D-Bus AT-SPI
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-This version of at-spi is a major break from previous versions.
+This version of at-spi is a major break from version 1.x.
It has been completely rewritten to use D-Bus rather than
ORBIT / CORBA for its transport protocol.
accessibility-atspi@lists.linux-foundation.org
For bug reports, feature requests, patches or enhancements please use
-bugzilla. The freedesktop project name is at-spi2.
+the AT-SPI project on bugzilla.gnome.org. Use the at-spi2-core component for
+bugs specific to this module.
- http://bugs.freedesktop.org
+ http://bugzilla.gnome.org
A git repository with the latest development code is available at:
- git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/at-spi2
-
+ git://git.gnome.org/at-spi2-core
More information
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http://www.gnome.org/~billh/at-spi-idl/html/
-
Contents of this package
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This package includes the protocol definitions for the new D-Bus
-at-spi, a gtk-module that bridges ATK to the new D-Bus based AT-SPI
-as well as 'C' and Python client libraries.
-
-Also included is the daemon neccessary for forwarding device events
-and registering accessible applicaitons.
+at-spi.
+Also included is the daemon necessary for forwarding device events
+and registering accessible applicaitions.
Directory structure
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
+ the D-Bus protocol in the format used for D-Bus introspection.
- Miscellaneous tools. Mostly for converting protocol
- XML into D-Bus introspection, 'C' types and documentation.
+ idl
- droute
+ The D-Bus specification in an idl-like format. This is likely not
+ parseable by any existing tools, is not entirely up-to-date, and may
+ by removed in a future release.
- Contains a framework for registering objects
- with a D-Bus connection and for routing messages to
- the implementing object.
+ registryd
- Used by the ATK adaptor.
+ 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.
dbind
marshalling code to convert function arguments
and a provided D-Bus signature into a D-Bus message.
- Used by cspi.
+ Used by libatspi.
- spi-common
+ atspi
- 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.
+ C library for use by ATs. Wraps the various D-Bus calls, provides
+ an interface for listening to events, and caches some information about
+ accessible objects. Also contains some functions used by at-spi2-atk.
- registryd
+ bus
- This directory contains code specific to the
- central accessibility registry, and the registry
- executable is built in this directory.
+ A server that sits on the session bus and provides an interface
+ allowing applications to find the accessibility bus daemon, launching
+ it as needed. The accessibility bus is separate from the session bus
+ because it may in fact span user sessions if a user, for instance,
+ runs an application that escalates to run as root. The accessibility
+ bus is thus tied to the X session rather than the D-Bus session.
- atk-adaptor
+ doc
- 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.
+ Contains infrastructure for creating libatspi documentation.
- cspi
+ test
- The client (AT) side interface - 'C' bindings.
+ Contains files that may be useful for testing AT-SPI.
- registryd
+ m4
- 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.
+ Some macros used for building the module.
+
+ po
+
+ Infrastructure used for translation.