1 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.3.1:
3 * Fix return type of org.a11y.Bus.IsEnabled property
5 * Declare void functions as such
7 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.2.1:
9 * Fix org.a11y.Bus.Enabled property to set its initial state from the
10 GSettings key, if available and an initial property is not given on the
13 * Fix for BGO#660947: Gracefully exit when already running, rather than
16 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.1.92:
18 * Fixed a crash when handling event listeners.
20 * Fix for BGO#659088: Correctly define ATSPI_MODIFIER_NUMLOCK.
22 * Add some defensive checks to prevent problems with defunct objects.
24 * BGO#657051: Fix a build error on Solaris.
26 * Fix some missing return statements.
28 * Some fixes related to deregistering event listeners.
30 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.1.91:
32 * Fixed a crash when deregistering event listeners.
34 * Made DBus IsEnabled property readwrite.
36 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.1.90:
38 * Fixed a memory leak on DBus errors.
40 * Added org.a11y.Status.IsEnabled (currently a read-only property) to the bus
43 * Fix for BGO#656004: atspi_accessible_get_relation_set returns a GArray again.
45 * Numerous documentation fixes from Aline Bessa.
47 * CLean up device listeners from disconnected applications.
49 * Fix for BGO#657585: Do not crash when the bus launcher is unable to open the
52 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.1.5:
54 * Propertly free DBus error in atspi_accessible_get_process_id.
56 * Clean up names of some private functions.
58 * Move DBus interface name constants into atspi-constants.h and make public.
60 * Remove support for relocated CORBA.
62 * Fix for BGO#655127: Avoid Python crash for atspi_accessible_get_relation_set.
64 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.1.4:
66 * Some API changes to device and event listeners for compatibility with
69 * Fix for BGO#654314: make role names consistent with atk.
70 * FIx for BGO#654921: Run within Unity.
72 * Added some new roles.
74 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.1.3:
76 * use stored values for AT-SPI role names where possible.
78 * Fix for BGO#652596: Use DBus property to set value.
81 * Fix gtk-doc build cflags/libraries.
83 * Set error for some DBus errors where this was not being done.
86 * Add atspi_accessible_get_process_id (as a short-cut to help debugging).
88 * Fix failure to update cache in response to children-changed events in some
92 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.1.2:
94 * Fix atspi_table_get_caption|summary.
96 * Fix introspection for atspi_table_get_row_column_at_index.
98 * Copy match rule attributes, rather than just ref counting the hash, for
99 compatibility with pygi.
101 * Rework atspi_accessible_set_cache_mask to make it usable.
103 * Fix a crash that might happen if a method call times out.
105 * Disable caching if atspi_event_main has not been called to run the main loop.
107 * Fix atspi_accessible_get_toolkit_version.
109 * Add atspi_accessible_get_atspi_version to fetch the version of the AT-SPI
110 specification provided by an application.
112 * Cache application-wide toolkit name and version.
114 * Allow caching of attributes, but not enabling by default, as there is no
115 event yet (BGO#649771).
117 * Make deferred_messages a GQueue rather than a GList for performance reasons.
119 * Fix accessibility bus breakage when a user runs an administrative app.
121 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.1.1:
123 * Fixed a seg fault in at-spi-bus-launcher when ending a session (BGO#648942).
125 * Fixed a possible crash when an application is short-lived.
127 * FIxed memory leaks in atspi_accessible_get_toolkit_(name|version).
129 * AT-SPI will now call g_error if it is unable to find the accessibility bus.
130 This results in aborting but with a somewhat less cryptic error than before.
132 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.0.1:
134 * Fix a memory leak when sending events.
136 * Fix for BGO#648059: get_application should return something w/ROLE_APPLICATION
138 * Fix for BGO#648013: Honor aclocal flags
140 * FIx for BGO#648014: Add intltoolize to autogen.sh
142 * Fix for BGO#648130: event host_application should return NULL for the desktop
144 * Added atspi_accessible_get_id to retrieve the id of an application.
146 * Remove doc about non-existent ATSPI_KEYSET_ALL_KEYS.
148 What's new in at-spi2-core 2.0.0:
150 * Fix for BGO#646403: Use correct signature in at-spi2-registryd for
153 * Remove a Makefile reference to dbus-glib.
155 What's new in at-spi2-core 1.91.93:
157 * Removed dbus-glib-related includes, as they are no longer required.
159 What's new in at-spi2-core 1.91.92:
161 * Fixed atspi_table_get_column_header and atspi_value_set_current_value.
163 * Removed dbus-glib dependency; libatspi now includes a copy of dbus-gmain.c
164 modified to fix a crash (FDO#35115). Session management code has been
167 * Fixed a crash when deregistering a keystroke listener.
169 * Reworked accessibility bus management (BGO#644851).
171 * Fixed a possible sign issue with state sets.
173 What's new in at-spi2-core 1.91.91:
175 * Changed device event IPC to use uint32 for hw_code and modifiers, to be
176 more consistent with the rest of the API.
178 * GetNSelections has an out parameter, not an in.
