2003-08-06 Padraig O'Briain <padraig.obriain@sun.com>

[platform/core/uifw/at-spi2-atk.git] / NEWS

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+in HEAD:
+What's new in at-spi-1.3.4:
+
+* require atk 1.3.4 throughout.
+
+* Fix for crasher bug in cspi, exceptions were not being properly 
+caught internally.
+
+* added cspi_peek_ev()
+
+* added SPI_ROLE_AUTOCOMPLETE, SPI_STATE_INDETERMINATE (for 
+       checkboxes in the 'inconsistent' state)
+
+* initial wrapper implementations for AccessibleStreamableContent.
+  (partial)
+
+* implement "string" synthesis type in SPI_generateKeyEvent.
+
+* Added cspi client-side APIs for exception handling.
+
+* bugfixes for #114370,  #113268,  #108664, #92143,  
+
+What's new in at-spi-1.3.2:
+
+* Fix for #113268.
+
+What's new in at-spi-1.3.1:
+
+* Fixes for 109626, 89350, 100424, 100426, 110419, 107261, 107479,
+  108666, 104730, 111793.
+
+* build fixes.
+
+* gnome-2-2 branch created.
+
+What's new in at-spi-1.1.9:
+
+* Fixes for 107985, 107988, 105291, 107256, 107254, 105836,
+  104622, 105291, 104744, 104741, 101524, 102830, 98120, 94275.
+
+* added support for mouse buttons 4 and 5.
+
+* compiler warning fixes.
+
+What's new in at-spi-1.1.8:
+
+* Added getRangeExtents() and getBoundedRanges() API for more
+  efficient screen review [100944].
+
+What's new in at-spi-1.1.7:
+
+* Added spi_keymask values for Mod4 and Mod5.
+* Performance improvements and bugfixes from Michael.
+
+What's new in at-spi-1.1.6:
+
+* Fixes for #99799, #10530.
+
+* New methods in cspi:
+  'AccessibleEvent_ref' and 'AccessibleEvent_unref'
+  to allow lifecycle management of AccessibleEvents outside of
+  the emission handler.
+
+What's new in at-spi-1.1.6:
+
+* event struct in libspi is bigger, increased unimplemented
+  slot count for sufficient future bincompatible expansion. 
+ (WARNING: breaks bincompat for direct CORBA clients. CSPI clients
+  not affected.)
+
+* New accessor methods allow state-coherent query of many
+  event types.
+
+* API Frozen for GNOME 2.2.
+
+* New role types: APPLICATION, HEADER, FOOTER, PARAGRAPH, RULER.
+
+* New relations, FLOWS_FROM, FLOWS_TO, EMBEDS, EMBEDDED_BY,
+       SUBWINDOW_OF.
+
+* New state, MANAGES_DESCENDANTS.  New event, "active-descendant-changed".
+
+* reduced debug output, unless you set AT_SPI_DEBUG environment
+  variable to string which parses to an integer value > 0.
+
+* added definitions for SPI_KEYMASK_BUTTON1, etc.
+
+* added SPI_LAYER_WINDOW.
+
+* Added ability to register 'device event listeners' which can
+  consume device events, such as mouse events.
+
+* Added support for mouse and key-modifier event notification.
+
+* deprecated KeyEventType in favor of EventType.
+
+* bugfixes for >50 bugs including: 98836, 98842, 97916, 95828, 
+       93592, 95940, 95517, 93658, 95055, 94555, 84856.
+
+* updated copyrights to include Ximian.
+
 What's new in at-spi-1.1.0:
 
 * event listener notifications are no longer oneways.
@@ -65,6 +166,24 @@ API CHANGES:
   returns.
 
 * Made Accessibility_StateSet inherit from BonoboUnknown as it should;
-  this was the main existing breakage in StateSet.
+this was the main existing breakage in StateSet.
+
+
+=================
+
+
+TODO API Additions:
+
+getStateName () and STATE_EXTENDED to allow extension of State API (already 
+in ATK).
+
+AccessibleAction_getType () and AccessibleAction_getTypeName ().
+
+need getBaseAttributes () 
+for AccessibleText (available in ATK I think).
+
+table: getVisibleRange
+
+state: HEADER, etc. for spreadsheet cells