1 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.7.91:
3 * Add atspi_accessible_get_object_locale (BGO#694368).
5 * Start the bus launcher in the initialization phase (BGO#694984).
7 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.7.90:
9 * Removed a debug print that was accidentally included in 2.7.5.
11 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.7.5:
13 * Add ATSPI_ROLE_LEVEL_BAR to correspond to the new atk role.
15 * Fix various compiler warnings.
17 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.7.4:
19 * Fix some ref count leaks.
21 * Some functions that return accessibles now propagate errors.
23 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.7.3:
25 * Atspi_accessible_get_index_in_parent no longer returns -1 if the object's
26 parent is not cached (BGO#688057).
28 * re-register keystroke listeners if the registry goes away and then returns.
30 * Fix atspi_device_listener_new_simple.
32 * Fix some compiler warnings.
34 * Build: use gobject-introspection's Makefile instead of rolling our own.
36 * Fix a crash when parsing events without detail when there is a listener for the event that names a specific detail value.
38 * Fix crash when removing hung processes.
40 * Fix deregistering of applications.
42 * A few documentation fixes.
44 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.7.2:
46 * Only call an event listener once per event, even if the listener registered
47 for both the event and a superset of the event.
49 * Don't distribute dbind-config.h (BGO#688083).
51 * Fix gtk-doc for Atspi-Registry (BGO#688224).
53 * Some introspection fixes to make vapigen happy (BGO#688223).
55 * [registry] Fixed a crash handling DeregisterKeystrokeListener.
57 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.7.1:
59 * Update the cache in response to role change notifications (BGO#685469).
61 * Don't output a warning when a p2p connection isn't available.
63 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.5.92:
65 * Fix some annotations.
67 * Exit, rather than crash, when unable to open an X display (BGO#660407).
69 * Fix various memory leaks (BGO#684033).
71 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.5.91:
73 * Fix build with -fno-common.
75 * Add glib-2.0 to requires in at-spi2.pc (BGO#682595)
77 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.5.5:
79 * Add atspi_action_get_localized_name (BGO#680598).
81 * Allow building from out of source directory (BGO#680281)
83 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.5.4:
85 * Fix a missing return value.
87 * Fix a crash when unable to remove a match rule.
89 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.5.3:
91 * Fix a memory leak (BGO#678738)
93 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.5.2:
95 * Fix a crash when a call to fetch a hyperlink times out.
97 * Fix C++ compilation.
99 * Remove a warning that was sometimes logged when a method call timed out.
101 * Fix crash in atspi_deregister_keystroke_listener (FDO#50578)
103 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.5.1:
105 * Add atspi_set_timeout.
107 * By default, disable method call timeouts until an application has been on
108 the bus for 15 seconds (work-around for applications with potentially long
109 start-up times). This behavior can be changed with a call to atspi_set_timeout.
111 * Fix GError sent when receiving a reply of the wrong type
113 * Fix typo in atspi_document_get_attribute_value
115 * Fix for bug 675004 - object:state-changed:defunct events are emitted as object:state-change:defunct
117 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.4.0:
119 * Fix typo in at-spi-dbus-bus.desktop.in (BGO#605662).
121 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.3.92:
123 * Some changes to try to prevent at-spi2-registryd from incorrectly
124 thinking that an AT is hung and passing keys meant for it to the application.
126 * Fix crash fetching an error from a reply when retrieving a property.
128 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.3.91:
130 * Invalidate states when receiving a focus event (BGO#663992).
132 * Fix atspi_table_get_row_column_extents_at_index.
134 * Expect a signed int for GetIndexInParent, per the spec.
136 * Send key events to listeners assumed to be hung, but don't block.
138 * Reduce the method call timeout slightly, so that it will be lower than
139 the keystroke listener timeout.
141 * Don't cache data for transient objects.
143 * Enable caching on a call to atspi_accessible_set_cache_mask, even if
144 atspi-event_main() hasn't been called.
146 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.3.90:
148 * At-spi-bus-launcher now emits PropertiesChanged signals from the correct
151 * If a keystroke listener does not respond, disable it until it responds.
152 This prevents the desktop from locking up if an AT hangs or is suspended
153 and has a keyboard listener registered.
155 * Fix a warning when a NULL object is returned as the detail of an event.
157 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.3.5:
159 * Fix for BGO#668334: Set correct end offset in atspi_text_get_attributes.
161 * Add some type checking on method replies; this should prevent crashes if
162 an application-side AT-SPI implementor returns something unexpected.
164 * Call g_settings_sync after updating toolkit-accessibility.
166 * Add ScreenReaderEnabled D-Bus property as a proxy for the GSettings key.
168 * Fix for BGO#669344: Don't use "restrict" as a variable name, since it can
171 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.3.4:
173 * Add some dbus message signature checks.
175 * Fix a crash if a device listener incorrectly returns a non-bool.
177 * Fix for BGO#666870: Keystroke listeners do not work unless an event listener
178 is also registered [also needs updated at-spi2-atk]
180 * Fix for BGO#667254: Some atspi-selection_* functions were broken.
182 * When a call times out, ping the connection and avoid making subsequent calls
183 until the ping is answered.
