  }
   // Wine's MSAA provider exposes native list views as named clients, without
   // their rows. Use the standard-control query even when that name is present.
   if (is_list_view(window) || is_native_item_control(window)) {
@@ -920,6 +1001,7 @@ int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE instance, HINSTANCE, char *, int) {
   HHOOK inputHook = nullptr;
   HMODULE menuModule = nullptr;
   HWND menuBridge = nullptr;
+  HANDLE menuHost32 = nullptr;
   if (dialogReaderEnabled) {
     hook = SetWinEventHook(EVENT_MIN, EVENT_MAX, nullptr, winevent_callback, 0,
                            0, WINEVENT_OUTOFCONTEXT | WINEVENT_SKIPOWNPROCESS);
@@ -943,10 +1025,16 @@ int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE instance, HINSTANCE, char *, int) {
     if (menuHook == nullptr)
       std::fprintf(stderr, "wine-access: native menu hook unavailable (error %lu)\n",
                    static_cast<unsigned long>(GetLastError()));
+    if (menuBridge != nullptr) {
+      menuHost32 = start_menu_host32(menuBridge);
+      if (menuHost32 == nullptr)
+        std::fprintf(stderr, "wine-access: 32-bit menu host unavailable (error %lu)\n",
+                     static_cast<unsigned long>(GetLastError()));
+    }
   }
   MSG message{};
-  // Native lists, tabs and trees can omit selection WinEvents in Wine. Observe
+  // Native lists, tabs, trees and combo boxes can omit change WinEvents in Wine.
-  // the focused item with scalar queries; retrieve text only when it changes.
+  // Observe only the foreground control; never read background selections.
   const UINT_PTR listTimer = dialogReaderEnabled ? SetTimer(nullptr, 0, 100, nullptr) : 0;
   while (GetMessageW(&message, nullptr, 0, 0) > 0) {
     if (listTimer && message.message == WM_TIMER && message.hwnd == nullptr &&
@@ -966,6 +1054,15 @@ int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE instance, HINSTANCE, char *, int) {
     UnhookWindowsHookEx(inputHook);
   if (menuBridge != nullptr)
     DestroyWindow(menuBridge);
+  if (menuHost32 != nullptr) {
+    // Destroying the bridge ends the host's loop. Parent-process death also
+    // stops it, so a reader crash cannot leave an orphaned global menu hook.
+    if (WaitForSingleObject(menuHost32, 1000) == WAIT_TIMEOUT) {
+      TerminateProcess(menuHost32, 0);
+      WaitForSingleObject(menuHost32, 1000);
+    }
+    CloseHandle(menuHost32);
+  }
   if (menuModule != nullptr)
     FreeLibrary(menuModule);
   if (controllerActive) {

menu_hook.c

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
 #include "menu_bridge.h"
+#ifndef WINE_ACCESS_MENU_ONLY
 #include "edit_hook.h"
+#endif
 
 static void menu_text(WCHAR *output, UINT capacity, const WCHAR *input) {
   UINT used = 0;
@@ -20,7 +22,9 @@ __declspec(dllexport) LRESULT CALLBACK WineAccessMenuHook(int code, WPARAM wp,
                                                         LPARAM lp) {
   if (code >= 0) {
     const CWPSTRUCT *message = (const CWPSTRUCT *)lp;
+#ifndef WINE_ACCESS_MENU_ONLY
     if (message->message == WM_SETFOCUS) wine_access_watch_edit(message->hwnd);
+#endif
     if (message->message == WM_MENUSELECT || message->message == WM_EXITMENULOOP) {
       HWND bridge = FindWindowW(WINE_ACCESS_MENU_CLASS, NULL);
       HWND owner = GetAncestor(message->hwnd, GA_ROOT);

