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Xfc::Atk Namespace Reference

The C++ framework for the ATK Accessibility Toolkit. More...

Classes

Role Methods

StateType Methods

TextAttibute Methods

RelationType Methods

Toolkit Methods

Typedefs

Enumerations

Detailed Description

The C++ framework for the ATK Accessibility Toolkit.

Provides a set of generic interfaces allowing accessibility technologies to interact with a graphical user interface. For example, a screen reader uses ATK to discover the text in an interface and read it to blind users. GTK+ widgets have built-in support for accessibility using the ATK framework.

Enumeration Type Documentation

enum CoordType
 

Specifies how xy coordinates are to be interpreted.

Used by functions such as Atk::Component::get_position() and Atk::Text::get_character_extents().

Enumeration values:
XY_SCREEN  Specifies xy coordinates relative to the screen.
XY_WINDOW  Specifies xy coordinates relative to the widget's.

enum HyperlinkStateFlags
 

Describes the type of link.

Enumeration values:
HYPERLINK_IS_INLINE  The link is inline.

enum Layer
 

Describes the layer of a component.

The enumerated "layer values" are used when determining which UI rendering layer a component is drawn into, which can help in making determinations of when components occlude one another.

Enumeration values:
LAYER_INVALID  The object does not have a layer.
LAYER_BACKGROUND  This layer is reserved for the desktop background.
LAYER_CANVAS  This layer is used for Canvas components.
LAYER_WIDGET  This layer is normally used for components.
LAYER_MDI  This layer is used for layered components.
LAYER_POPUP  This layer is used for popup components, such as menus.
LAYER_OVERLAY  This layer is reserved for future use.
LAYER_WINDOW  This layer is used for toplevel windows.

enum RelationType
 

Describes the type of the relation.

Enumeration values:
RELATION_NULL  No relation.
RELATION_CONTROLLED_BY  Indicates an object controlled by one or more target objects.
RELATION_CONTROLLER_FOR  Indicates an object is an controller for one or more target objects.
RELATION_LABEL_FOR  Indicates an object is a label for one or more target objects.
RELATION_LABELLED_BY  Indicates an object is labelled by one or more target objects.
RELATION_MEMBER_OF  Indicates an object is a member of a group of one or more target objects.
RELATION_NODE_CHILD_OF  Indicates an object is a cell in a treetable which is displayed because a cell in the same column is expanded and identifies that cell.
RELATION_FLOWS_TO  Indicates that the object has content that flows logically to another Atk::Object in a sequential way, (for instance text-flow).
RELATION_FLOWS_FROM  Indicates that the object has content that flows logically from another Atk::Object in a sequential way, (for instance text-flow).
RELATION_SUBWINDOW_OF  [not sure about this one]
RELATION_EMBEDS  Indicates that the object visually embeds another object's content, that is this object's content flows around another's content.
RELATION_EMBEDDED_BY  Inverse of ATK_RELATION_EMBEDS, indicates that this object's content is visualy embedded in another object.
RELATION_POPUP_FOR  Indicates that an object is a popup for another object.
RELATION_LAST_DEFINED  Not a valid relation, used for finding end of the enumeration.

enum Role
 

Describes the role of an object.

