It appears the relations were moved to the new ia22 interface. Is that why you are deprecating the relations interface?
Sent from my iPad On Feb 4, 2013, at 10:15 PM, "Richard Schwerdtfeger" <sch...@us.ibm.com> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ > Accessibility-ia2 mailing list > Accessibility-ia2@lists.linuxfoundation.org > https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/accessibility-ia2
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