menu_host32.c

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
+#include "menu_bridge.h"
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+static DWORD foreground_thread32(void) {
+  DWORD pid = 0;
+  DWORD thread = GetWindowThreadProcessId(GetForegroundWindow(), &pid);
+  HANDLE process = pid ? OpenProcess(PROCESS_QUERY_LIMITED_INFORMATION, FALSE, pid) : NULL;
+  BOOL wow64 = FALSE;
+  BOOL known = process && IsWow64Process(process, &wow64);
+  if (process) CloseHandle(process);
+  return known && wow64 ? thread : 0;
+}
+
+// Hook DLLs must match the application's architecture. This small PE host
+// supplies the 32-bit menu hook without requiring 32-bit Linux GLib/Winelib.
+int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE instance, HINSTANCE previous, LPSTR args, int show) {
+  (void)instance; (void)previous; (void)show;
+  char *end;
+  DWORD parentId = strtoul(args, &end, 10);
+  HWND bridge = (HWND)(UINT_PTR)strtoul(end, &end, 10);
+  DWORD bridgeProcess = 0;
+  GetWindowThreadProcessId(bridge, &bridgeProcess);
+  if (!parentId || bridgeProcess != parentId) return 1;
+  HANDLE parent = OpenProcess(SYNCHRONIZE, FALSE, parentId);
+  if (!parent) return 1;
+
+  WCHAR path[4096] = {0};
+  DWORD length = GetModuleFileNameW(NULL, path, 4096);
+  WCHAR *name = NULL;
+  for (DWORD i = 0; i < length && i < 4096; ++i)
+    if (path[i] == L'\\' || path[i] == L'/') name = path + i + 1;
+  if (!length || length >= 4096 || !name ||
+      name - path + lstrlenW(L"wine-access-menu32.dll") >= 4096) {
+    CloseHandle(parent);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  lstrcpyW(name, L"wine-access-menu32.dll");
+  HMODULE module = LoadLibraryW(path);
+  HOOKPROC callback = module ? (HOOKPROC)GetProcAddress(module, "WineAccessMenuHook") : NULL;
+  HHOOK hook = NULL;
+  DWORD hookedThread = 0;
+  if (!callback)
+    fprintf(stderr, "wine-access: 32-bit menu hook unavailable (error %lu)\n", GetLastError());
+  if (callback) {
+    while (IsWindow(bridge)) {
+      // Wine's mixed-architecture global hook chain can suppress the 64-bit
+      // hook. Attach only to the foreground 32-bit UI thread, and release it
+      // when focus moves elsewhere. The 64-bit helper keeps its global hook.
+      DWORD thread = foreground_thread32();
+      if (thread != hookedThread) {
+        if (hook) UnhookWindowsHookEx(hook);
+        hook = thread ? SetWindowsHookExW(WH_CALLWNDPROC, callback, module, thread) : NULL;
+        hookedThread = hook ? thread : 0;
+      }
+      DWORD result = MsgWaitForMultipleObjects(1, &parent, FALSE, 100, QS_ALLINPUT);
+      if (result == WAIT_OBJECT_0 || result == WAIT_FAILED) break;
+      MSG message;
+      while (PeekMessageW(&message, NULL, 0, 0, PM_REMOVE)) {
+        TranslateMessage(&message);
+        DispatchMessageW(&message);
+      }
+    }
+    if (hook) UnhookWindowsHookEx(hook);
+  }
+  if (module) FreeLibrary(module);
+  CloseHandle(parent);
+  return callback ? 0 : 1;
+}

tests/README.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Build the project, then run `python3 tests/menu_integration.py --build-dir build`
 from the repository root in a graphical session. Dependencies are Wine,
-MinGW's x86_64 C compiler, PyGObject, and `dbus-run-session`.
+MinGW's x86_64 and i686 C compilers, PyGObject, and `dbus-run-session`.
 
