Allow associating ComboBoxes to labels

[seanbudd]

Link to issue number:

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Summary of the issue:

We need to add support for associating labels to a wx.ComboBox using gui.guiHelper.associateElements.

Additionally, the association for wx.StaticText and wx.CheckBox was undocumented in the functions docstring.

Description of user facing changes

Description of development approach

Added TypeVars and rewrote type hinting to be more specific, clear and self-documenting.

Added support to ComboBoxes for horizontal controls.

Testing strategy:

Tested with NVDA remote

Known issues with pull request:

Code Review Checklist:

• Documentation:
  • Change log entry
  • User Documentation
  • Developer / Technical Documentation
  • Context sensitive help for GUI changes
• Testing:
  • Unit tests
  • System (end to end) tests
  • Manual testing
• UX of all users considered:
  • Speech
  • Braille
  • Low Vision
  • Different web browsers
  • Localization in other languages / culture than English
• API is compatible with existing add-ons.
• Security precautions taken.

@coderabbitai summary

[SaschaCowley]

Should an entry be added to changes for developers?

[SaschaCowley]

@seanbudd can you add a note to the changelog please? I feel like this is a useful addition for devs to know about

[seanbudd]

@SaschaCowley - done

[SaschaCowley]

Thanks @seanbudd