Whe are relations deprecated? They are used extensively in both FF, Chrome, and Symphony.
Rich Sent from my iPad On Feb 4, 2013, at 8:32 PM, "Pete Brunet" <p...@a11ysoft.com> wrote: > > On 10/10/12 1:29 AM, James Teh wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> Sorry for taking so long. Here is my feedback: >> >> Accessible2.idl: >> IAccessible2 has been removed from the Interfaces section. It should still >> be included. (I see Pete has already acknowledged this.) >> I'm not sure it makes sense to say the older interfaces (except >> IAccessibleTable, which has essentially been completely replaced) are >> deprecated, as the newer ones subclass them. > I've removed the deprecated text from IAHypertext and IAText. I think it > still make sense to indicate IARelation is deprecated. >> The IAccessible2 interface still contains the modifications relevant to >> IAccessible2_2. Specifically, the max parameters for extendedStates and >> localizedExtendedStates have been removed and the new methods attribute, >> accessibleWithCaret and relationTargetsOfType have been added. I assume this >> was unintentional in this latest version. This critical, as it will breka >> binary compatibility. > Yes, That was unintentional. I diffed the old and new IAccessible2 and fixed > the problems. >> >> >> AccessibleDocument.idl: >> Regarding IAccessibleDocument::anchorTarget, I wonder whether a relation >> fits here, which would eliminate the need for this interface. I think this >> was discussed before, but I can't remember why this idea was dropped. After >> all, it just returns an accessible. > Back on 12 Feb 12 you said: > I feel a relation "fits" well enough here, but I don't feel strongly enough > about it to fight for it if others disagree. I'd pose the question: what > makes this so special as to justify a new method? Why is it more special > than, say, flowsTo or labelledBy? I guess it doesn't fit relations entirely, > as it isn't strictly "related" so much as state information. If that argument > is consensus, fair enough. > And I responded: > Thanks Jamie, It appears there is no strong preference by anyone for any of > the various options. Your observation about state vs relationship is > interesting and is enough to motivate me to choose a method over a relation. >> >> AccessibleHypertext2.idl: >> The comments for the IAccessibleHypertext2 interface say: >> The %IAccessibleHypertext interface is the main interface to expose >> hyperlinks in a document, typically a text document... >> This is a bit confusing, as this documentation is for IAccessibleHypertext2, >> not IAccessibleHypertext. It should probably just mention that this extends >> IAccessibleHypertext. >> The same goes for IAccessibleText2. > Thanks Jamie, I fixed that. >> >> I'll reply to Alex's feedback separately. >> >> Thanks, >> Jamie >> >> On 21/09/2012 12:22 PM, Pete Brunet wrote: >>> I finished up the IA2 1.3 work over the weekend but due to some changes >>> on the LF web site am unable to post it there. I've provided it at >>> a11ysoft.com. Please review it. I won't get to the object attributes >>> until later (to add explicit-name). >>> >>> documentation: http://a11ysoft.com/ia2/docs/html >>> zip file: http://a11ysoft.com/ia2.zip >>> >>> The one bug I see so far is that I don't have a link for the >>> IAccessible2 interface on the main page. That is at: >>> http://www.a11ysoft.com/ia2/docs/html/interface_i_accessible2.html >>> >>> The zip file contains everything I'll eventually post on the LF site, >>> among other things, changelog.txt and the merged IDL file, ia2_api_all.idl. >>> >>> Pete >>> -- >>> *Pete Brunet* >>> >>> a11ysoft - Accessibility Architecture and Development >>> (512) 467-4706 (work), (512) 689-4155 (cell) >>> Skype: pete.brunet >>> IM: ptbrunet (AOL, Google), ptbru...@live.com (MSN) >>> http://www.a11ysoft.com/about/ >>> Ionosphere: WS4G >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Accessibility-ia2 mailing list >>> Accessibility-ia2@lists.linuxfoundation.org >>> https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/accessibility-ia2 > > -- > Pete Brunet > > a11ysoft - Accessibility Architecture and Development > (512) 467-4706 (work), (512) 689-4155 (cell) > Skype: pete.brunet > IM: ptbrunet (AOL, Google), ptbru...@live.com (MSN) > http://www.a11ysoft.com/about/ > Ionosphere: WS4G > _______________________________________________ > Accessibility-ia2 mailing list > Accessibility-ia2@lists.linuxfoundation.org > https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/accessibility-ia2
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