Re: [g-a-devel] ATK and windows

[Olaf Schmidt <ojschmidt kde org>]

[ Steve Lee, Fr., 4. Mai. 2007 ]
> > a) move AT-SPI to D-Bus
> > b) use IA2 on top of D-Bus (even under Linux)
>
> 1) Doesn't that mean that AT vendors have to re-code to use the D-Bus
> 'transport'?

Yes, on Linux. I see no other technical solution for making non-Gtk/non-Java 
applications accessible. But the changes can be small if done right.

> 2) On windows we don't want to port D-bus as that's another layer and
> anyway overlaps with COM to which MSAA/IA2 are tightly bound.

I agree.

> >  Yes, a GAIL to implement IA2-and-
> > MSAA over COM for Gtk on Windows would be great.  Gtk applications on
> > Windows could then be accessible via JAWS and other ATs.
>
> Actually isn't it the atk bridge (libatk-bridge) that needs to be
> replaced?

I agree.

Olaf