185 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.3.3:
187 * Handle event detail suffixes (such as :system).
189 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.3.2:
191 * Some documentation improvements.
193 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.3.1:
195 * Fix return type of org.a11y.Bus.IsEnabled property
197 * Declare void functions as such
199 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.2.1:
201 * Fix org.a11y.Bus.Enabled property to set its initial state from the
202 GSettings key, if available and an initial property is not given on the
205 * Fix for BGO#660947: Gracefully exit when already running, rather than
206 triggering a SIGABRT.
208 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.1.92:
210 * Fixed a crash when handling event listeners.
212 * Fix for BGO#659088: Correctly define ATSPI_MODIFIER_NUMLOCK.
214 * Add some defensive checks to prevent problems with defunct objects.
216 * BGO#657051: Fix a build error on Solaris.
218 * Fix some missing return statements.
220 * Some fixes related to deregistering event listeners.
222 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.1.91:
224 * Fixed a crash when deregistering event listeners.
226 * Made DBus IsEnabled property readwrite.
228 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.1.90:
230 * Fixed a memory leak on DBus errors.
232 * Added org.a11y.Status.IsEnabled (currently a read-only property) to the bus
235 * Fix for BGO#656004: atspi_accessible_get_relation_set returns a GArray again.
237 * Numerous documentation fixes from Aline Bessa.
239 * CLean up device listeners from disconnected applications.
241 * Fix for BGO#657585: Do not crash when the bus launcher is unable to open the
244 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.1.5:
246 * Propertly free DBus error in atspi_accessible_get_process_id.
248 * Clean up names of some private functions.
250 * Move DBus interface name constants into atspi-constants.h and make public.
252 * Remove support for relocated CORBA.
254 * Fix for BGO#655127: Avoid Python crash for atspi_accessible_get_relation_set.
256 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.1.4:
258 * Some API changes to device and event listeners for compatibility with
261 * Fix for BGO#654314: make role names consistent with atk.
262 * FIx for BGO#654921: Run within Unity.
264 * Added some new roles.
266 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.1.3:
268 * use stored values for AT-SPI role names where possible.
270 * Fix for BGO#652596: Use DBus property to set value.
273 * Fix gtk-doc build cflags/libraries.
275 * Set error for some DBus errors where this was not being done.
278 * Add atspi_accessible_get_process_id (as a short-cut to help debugging).
280 * Fix failure to update cache in response to children-changed events in some
283 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.1.2:
285 * Fix atspi_table_get_caption|summary.
287 * Fix introspection for atspi_table_get_row_column_at_index.
289 * Copy match rule attributes, rather than just ref counting the hash, for
290 compatibility with pygi.
292 * Rework atspi_accessible_set_cache_mask to make it usable.
294 * Fix a crash that might happen if a method call times out.
296 * Disable caching if atspi_event_main has not been called to run the main loop.
298 * Fix atspi_accessible_get_toolkit_version.
300 * Add atspi_accessible_get_atspi_version to fetch the version of the AT-SPI
301 specification provided by an application.
303 * Cache application-wide toolkit name and version.
305 * Allow caching of attributes, but not enabling by default, as there is no
306 event yet (BGO#649771).
308 * Make deferred_messages a GQueue rather than a GList for performance reasons.
310 * Fix accessibility bus breakage when a user runs an administrative app.
312 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.1.1:
314 * Fixed a seg fault in at-spi-bus-launcher when ending a session (BGO#648942).
316 * Fixed a possible crash when an application is short-lived.
318 * FIxed memory leaks in atspi_accessible_get_toolkit_(name|version).
320 * AT-SPI will now call g_error if it is unable to find the accessibility bus.
321 This results in aborting but with a somewhat less cryptic error than before.
323 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.0.1:
325 * Fix a memory leak when sending events.
327 * Fix for BGO#648059: get_application should return something w/ROLE_APPLICATION
329 * Fix for BGO#648013: Honor aclocal flags
331 * FIx for BGO#648014: Add intltoolize to autogen.sh
333 * Fix for BGO#648130: event host_application should return NULL for the desktop
335 * Added atspi_accessible_get_id to retrieve the id of an application.
337 * Remove doc about non-existent ATSPI_KEYSET_ALL_KEYS.
339 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.0.0:
341 * Fix for BGO#646403: Use correct signature in at-spi2-registryd for
344 * Remove a Makefile reference to dbus-glib.
346 What's new in at-spi2-core 1.91.93:
348 * Removed dbus-glib-related includes, as they are no longer required.
350 What's new in at-spi2-core 1.91.92:
352 * Fixed atspi_table_get_column_header and atspi_value_set_current_value.
354 * Removed dbus-glib dependency; libatspi now includes a copy of dbus-gmain.c
355 modified to fix a crash (FDO#35115). Session management code has been
358 * Fixed a crash when deregistering a keystroke listener.
360 * Reworked accessibility bus management (BGO#644851).
362 * Fixed a possible sign issue with state sets.
364 What's new in at-spi2-core 1.91.91:
366 * Changed device event IPC to use uint32 for hw_code and modifiers, to be
367 more consistent with the rest of the API.