 The test creates a temporary Wine prefix and a private D-Bus service. Its
 64-bit PE application exercises the separately running Winelib helper's
@@ -108,6 +108,39 @@ reader's `docs/testing/wine-accessibility.md` for current evidence and live
 acceptance gates. Run Xvfb fixtures sequentially; concurrent automatic display
 allocation can collide.
 
+## GoldWave menus and combo boxes
+
+The helper supplies both 32-bit and 64-bit menu hooks. Check both architectures:
+
+```sh
+xvfb-run -a python3 tests/menu_integration.py --fixture menu
+xvfb-run -a python3 tests/menu_integration.py --fixture menu --32-bit
+xvfb-run -a python3 tests/menu_integration.py --fixture controls
+xvfb-run -a python3 tests/menu_integration.py --fixture controls --32-bit
+xvfb-run -a python3 tests/menu_integration.py --fixture goldwave --goldwave-exe /path/to/GoldWave.exe
+```
+
+The controls fixture changes a combo selection without emitting a value
+WinEvent. It requires the new value while focus stays on the combo, with the
+same source identity as its focus event. This catches both missing polling and
+Wine's misleading focus notifications for the combo's internal list.
+
+The optional GoldWave 5.70 fixture copies the application directory into a
+temporary directory and uses a fresh Wine prefix with Force screen reader
+mode enabled. It waits for the actual main form, dismisses the first-run
+settings prompt in the test copy, and drives Alt+F, menu arrows, Ctrl+O and
+file-type combo Down/Down/Up using SendInput. On October 11 it received File,
+New, Open and unavailable Close menu events, followed by Wave/MPEG Audio/Wave
+value updates without tabbing away. This confirms helper events through the
+private D-Bus recorder; audible speech and physical braille need live checks.
+
+Install all five helper artifacts together, restart Cthulhu, and reopen
+GoldWave. With screen reader mode enabled, check File and other menus with
+Alt and arrows, then Escape back to the previous control. In Open Sound,
+check Files of type and Look in with arrows: expect the new value immediately
+in speech and braille, with keyboard focus remaining on the combo. Repeat
+Tab/Shift+Tab and Alt+Down/Escape dropdown opening and closing.
+
 ## Notepad++ / Scintilla checks
 
 Use a locally available 64-bit Notepad++ executable:

tests/controls_fixture.c

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ static LRESULT CALLBACK window_proc(HWND window, UINT message, WPARAM wp, LPARAM
     case 10: focus_control(combo); break;
     case 11:
       SendMessageW(combo, CB_SETCURSEL, 1, 0);
-      NotifyWinEvent(EVENT_OBJECT_VALUECHANGE, combo, OBJID_CLIENT, CHILDID_SELF);
+      // Common file dialogs can change the selection without a WinEvent.
       break;
     case 12: focus_control(edit); break;
     case 13: focus_control(atlTabs); break;

