Re: Flexible multiple AT app configuration

[Bill Haneman <Bill Haneman Sun COM>]

Hi George:

I certainly hope you don't interpret this discussion as a sign you 
should stop working on 350263; I think I probably speak for everyone in 
saying 'thank you' for the work you are doing.

I do think that the discussion is relevant to 350263; that is, I think 
we are re-thinking the form that a solution for that RFE might best 
take.  I am in favor of an approach that avoids the need to categorize 
ATs into "screen reader"/"magnifier"/'OSK' because certainly there will 
continue to be ATs that don't fall neatly into one of those categories 
(or which fall into two or more of them).

About gnome APIs for reading the .desktop files - it seems like 
something there should be shared code for doing, but I don't know if/how 
it is currently being done.  It does appear to me that parsing the 
.desktop files is something that is already happening when, for 
instance, the main menu gets built.

Moving the .desktop files into an autostart directory seems a bit 
strange to me, but if that's the way it's supposed to work.... I guess 
we should try and go with it :-)

My interpretation of Henrik's work is that it targets 'community' Gnome, 
not just ubuntu.  My hope would be that you and Henrik would be able to 
merge your ideas, we can form a consensus on this forum, and the two of 
you (perhaps with the help of others) would be able to implement the 
plan together.  Does that sound reasonable?

Best regards,

Bill

George Kraft IV wrote:
> http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-accessibility-list/2006-December/msg00026.html
>
> I'm including gnome-accessibility-devel and gnomecc-list, because that
> is where I first posted about my work on Preferred Applications for
> gnome bug 350263.
>
> http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-accessibility-devel/2006-November/msg00028.html
>
> http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=350263
>
> I don't understand how one is to register all the different ATs
> using .desktop files instead of gconf.  I would think there needs to be
> a set of some gnome APIs to read, write, edit, and search the
> various .desktop files.  Currently gnome-session is coded to launch the
> ATs, read in bug 350263 how I propose to use .desktop files in
> directory /usr/share/gnome/autostart.
>
> Is Henrik's proposed "Assistive Technology Applications" dialog a new
> gnome feature instead of the existing "Assistive Technology
> Preferences", or the previously proposed "Preferred Applications"
> enhancement?  Or is Henrik's proposal an Ubuntu feature?  Should I
> continue working on 350263?
>
> George (gk4)
>
>
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