From b99026fa2596eabbf360a4772f1cc220249e56e3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Robert Knight <robert@microbit.org>
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:05:38 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Proof of concept to use ariaLabels in Blockly dropdowns

---
 localtypings/pxtarget.d.ts | 1 +
 pxtblocks/loader.ts        | 3 ++-
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/localtypings/pxtarget.d.ts b/localtypings/pxtarget.d.ts
index f3cbe35a88b8..8343318ff113 100644
--- a/localtypings/pxtarget.d.ts
+++ b/localtypings/pxtarget.d.ts
@@ -928,6 +928,7 @@ declare namespace ts.pxtc {
         pySnippet?: string; // value used to generate python snippet
 
         // On block
+        ariaLabel?: string;
         subcategory?: string;
         group?: string;
         whenUsed?: boolean;
diff --git a/pxtblocks/loader.ts b/pxtblocks/loader.ts
index e88457246a58..ebc0bba2cca3 100644
--- a/pxtblocks/loader.ts
+++ b/pxtblocks/loader.ts
@@ -538,7 +538,8 @@ function initBlock(block: Blockly.Block, info: pxtc.BlocksInfo, fn: pxtc.SymbolI
                                     height: 36,
                                     value: v.name
                                 } : k,
-                                v.namespace + "." + v.name
+                                v.namespace + "." + v.name,
+                                v.attributes.ariaLabel
                             ];
                         });
                         // if a value is provided, move it first