tests/goldwave_fixture.c

@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
+// Drive a disposable copy of GoldWave 5.70 using real Wine keyboard input.
+#include <windows.h>
+#include <dlgs.h>
+
+static DWORD appPid;
+static HWND app, dialog;
+
+static BOOL CALLBACK dismiss_setup(HWND window, LPARAM unused) {
+  (void)unused;
+  WCHAR text[64] = {0};
+  GetWindowTextW(window, text, 64);
+  if (!lstrcmpW(text, L"No") || !lstrcmpW(text, L"&No"))
+    PostMessageW(window, BM_CLICK, 0, 0);
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+static BOOL CALLBACK find_window(HWND window, LPARAM unused) {
+  (void)unused;
+  DWORD pid = 0;
+  WCHAR title[128] = {0};
+  GetWindowThreadProcessId(window, &pid);
+  GetWindowTextW(window, title, 128);
+  if (pid == appPid && IsWindowVisible(window)) {
+    WCHAR cls[128] = {0};
+    GetClassNameW(window, cls, 128);
+    if (!lstrcmpW(cls, L"TGWMainForm")) app = window;
+    if (GetDlgItem(window, cmb1)) dialog = window;
+    if (!lstrcmpW(cls, L"TMessageForm")) EnumChildWindows(window, dismiss_setup, 0);
+  }
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+static void key(WORD vk, BOOL alt, BOOL control) {
+  INPUT input[6] = {0};
+  UINT count = 0;
+  if (alt) { input[count].ki.wVk = VK_MENU; ++count; }
+  if (control) { input[count].ki.wVk = VK_CONTROL; ++count; }
+  input[count++].ki.wVk = vk;
+  input[count].ki.wVk = vk; input[count++].ki.dwFlags = KEYEVENTF_KEYUP;
+  if (control) { input[count].ki.wVk = VK_CONTROL; input[count++].ki.dwFlags = KEYEVENTF_KEYUP; }
+  if (alt) { input[count].ki.wVk = VK_MENU; input[count++].ki.dwFlags = KEYEVENTF_KEYUP; }
+  for (UINT i = 0; i < count; ++i) input[i].type = INPUT_KEYBOARD;
+  if (SendInput(count, input, sizeof(INPUT)) != count) ExitProcess(3);
+  Sleep(400);
+}
+
+int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE instance, HINSTANCE previous, LPSTR args, int show) {
+  (void)instance; (void)previous; (void)args; (void)show;
+  // The runner supplies a fresh prefix; this setting never touches the user's
+  // configuration. Match the reported Force screen reader mode setup.
+  HKEY options;
+  if (RegCreateKeyExW(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, L"Software\\GoldWave\\GoldWave\\Options", 0,
+                      NULL, 0, KEY_SET_VALUE, NULL, &options, NULL) != ERROR_SUCCESS) return 2;
+  DWORD startupOptions = 0x3008;
+  RegSetValueExW(options, L"StartupOptions", 0, REG_DWORD, (BYTE *)&startupOptions, sizeof(startupOptions));
+  RegCloseKey(options);
+  if (RegCreateKeyExW(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, L"Software\\GoldWave\\GoldWave", 0,
+                      NULL, 0, KEY_SET_VALUE, NULL, &options, NULL) != ERROR_SUCCESS) return 2;
+  const WCHAR version[] = L"5.70";
+  RegSetValueExW(options, L"Version", 0, REG_SZ, (const BYTE *)version, sizeof(version));
+  RegCloseKey(options);
+  WCHAR executable[4096] = {0};
+  if (!GetEnvironmentVariableW(L"WINE_ACCESS_GOLDWAVE_EXE", executable, 4096)) return 2;
+  STARTUPINFOW startup = {0};
+  startup.cb = sizeof(startup);
+  PROCESS_INFORMATION process = {0};
+  if (!CreateProcessW(executable, NULL, NULL, NULL, FALSE, 0, NULL, NULL, &startup, &process)) return 2;
+  appPid = process.dwProcessId;
+  for (int i = 0; i < 200 && !app; ++i) { EnumWindows(find_window, 0); Sleep(50); }
+  if (!app) return 2;
+  SetForegroundWindow(app);
+  Sleep(500);
+  key('F', TRUE, FALSE);
+  key(VK_DOWN, FALSE, FALSE);
+  key(VK_DOWN, FALSE, FALSE);
+  key(VK_ESCAPE, FALSE, FALSE);
+  key(VK_ESCAPE, FALSE, FALSE);
+  key('O', FALSE, TRUE);
+  for (int i = 0; i < 100 && !dialog; ++i) { EnumWindows(find_window, 0); Sleep(50); }
+  if (!dialog) return 2;
+  HWND combo = GetDlgItem(dialog, cmb1);
+  SendMessageW(dialog, WM_NEXTDLGCTL, (WPARAM)combo, TRUE);
+  Sleep(500);
+  WCHAR before[512] = {0}, after[512] = {0};
+  SendMessageW(combo, WM_GETTEXT, 512, (LPARAM)before);
+  key(VK_DOWN, FALSE, FALSE);
+  SendMessageW(combo, WM_GETTEXT, 512, (LPARAM)after);
+  if (!lstrcmpW(before, after)) return 4;
+  GUITHREADINFO info = {0};
+  info.cbSize = sizeof(info);
+  GetGUIThreadInfo(GetWindowThreadProcessId(dialog, NULL), &info);
+  if (info.hwndFocus != combo) return 4;
+  key(VK_DOWN, FALSE, FALSE);
+  key(VK_UP, FALSE, FALSE);
+  key(VK_ESCAPE, FALSE, FALSE);
+  PostMessageW(app, WM_CLOSE, 0, 0);
+  int result = WaitForSingleObject(process.hProcess, 3000) == WAIT_OBJECT_0 ? 0 : 2;
+  CloseHandle(process.hThread);
+  CloseHandle(process.hProcess);
+  return result;
+}

