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AUTHORS
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Authors of AT-SPI D-Bus implementation.
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Authors of AT-SPI D-Bus implementation
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Mike Gorse <mike.gorse@novell.com>
Mark Doffman <mark.doffman@codethink.co.uk>
Authors of AT-SPI spec & implementation in CORBA
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Bill Haneman <bill.haneman@sun.com>
Marc Mulcahy <marc.mulchay@sun.com>
Michael Meeks <micheal@ximian.com>
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COPYING
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INSTALL
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Instructions for testing
------------------------
To test AT-SPI D-Bus both a client (AT) library and server (Application)
module is required.
The ATK-Bridge application module
---------------------------------
Currently there is an implementation of the ATK-Bridge for AT-SPI D-Bus. This
is a GTK module that will expose GAIL objects as accessible objects over D-Bus.
There are a number of ways to load a GTK module into an application. A special
directory exists on a system where all modules in the directory are loaded by
GTK applications. The ATK-Bridge GTK module is called libspiatk.so. It is
installed to $(libdir)/$(GTK_MODULE_DIR) meaning that if the AT-SPI D-Bus
package were installed on a system then all GTK apps would load it at
startup.As the library is unstable this is probably not a good idea. Instead
individual GTK applications can be started with the libspiatk.so module using
the command line options. --gtk-module $(install_path)/libspiatk.so. This
should work with all GTK applications.
Once a module is loaded with the libspiatk.so module it will print out its
unique address on the D-Bus bus. You should write this down. Its currently the
only way to access the application using a client (AT).
The Python client (AT) bindings
-------------------------------
Once we have an application made accessible over the D-Bus we need an AT to
access the information. There is a python implementation of the pyatspi
bindings used by Accerciser and Orca. These bindings are installed to
$(pythondir)/pyatspi. To use these bindings set your PYTHONPATH environment
variable to the $(pythondir) directory and use "import pyatspi".
The only pyatspi based program tested so-far is Accerciser, and it can be
problematic to run using PYTHONPATH, as it modifies the search path based on
installation directory.
When running an AT using the new pyatspi bindings it is necessary to tell the
pyatspi module where to find the accessible application this is done by setting
the environment variable ATSPI_TEST_APP_NAME to the D-Bus unique name of
application.
Summary
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* Run a GTK application, make it accessible by either installing
libspiatk.so to the GTK modules directory or by using the --gtk-module command
line argument.
* Run an AT using the new pyatspi module. Either install AT-SPI D-Bus on a
system without the old version of pyatspi, or set the PYTHONPATH environment
variable.
* Dont forget to set the ATSPI_TEST_APP_NAME environment variable to that
of the application. The Application will print its D-Bus unique name to stdout
on connecting to the bus.
Install procedure
-----------------
% gzip -cd at-spi-1.9.0.tar.gz | tar xvf - # unpack the sources
% cd at-spi-1.9.0 # change to the toplevel directory
% ./configure # run the `configure' script
% make # build at-spi
[ Become root if necessary ]
% make install # install at-spi
Requirements
------------
GNU make
GNU autotools
pkg-config
python
glib
gtk+
gail
dbus
dbus-glib
dbus-python
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MAINTAINERS
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Mike Gorse
E-mail: mgorse@novell.com
Mark Doffman
E-mail: mark.doffman@gmail.com
Mike Gorse <mike.gorse@novell.com>
Mark Doffman <mark.doffman@codethink.co.uk>
README
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at-spi version 1.9.0
D-Bus AT-SPI
------------
This version of at-spi requires atk 1.17.0 or later.
This version of at-spi is a MAJOR break from previous versions.
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
A page including instructions for testing, project status and
TODO items is kept up to date at:
http://www.linuxfoundation.org/en/AT-SPI_on_D-Bus
The mailing list used for general questions is:
accessibility-atspi@lists.linux-foundation.org
For bug reports, feature requests, patches or enhancements please use
bugzilla. The freedesktop project name is at-spi2.
http://bugs.freedesktop.org
A git repository with the latest development code is available at:
git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/at-spi2
More information
----------------
The project was started with a D-Bus performance review
the results of which are available on the GNOME wiki. Keep in
mind that the D-Bus AT-SPI design documents on this page
have not been kept up to date.
http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gap
http://live.gnome.org/GAP/AtSpiDbusInvestigation/
for background information on accessibility, the Gnome
Accessibility Project, mailing list info, and project status.
Other sources of relevant information about AT-SPI and Accessibility
include:
Contents of this package ==================================
http://live.gnome.org/Accessibility
http://www.sun.com/software/star/gnome/accessibility/architecture.xml
http://accessibility.kde.org/developer/atk.php
http://www.gnome.org/~billh/at-spi-idl/html/
Contents of this package
------------------------
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.
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 : 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.
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.
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