RE: [g-a-devel] AtkInterfaces for gnome-about

["Padraig O'Briain" <Padraig Obriain Sun COM>]

> 
> Padraig,
> 
> >
> > I have spent some time figuring out why I could not
> > manipulate gnome-about using
> > the keyboard. I have logged bug 71832 and proposed a patch.
> >
> I too agree on doing away with the glittering stuff (sparkles:)
> 
> >
> > The AT would get to the atk object by traversing the tree of
> > accessible objects.
> > One would call atk_object_accessible_child() on its parent.
> > This will cause
> > gail_container_ref_child() to be called which calls
> > gtk-widget_get_accessible().
> > If gtk_widget_get_accessible() returns the correct type of
> > object, see above,
> > then things should work.
> >

Marc or Bill would speak with more authority than me on this point.
However, there are widgets which will not receive focus which an AT will need to 
report on.

Padraig

> Should an AT traverse the whole tree (starting from root) and cache the
> entire (ATK) info about the app? I would assume that the atk object
> would be created only if it's required by the AT (like for e.g., create
> atk object only when the focus moves to a widget via mouse/keyboard).
> 
> Can you please clarify on this?
> 
> Cheers,
> Mukund.
> 
> 
> 
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