tests/menu_integration.py

@@ -17,24 +17,28 @@ from gi.repository import Gio, GLib
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
 parser.add_argument("--build-dir", default="build")
 parser.add_argument("--session", action="store_true")
-parser.add_argument("--fixture", choices=("menu", "edit", "notepad", "list", "delphi", "winforms", "controls", "scintilla"), default="menu")
+parser.add_argument("--fixture", choices=("menu", "edit", "notepad", "list", "delphi", "winforms", "controls", "scintilla", "goldwave"), default="menu")
 parser.add_argument("--notepadpp-exe", type=Path)
+parser.add_argument("--goldwave-exe", type=Path)
 parser.add_argument("--32-bit", dest="is32Bit", action="store_true")
 parser.add_argument("--late-helper", action="store_true")
 parser.add_argument("--restart-helper", action="store_true")
 args = parser.parse_args()
-if args.is32Bit and args.fixture not in ("list", "delphi", "controls"):
+if args.is32Bit and args.fixture not in ("menu", "list", "delphi", "controls"):
-    parser.error("32-bit checks currently require --fixture list, delphi or controls")
+    parser.error("32-bit checks currently require --fixture menu, list, delphi or controls")
 if (args.late_helper or args.restart_helper) and args.fixture not in ("edit", "winforms", "scintilla"):
     parser.error("helper lifecycle checks require --fixture edit, winforms or scintilla")
 if args.fixture == "scintilla" and (not args.notepadpp_exe or not args.notepadpp_exe.is_file()):
     parser.error("--fixture scintilla requires --notepadpp-exe pointing to a 64-bit Notepad++ executable")
+if args.fixture == "goldwave" and (not args.goldwave_exe or not args.goldwave_exe.is_file()):
+    parser.error("--fixture goldwave requires --goldwave-exe pointing to GoldWave 5.70")
 build = Path(args.build_dir).resolve()
 if not args.session:
     sys.exit(subprocess.call(["dbus-run-session", "--", sys.executable,
                               __file__, "--session", "--build-dir", str(build),
                               "--fixture", args.fixture,
                               *(["--notepadpp-exe", str(args.notepadpp_exe.resolve())] if args.notepadpp_exe else []),
+                              *(["--goldwave-exe", str(args.goldwave_exe.resolve())] if args.goldwave_exe else []),
                               *(["--32-bit"] if args.is32Bit else []),
                               *(["--late-helper"] if args.late_helper else []),
                               *(["--restart-helper"] if args.restart_helper else [])]))
@@ -60,10 +64,14 @@ connection.call_sync("org.freedesktop.DBus", "/org/freedesktop/DBus",
 