180 * Fix for BGO#643384: - atspi_register_keystroke_listener() should take a
181 bitmask, not AtspiKeyListenerSyncType.
183 * Avoid setting enum values to 0x80000000, to prevent a pygi exception.
185 * Fix for BGO#643454: Kill the accessibility bus daemon with the GNOME session
187 * Fix for BGO#643110: Do not allow all users to connect to the accessibility bus.
189 What's new in at-spi2-core 1.91.90:
191 * BGO#641164: Fixed several build errors.
193 * Fixed some memory leaks and possible crashes.
195 * Fixed atspi_selection_get_selected_child and
196 atspi_selection_get_n_selected_children.
198 * Fixed wrong introspection information in some places.
200 * BGO#641869: Removed the --enable-relocate option.
202 * Avoid returning uninitialized data on error for some methods.
204 * Use the GSettings rather than GConf key to test that accessibility is
207 * Change some enums from 16-bit to 32-bit to match spec.
209 What's new in at-spi2-core 1.91.6.1:
211 * Fixed a crash introduced in 1.91.6.
213 * atspi_accessible_get_interfaces will now explicitly return the Accessible
216 What's new in at-spi2-core 1.91.6:
220 * Several updated translations.
222 * Added a method to check whether an object implements the Hyperlink interface.
224 * Fixed a crash in atspi_image_get_image_description.
226 * Fixed atspi_editable_text_set_text_contents.
228 * More error-handling fixes.
230 * Fixed a crash in atspi_event_listener_register_from-callback.
232 * Method calls now time out after 1 second.
234 * Added setters for component extents/size/position.
236 * Added atspi-accessible_set_cache_mask.
238 What's new in at-spi2-core 1.91.5:
240 * Fixed several memory leaks.
242 * Fixed some text methods, methods that return points or rectangles,
243 image locale and description, atspi-accessible_get_description, and some
246 * Added a trailing colon for focus events.
248 * Set the error parameter for dbus errors rather than displaying a warning.
250 * Fixed the keystroke listener deregister method.
252 * The cache is now updated before raising an event, not after, so that event
253 handlers that query for cached values will see the updated data.
255 * The registry daemon now returns an error when a caller requests a property
256 that the desktop does not support.
258 * Added disposal of objects, and fixed several associated bugs.
262 * Fixed mouse events.
264 * Libatspi's documentation is now compiled with gtk-doc.
266 * Fixed building from a separate build directory.
269 What's new in at-spi2-core 1.91.4:
271 * use peer-to-peer connections when available.
273 * Fix uninitialized variable in get_index_in_parent.
275 * Add timeout, and support inspecting our own app.
277 * Add get_interfaces, and fetch interface and state set over the wire if needed.
279 * Avoid adding data for an accessible twice if it is referenced prior to an
280 AddAccessible signal being received.
282 * Fix copying of any_data for an event.
284 * at-spi-registryd returns ChildCount as a variant, per the DBus spec.
286 * Hypertext, hyperlink, and table fixes.
288 * Several cache-related fixes.
290 * Change some error return values to match AT-SPI-CORBA behavior.
292 * Some attribute-related fixes.
294 * Renamed 'text' to 'content' in AtspiTextRange to match original IDL.
296 What's new in at-spi2-core 1.91.3:
298 * Added a C-based AT-side binding (libatspi) which can be used in
299 conjunction with GObject introspection to generate bindings for other
300 languages. However, this release has many bugs and is more of a development
301 snapshot than a usable release.
303 What's new in at-spi2-core 1.91.2:
305 * The desktop object now returns ROLE_DESKTOP_FRAME rather than ROLE_UNKNOWN.
308 What's new in at-spi2-core 1.91.0:
310 * --disable-relocate is the default again.
312 What's new in at-spi2-core 0.3.92:
314 * Do not start accessibility bus if at-spi-corba is enabled.
316 What's new in at-spi2-core 0.3.91:
318 * Enabled the accessibility bus, so apps should be accessible, for instance,
319 if an application becomes setuid root.
321 * Several build fixes.
323 * Default to --enable-relocate for now.
325 What's new in at-spi2-core 0.3.90:
327 * FDO#29427: Registering for mouse:abs now works.
329 * Add methods/signals to allow an application to track the events that are
330 being listened to to avoid unnecessarily emitting signals.
332 What's new in at-spi2-core 0.3.4:
334 * Added GetChildren to the spec.
336 What's new in at-spi2-core 0.3.3:
338 * Add return values to some functions that were missing them.
340 * Make DeviceEventListener notifiers reentrant so that an application can
341 query the desktop object while processing a device event.
343 * Fix for FDO#28300: fails to link with pedantic linkers.
345 * Fix crash if GetChildAtIndex is called with an invalid index.
347 What's new in at-spi2-core 0.3.2:
349 * Make sure that disconnecting applications send their root path in the
350 remove applications signal. This was causing applications to not be
351 removed from the desktop properly.
353 What's new in at-spi2-core 0.3.1:
355 * Set an application's Id when registering it.
357 * Disabled relocation by default.