Revved to 1.7.4; Fixes for cspi event handlers for EventDetails.

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+What's new in at-spi-1.7.4:
+
+* Fixed dist to include Accessibility_Selector.idl (missing from dist though
+  in cvs since 1.7.3).
+
+* Bugfixes to EventDetails event support, and fixed event emission for 
+  implementors of SPI_REMOTE_OBJECT.
+
+What's new in at-spi-1.7.0 through 1.7.3:
+
+* Added idl/Accessibility_Selector.idl to the repository (missing in 1.7.0
+        through 1.7.2, added in 1.7.3)
+
+* DOCS:
+  
+  All the IDL is now documented with doxygen-compatible docs.
+  Just run 'doxygen oxyfile' in the IDL directory.  (This will
+  be automated in a future version).
+
+* NEW API:
+
+  idl: 
+       Accessibility::Accessible:getAttributes (name/value pair annotation
+       for all objects)
+       Accessibility::Accessible:getApplication (retrieves ref to host app)
+       Accessibility::Component:getAlpha (get transparency/opacity value of component)
+       Accessibility::Image:getLocale (get POSIX locale for image and
+       imagedesc)
+       Accessibility::Text:getAttributeValue (retrieve a single named
+       attribute value)
+       Accessibility::Relation:RELATION_PARENT_WINDOW_OF
+       Accessibility::Role:ROLE_ENTRY, ROLE_CHART, ROLE_CAPTION,
+       ROLE_DOCUMENT_FRAME, ROLE_HEADING, ROLE_PAGE, ROLE_SECTION (New roles
+       for complex docs and forms.)
+       Accessibility::State:STATE_REQUIRED, STATE_TRUNCATED, STATE_ANIMATED, 
+       STATE_INVALID_ENTRY, STATE_SUPPORTS_AUTOCOMPLETION,
+       STATE_SELECTABLE_TEXT, STATE_IS_DEFAULT (New states, for complex forms)
+       Accessibility::EventDetails (new, more detailed info marshalled with events)
+
+  cspi:
+       (AccessibleEvent_getSourceName):
+       (AccessibleEvent_getSourceRole):
+       (AccessibleEvent_getSourceApplication):
+       (AccessibleEvent_getSourceDetails):
+       New methods for interrogating/demarshalling
+       event details i.e. source's accessible name, role, 
+       and host app.
+       (Accessible_getAttributes): New, retrieve annotations/attributes 
+       on objects.
+       (Accessible_getHostApplication): New, retrieve enclosing Application
+       instance for an object.
+       (AccessibleImage_getImageLocale): New, retrieve Locale info for an
+       image.
+       (AccessibleComponent_getAlpha): New, retrieve alpha value for 
+       an AccessibleComponent (see discussion in idl section above).
+
+* BUGFIXES:
+       Some compiler fixes from Kjartan Marass.
+       Some thread-related fixes from Michael Meeks.
+       Don't allow non-preemptive listeners to pre-empt events! (Bill Haneman).
+
 What's new in at-spi-1.6.5:
 
 * Fixed some discrepancies in event listener deregistration, improves