 with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="wine-access-menus-") as temporary:
     env = os.environ.copy()
-    env.update(WINEPREFIX=str(Path(temporary) / "prefix"), WINEDEBUG="-all",
+    env.update(WINEPREFIX=str(Path(temporary) / "prefix"), WINEDEBUG=os.environ.get("WINE_ACCESS_TEST_DEBUG", "-all"),
                WINEDLLOVERRIDES="mscoree,mshtml=", CTHULHU_WINE_ACCESS_MANAGED="1")
     ready = Path(temporary) / "ready"
     env["WINE_ACCESS_FIXTURE_READY"] = "Z:" + str(ready).replace("/", "\\")
+    if args.fixture == "goldwave":
+        appDir = Path(temporary) / "goldwave"
+        shutil.copytree(args.goldwave_exe.parent, appDir)
+        env["WINE_ACCESS_GOLDWAVE_EXE"] = "Z:" + str(appDir / args.goldwave_exe.name).replace("/", "\\")
     if args.fixture == "scintilla":
         # Copy the application to isolate its configuration as well as its
         # document. Never open or edit files in the user's running instance.
@@ -80,7 +88,7 @@ with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="wine-access-menus-") as temporary:
         env["WINE_ACCESS_NOTEPADPP_EXE"] = "Z:" + str(appDir / args.notepadpp_exe.name).replace("/", "\\")
         env["WINE_ACCESS_SCINTILLA_DOCUMENT"] = "Z:" + str(document).replace("/", "\\")
     fixture = Path(temporary) / "menu-fixture.exe"
-    compiler = "i686-w64-mingw32-gcc" if args.is32Bit else "x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc"
+    compiler = "i686-w64-mingw32-gcc" if args.is32Bit or args.fixture == "goldwave" else "x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc"
     sourceName = "edit" if args.fixture == "winforms" else args.fixture
     if args.fixture == "delphi":
         sourceName = "list"
@@ -88,7 +96,7 @@ with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="wine-access-menus-") as temporary:
                     *(["-DWINE_ACCESS_WINFORMS_FIXTURE"] if args.fixture == "winforms" else []),
                     *(["-DWINE_ACCESS_DELPHI_FIXTURE"] if args.fixture == "delphi" else []),
                     "-o", str(fixture), str(Path(__file__).with_name(sourceName + "_fixture.c")),
-                    "-luser32", "-lcomctl32", "-loleacc", "-lole32"], check=True)
+                    "-luser32", "-lcomctl32", "-loleacc", "-lole32", "-ladvapi32"], check=True)
     helper = None
     app = None
     try:
@@ -121,7 +129,7 @@ with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="wine-access-menus-") as temporary:
                 restarted = True
             time.sleep(0.01)
         assert app.poll() == 0, "fixture failed or timed out"
-        assert helper.poll() is None, "helper exited during the fixture"
+        assert helper.poll() is None, f"helper exited during the fixture: {helper.returncode}"
         if args.restart_helper:
             assert restarted, "fixture never triggered a helper restart"
         for _ in range(20):
@@ -134,6 +142,18 @@ with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="wine-access-menus-") as temporary:
                 focused = event[0]
             elif event[1] == "text":
                 assert event[0] == focused, f"text sent without establishing focus: {event!r}"
+            elif event[1] == "value" and event[3] == "combo box":
+                assert event[0] == focused, f"combo value sent for an unfocused source: {event!r}; focus={focused}; events={events!r}"
+        if args.fixture == "goldwave":
+            for event in events:
+                print(event[1:9])
+            menus = [e for e in events if ":menu:" in e[0]]
+            assert any(e[2] == "File" and e[3] == "submenu" for e in menus), "GoldWave File menu missing"
+            assert any(e[2].startswith("Open") and e[3] == "menu item" for e in menus), "GoldWave Open command missing"
+            values = [e[4] for e in events if e[1] == "value" and e[3] == "combo box"]
+            assert len(values) >= 3 and len(set(values)) >= 2, f"GoldWave combo arrow feedback missing: {values!r}"
+            print("PASS: actual 32-bit GoldWave menus and file-type combo arrows without tabbing away")
+            sys.exit(0)
         if args.fixture == "controls":
             for event in events:
                 print(event[1:9])