at-spi version 1.9.0 This version of at-spi requires atk 1.17.0 or later. This version of at-spi is a MAJOR break from previous versions. It has been completely rewritten to use D-Bus rather than ORBIT / CORBA for its transport protocol. If you have not already done so, please visit http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gap for background information on accessibility, the Gnome Accessibility Project, mailing list info, and project status. Contents of this package ================================== The directories within this package are arranged as follows: idl : This directory contains the interface definitions (in Interface Definition Language) for the accessibility support interfaces exposed by the AT central registry, accessible applications, and UI components. This is possibly historic. The idl formed the basis for the XML protocol definitions now located in the directory "xml". xml : This directory contains XML documents describing the D-Bus protocol in a subset of Telepathy XML. tools : Miscellaneous tools. Mostly for converting protocol XML into D-Bus introspection, 'C' types and documentation. droute : Contains a framework for registering objects with a D-Bus connection and for routing messages to the implementing object. Used by the ATK adaptor. dbind : Library to ease making D-Bus method calls, contains marshalling code to convert function arguments and a provided D-Bus signature into a D-Bus message. Used by cspi. spi-common : Contains 'C' types derived from the D-Bus protocol specification. These types are used by both the registry daemon and the ATK adaptor. Structures are mainly related to events. registryd : This directory contains code specific to the central accessibility registry, and the registry executable is built in this directory. atk-adaptor : This directory contains code that bridges the at-spi to the GTK+ toolkit, and which is loaded at runtime by GTK+-based Gnome applications. The 'bridge' automatically registers GTK+-2.0 applications with the accessibility registry, and relays UI events from application to registry. It is also responsible for servicing requests from the registry to register handlers for specific event types. cspi : The client (AT) side interface - 'C' bindings. registryd : The registry daemon code. The registry daemon keeps a register of accessible applications and presents this to clients (ATs). It is also responsible for delivering device events.