Re: [g-a-devel] At-spi2-atk performance tests

[Alejo Pacín Jul <apacin igalia com>]

On 09/22/2011 07:41 PM, Joanmarie Diggs wrote:
> Hi Alejo!
>
> Since you have subsequently posted a note saying that you found another
> bug, I'll wait until you provide new data before I look at the numbers.
> In the meantime....
>
> > Now, to solve the orca consumption problem into the results,
> Well, Orca does a lot of stuff -- some of which it simply needs to stop
> doing (inefficient and/or unnecessary calls). Some of which it has no
> choice (work required to present the needed details to the user in
> speech and refreshable braille). Regardless, I would love to see numbers
> comparing an AT listening for events versus Orca.

I'm on it right now.

> While that non-Orca "AT" listening for events *could* be a python
> script; it could instead be Accerciser with full event monitoring on.
> The reason it might be worth using Accerciser with full event monitoring
> on is that not only would it be listening to events (like Orca) but it
> would also be updating the tree of accessible objects. Or to put it a
> different way, I *think* Accerciser the closest we can come to comparing
> Orca versus some AT which is not Orca but doing many of the same tasks
> that Orca must do.

I understand and agree. I will do another test using Accerciser.

> In summary, what I would really like to know is: How much of this
> problem is crap in Orca versus how much of it is "the cost of being an
> AT?" -- something I'm not convinced your modified python script will
> show us. *If* it would be appropriate for you to obtain these numbers as
> part of your project, I would find it most helpful; if not, no worries.
> Again, you're providing us with tools we can use to get this data
> ourselves and for that I am already extremely grateful.

Ok. This is not a problem. I can do it.

> Take care, and thank you again for all your efforts in this area!
> --joanie
>
> p.s. if you do decide to do such a comparison, please ping me so that I
> can give you the list of events to attend to. For instance Orca doesn't
> listen to object:bounds-changed events because we don't care and that
> event gets spewed out like it's going out of style anyway. (Thus
> listening to it in Accerciser would potentially skew your numbers and
> not really be a true comparison between the two ATs.)

Ok. I understand. So, give me that list when you want.