1 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.3.3:
3 * Handle event detail suffixes (such as :system).
5 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.3.2:
7 * Some documentation improvements.
9 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.3.1:
11 * Fix return type of org.a11y.Bus.IsEnabled property
13 * Declare void functions as such
15 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.2.1:
17 * Fix org.a11y.Bus.Enabled property to set its initial state from the
18 GSettings key, if available and an initial property is not given on the
21 * Fix for BGO#660947: Gracefully exit when already running, rather than
24 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.1.92:
26 * Fixed a crash when handling event listeners.
28 * Fix for BGO#659088: Correctly define ATSPI_MODIFIER_NUMLOCK.
30 * Add some defensive checks to prevent problems with defunct objects.
32 * BGO#657051: Fix a build error on Solaris.
34 * Fix some missing return statements.
36 * Some fixes related to deregistering event listeners.
38 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.1.91:
40 * Fixed a crash when deregistering event listeners.
42 * Made DBus IsEnabled property readwrite.
44 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.1.90:
46 * Fixed a memory leak on DBus errors.
48 * Added org.a11y.Status.IsEnabled (currently a read-only property) to the bus
51 * Fix for BGO#656004: atspi_accessible_get_relation_set returns a GArray again.
53 * Numerous documentation fixes from Aline Bessa.
55 * CLean up device listeners from disconnected applications.
57 * Fix for BGO#657585: Do not crash when the bus launcher is unable to open the
60 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.1.5:
62 * Propertly free DBus error in atspi_accessible_get_process_id.
64 * Clean up names of some private functions.
66 * Move DBus interface name constants into atspi-constants.h and make public.
68 * Remove support for relocated CORBA.
70 * Fix for BGO#655127: Avoid Python crash for atspi_accessible_get_relation_set.
72 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.1.4:
74 * Some API changes to device and event listeners for compatibility with
77 * Fix for BGO#654314: make role names consistent with atk.
78 * FIx for BGO#654921: Run within Unity.
80 * Added some new roles.
82 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.1.3:
84 * use stored values for AT-SPI role names where possible.
86 * Fix for BGO#652596: Use DBus property to set value.
89 * Fix gtk-doc build cflags/libraries.
91 * Set error for some DBus errors where this was not being done.
94 * Add atspi_accessible_get_process_id (as a short-cut to help debugging).
96 * Fix failure to update cache in response to children-changed events in some
100 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.1.2:
102 * Fix atspi_table_get_caption|summary.
104 * Fix introspection for atspi_table_get_row_column_at_index.
106 * Copy match rule attributes, rather than just ref counting the hash, for
107 compatibility with pygi.
109 * Rework atspi_accessible_set_cache_mask to make it usable.
111 * Fix a crash that might happen if a method call times out.
113 * Disable caching if atspi_event_main has not been called to run the main loop.
115 * Fix atspi_accessible_get_toolkit_version.
117 * Add atspi_accessible_get_atspi_version to fetch the version of the AT-SPI
118 specification provided by an application.
120 * Cache application-wide toolkit name and version.
122 * Allow caching of attributes, but not enabling by default, as there is no
123 event yet (BGO#649771).
125 * Make deferred_messages a GQueue rather than a GList for performance reasons.
127 * Fix accessibility bus breakage when a user runs an administrative app.
129 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.1.1:
131 * Fixed a seg fault in at-spi-bus-launcher when ending a session (BGO#648942).
133 * Fixed a possible crash when an application is short-lived.
135 * FIxed memory leaks in atspi_accessible_get_toolkit_(name|version).
137 * AT-SPI will now call g_error if it is unable to find the accessibility bus.
138 This results in aborting but with a somewhat less cryptic error than before.
140 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.0.1:
142 * Fix a memory leak when sending events.
144 * Fix for BGO#648059: get_application should return something w/ROLE_APPLICATION
146 * Fix for BGO#648013: Honor aclocal flags
148 * FIx for BGO#648014: Add intltoolize to autogen.sh
150 * Fix for BGO#648130: event host_application should return NULL for the desktop
152 * Added atspi_accessible_get_id to retrieve the id of an application.
154 * Remove doc about non-existent ATSPI_KEYSET_ALL_KEYS.
156 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.0.0:
158 * Fix for BGO#646403: Use correct signature in at-spi2-registryd for
161 * Remove a Makefile reference to dbus-glib.
163 What's new in at-spi2-core 1.91.93:
165 * Removed dbus-glib-related includes, as they are no longer required.
167 What's new in at-spi2-core 1.91.92:
169 * Fixed atspi_table_get_column_header and atspi_value_set_current_value.
171 * Removed dbus-glib dependency; libatspi now includes a copy of dbus-gmain.c
172 modified to fix a crash (FDO#35115). Session management code has been
175 * Fixed a crash when deregistering a keystroke listener.
177 * Reworked accessibility bus management (BGO#644851).
179 * Fixed a possible sign issue with state sets.
181 What's new in at-spi2-core 1.91.91:
183 * Changed device event IPC to use uint32 for hw_code and modifiers, to be
184 more consistent with the rest of the API.