369 * GetNSelections has an out parameter, not an in.
371 * Fix for BGO#643384: - atspi_register_keystroke_listener() should take a
372 bitmask, not AtspiKeyListenerSyncType.
374 * Avoid setting enum values to 0x80000000, to prevent a pygi exception.
376 * Fix for BGO#643454: Kill the accessibility bus daemon with the GNOME session
378 * Fix for BGO#643110: Do not allow all users to connect to the accessibility bus.
380 What's new in at-spi2-core 1.91.90:
382 * BGO#641164: Fixed several build errors.
384 * Fixed some memory leaks and possible crashes.
386 * Fixed atspi_selection_get_selected_child and
387 atspi_selection_get_n_selected_children.
389 * Fixed wrong introspection information in some places.
391 * BGO#641869: Removed the --enable-relocate option.
393 * Avoid returning uninitialized data on error for some methods.
395 * Use the GSettings rather than GConf key to test that accessibility is
398 * Change some enums from 16-bit to 32-bit to match spec.
400 What's new in at-spi2-core 1.91.6.1:
402 * Fixed a crash introduced in 1.91.6.
404 * atspi_accessible_get_interfaces will now explicitly return the Accessible
407 What's new in at-spi2-core 1.91.6:
411 * Several updated translations.
413 * Added a method to check whether an object implements the Hyperlink interface.
415 * Fixed a crash in atspi_image_get_image_description.
417 * Fixed atspi_editable_text_set_text_contents.
419 * More error-handling fixes.
421 * Fixed a crash in atspi_event_listener_register_from-callback.
423 * Method calls now time out after 1 second.
425 * Added setters for component extents/size/position.
427 * Added atspi-accessible_set_cache_mask.
429 What's new in at-spi2-core 1.91.5:
431 * Fixed several memory leaks.
433 * Fixed some text methods, methods that return points or rectangles,
434 image locale and description, atspi-accessible_get_description, and some
437 * Added a trailing colon for focus events.
439 * Set the error parameter for dbus errors rather than displaying a warning.
441 * Fixed the keystroke listener deregister method.
443 * The cache is now updated before raising an event, not after, so that event
444 handlers that query for cached values will see the updated data.
446 * The registry daemon now returns an error when a caller requests a property
447 that the desktop does not support.
449 * Added disposal of objects, and fixed several associated bugs.
453 * Fixed mouse events.
455 * Libatspi's documentation is now compiled with gtk-doc.
457 * Fixed building from a separate build directory.
460 What's new in at-spi2-core 1.91.4:
462 * use peer-to-peer connections when available.
464 * Fix uninitialized variable in get_index_in_parent.
466 * Add timeout, and support inspecting our own app.
468 * Add get_interfaces, and fetch interface and state set over the wire if needed.
470 * Avoid adding data for an accessible twice if it is referenced prior to an
471 AddAccessible signal being received.
473 * Fix copying of any_data for an event.
475 * at-spi-registryd returns ChildCount as a variant, per the DBus spec.
477 * Hypertext, hyperlink, and table fixes.
479 * Several cache-related fixes.
481 * Change some error return values to match AT-SPI-CORBA behavior.
483 * Some attribute-related fixes.
485 * Renamed 'text' to 'content' in AtspiTextRange to match original IDL.
487 What's new in at-spi2-core 1.91.3:
489 * Added a C-based AT-side binding (libatspi) which can be used in
490 conjunction with GObject introspection to generate bindings for other
491 languages. However, this release has many bugs and is more of a development
492 snapshot than a usable release.
494 What's new in at-spi2-core 1.91.2:
496 * The desktop object now returns ROLE_DESKTOP_FRAME rather than ROLE_UNKNOWN.
499 What's new in at-spi2-core 1.91.0:
501 * --disable-relocate is the default again.
503 What's new in at-spi2-core 0.3.92:
505 * Do not start accessibility bus if at-spi-corba is enabled.
507 What's new in at-spi2-core 0.3.91:
509 * Enabled the accessibility bus, so apps should be accessible, for instance,
510 if an application becomes setuid root.
512 * Several build fixes.
514 * Default to --enable-relocate for now.
516 What's new in at-spi2-core 0.3.90:
518 * FDO#29427: Registering for mouse:abs now works.
520 * Add methods/signals to allow an application to track the events that are
521 being listened to to avoid unnecessarily emitting signals.
523 What's new in at-spi2-core 0.3.4:
525 * Added GetChildren to the spec.
527 What's new in at-spi2-core 0.3.3:
529 * Add return values to some functions that were missing them.
531 * Make DeviceEventListener notifiers reentrant so that an application can
532 query the desktop object while processing a device event.
534 * Fix for FDO#28300: fails to link with pedantic linkers.
536 * Fix crash if GetChildAtIndex is called with an invalid index.
538 What's new in at-spi2-core 0.3.2:
540 * Make sure that disconnecting applications send their root path in the
541 remove applications signal. This was causing applications to not be
542 removed from the desktop properly.
544 What's new in at-spi2-core 0.3.1:
546 * Set an application's Id when registering it.
548 * Disabled relocation by default.