186 * GetNSelections has an out parameter, not an in.
188 * Fix for BGO#643384: - atspi_register_keystroke_listener() should take a
189 bitmask, not AtspiKeyListenerSyncType.
191 * Avoid setting enum values to 0x80000000, to prevent a pygi exception.
193 * Fix for BGO#643454: Kill the accessibility bus daemon with the GNOME session
195 * Fix for BGO#643110: Do not allow all users to connect to the accessibility bus.
197 What's new in at-spi2-core 1.91.90:
199 * BGO#641164: Fixed several build errors.
201 * Fixed some memory leaks and possible crashes.
203 * Fixed atspi_selection_get_selected_child and
204 atspi_selection_get_n_selected_children.
206 * Fixed wrong introspection information in some places.
208 * BGO#641869: Removed the --enable-relocate option.
210 * Avoid returning uninitialized data on error for some methods.
212 * Use the GSettings rather than GConf key to test that accessibility is
215 * Change some enums from 16-bit to 32-bit to match spec.
217 What's new in at-spi2-core 1.91.6.1:
219 * Fixed a crash introduced in 1.91.6.
221 * atspi_accessible_get_interfaces will now explicitly return the Accessible
224 What's new in at-spi2-core 1.91.6:
228 * Several updated translations.
230 * Added a method to check whether an object implements the Hyperlink interface.
232 * Fixed a crash in atspi_image_get_image_description.
234 * Fixed atspi_editable_text_set_text_contents.
236 * More error-handling fixes.
238 * Fixed a crash in atspi_event_listener_register_from-callback.
240 * Method calls now time out after 1 second.
242 * Added setters for component extents/size/position.
244 * Added atspi-accessible_set_cache_mask.
246 What's new in at-spi2-core 1.91.5:
248 * Fixed several memory leaks.
250 * Fixed some text methods, methods that return points or rectangles,
251 image locale and description, atspi-accessible_get_description, and some
254 * Added a trailing colon for focus events.
256 * Set the error parameter for dbus errors rather than displaying a warning.
258 * Fixed the keystroke listener deregister method.
260 * The cache is now updated before raising an event, not after, so that event
261 handlers that query for cached values will see the updated data.
263 * The registry daemon now returns an error when a caller requests a property
264 that the desktop does not support.
266 * Added disposal of objects, and fixed several associated bugs.
270 * Fixed mouse events.
272 * Libatspi's documentation is now compiled with gtk-doc.
274 * Fixed building from a separate build directory.
277 What's new in at-spi2-core 1.91.4:
279 * use peer-to-peer connections when available.
281 * Fix uninitialized variable in get_index_in_parent.
283 * Add timeout, and support inspecting our own app.
285 * Add get_interfaces, and fetch interface and state set over the wire if needed.
287 * Avoid adding data for an accessible twice if it is referenced prior to an
288 AddAccessible signal being received.
290 * Fix copying of any_data for an event.
292 * at-spi-registryd returns ChildCount as a variant, per the DBus spec.
294 * Hypertext, hyperlink, and table fixes.
296 * Several cache-related fixes.
298 * Change some error return values to match AT-SPI-CORBA behavior.
300 * Some attribute-related fixes.
302 * Renamed 'text' to 'content' in AtspiTextRange to match original IDL.
304 What's new in at-spi2-core 1.91.3:
306 * Added a C-based AT-side binding (libatspi) which can be used in
307 conjunction with GObject introspection to generate bindings for other
308 languages. However, this release has many bugs and is more of a development
309 snapshot than a usable release.
311 What's new in at-spi2-core 1.91.2:
313 * The desktop object now returns ROLE_DESKTOP_FRAME rather than ROLE_UNKNOWN.
316 What's new in at-spi2-core 1.91.0:
318 * --disable-relocate is the default again.
320 What's new in at-spi2-core 0.3.92:
322 * Do not start accessibility bus if at-spi-corba is enabled.
324 What's new in at-spi2-core 0.3.91:
326 * Enabled the accessibility bus, so apps should be accessible, for instance,
327 if an application becomes setuid root.
329 * Several build fixes.
331 * Default to --enable-relocate for now.
333 What's new in at-spi2-core 0.3.90:
335 * FDO#29427: Registering for mouse:abs now works.
337 * Add methods/signals to allow an application to track the events that are
338 being listened to to avoid unnecessarily emitting signals.
340 What's new in at-spi2-core 0.3.4:
342 * Added GetChildren to the spec.
344 What's new in at-spi2-core 0.3.3:
346 * Add return values to some functions that were missing them.
348 * Make DeviceEventListener notifiers reentrant so that an application can
349 query the desktop object while processing a device event.
351 * Fix for FDO#28300: fails to link with pedantic linkers.
353 * Fix crash if GetChildAtIndex is called with an invalid index.
355 What's new in at-spi2-core 0.3.2:
357 * Make sure that disconnecting applications send their root path in the
358 remove applications signal. This was causing applications to not be
359 removed from the desktop properly.
361 What's new in at-spi2-core 0.3.1:
363 * Set an application's Id when registering it.
365 * Disabled relocation by default.