Enumeration values:
ROLE_INVALID  Invalid role.
ROLE_ACCEL_LABEL  A label which represents an accelerator.
ROLE_ALERT  An object which is an alert to the user.
ROLE_ANIMATION  An object which is an animated image.
ROLE_ARROW  An arrow in one of the four cardinal directions.
ROLE_CALENDAR  An object that displays a calendar and allows the user to select a date.
ROLE_CANVAS  An object that can be drawn into and is used to trap events.
ROLE_CHECK_BOX  A choice that can be checked or unchecked and provides a separate indicator for the current state.
ROLE_CHECK_MENU_ITEM  A menu item with a check box.
ROLE_COLOR_CHOOSER  A specialized dialog that lets the user choose a color.
ROLE_COLUMN_HEADER  The header for a column of data.
ROLE_COMBO_BOX  A list of choices the user can select from.
ROLE_DATE_EDITOR  An object whose purpose is to allow a user to edit a date.
ROLE_DESKTOP_ICON  An inconifed internal frame within a DESKTOP_PANE.
ROLE_DESKTOP_FRAME  A pane that supports internal frames and iconified versions of those internal frames.
ROLE_DIAL  An object whose purpose is to allow a user to set a value.
ROLE_DIALOG  A top level window with title bar and a border.
ROLE_DIRECTORY_PANE  A pane that allows the user to navigate through and select the contents of a directory.
ROLE_DRAWING_AREA  An object used for drawing custom user interface elements.
ROLE_FILE_CHOOSER  A specialized dialog that lets the user choose a file.
ROLE_FILLER  A object that fills up space in a user interface.
ROLE_FONT_CHOOSER  A specialized dialog that lets the user choose a font.
ROLE_FRAME  A top level window with a title bar, border, menubar, etc.
ROLE_GLASS_PANE  A pane that is guaranteed to be painted on top of all panes beneath it.
ROLE_HTML_CONTAINER  A document container for HTML, whose children represent the document content.
ROLE_ICON  A small fixed size picture, typically used to decorate components.
ROLE_IMAGE  An object whose primary purpose is to display an image.
ROLE_INTERNAL_FRAME  A frame-like object that is clipped by a desktop pane.
ROLE_LABEL  An object used to present an icon or short string in an interface.
ROLE_LAYERED_PANE  A specialized pane that allows its children to be drawn in layers, providing a form of stacking order.
ROLE_LIST  An object that presents a list of objects to the user and allows the user to select one or more of them.
ROLE_LIST_ITEM  An object that represents an element of a list.
ROLE_MENU  An object usually found inside a menu bar that contains a list of actions the user can choose from.
ROLE_MENU_BAR  An object usually drawn at the top of the primary dialog box of an application that contains a list of menus the user can choose from.
ROLE_MENU_ITEM  An object usually contained in a menu that presents an action the user can choose.
ROLE_OPTION_PANE  A specialized pane whose primary use is inside a DIALOG.
ROLE_PAGE_TAB  An object that is a child of a page tab list.
ROLE_PAGE_TAB_LIST  An object that presents a series of panels (or page tabs), one at a time, through some mechanism provided by the object.
ROLE_PANEL  A generic container that is often used to group objects.
ROLE_PASSWORD_TEXT  A text object uses for passwords, or other places where the text content is not shown visibly to the user.
ROLE_POPUP_MENU  A temporary window that is usually used to offer the user a list of choices, and then hides when the user selects one of those choices.
ROLE_PROGRESS_BAR  An object used to indicate how much of a task has been completed.
ROLE_PUSH_BUTTON  An object the user can manipulate to tell the application to do something.
ROLE_RADIO_BUTTON  A specialized check box that will cause other radio buttons in the same group to become unchecked when this one is checked.
ROLE_RADIO_MENU_ITEM  A check menu item which belongs to a group; at each instant exactly one of the radio menu items from a group is selected.
ROLE_ROOT_PANE  A specialized pane that has a glass pane and a layered pane as its children.
ROLE_ROW_HEADER  The header for a row of data.
ROLE_SCROLL_BAR  An object usually used to allow a user to incrementally view a large amount of data.
ROLE_SCROLL_PANE  An object that allows a user to incrementally view a large amount of information.
ROLE_SEPARATOR  An object usually contained in a menu to provide a visible and logical separation of the contents in a menu.
ROLE_SLIDER  An object that allows the user to select from a bounded range.
ROLE_SPLIT_PANE  A specialized panel that presents two other panels at the same time.
ROLE_SPIN_BUTTON  An object used to get an integer or floating point number from the user.
ROLE_STATUSBAR  An object which reports messages of minor importance to the user.
ROLE_TABLE  An object used to represent information in terms of rows and columns.
ROLE_TABLE_CELL  A cell in a table.
ROLE_TABLE_COLUMN_HEADER  The header for a column of a table.
ROLE_TABLE_ROW_HEADER  The header for a row of a table.
ROLE_TEAR_OFF_MENU_ITEM  A menu item used to tear off and reattach its menu.
ROLE_TERMINAL  An object that represents an accessible terminal.
ROLE_TEXT  An object that presents text to the user.
ROLE_TOGGLE_BUTTON  A specialized push button that can be checked or unchecked, but does not provide a separate indicator for the current state.
ROLE_TOOL_BAR  A bar or palette usually composed of push buttons or toggle buttons.
ROLE_TOOL_TIP  An object that provides information about another object.
ROLE_TREE  An object used to represent hierarchical information to the user.
ROLE_TREE_TABLE  An object capable of expanding and collapsing rows as well as showing multiple columns of data.
ROLE_UNKNOWN  The object contains some Accessible information, but its role is not known.
ROLE_VIEWPORT  An object usually used in a scroll pane.
ROLE_WINDOW  A top level window with no title or border.
ROLE_HEADER  An object that serves as a document header.
ROLE_FOOTER  An object that serves as a document footer.
ROLE_PARAGRAPH  An object which is contains a paragraph of text content.
ROLE_RULER  An object which describes margins and tab stops for text objects which it controls (should have CONTROLLER_FOR relation to such).
ROLE_APPLICATION  The object is an application object, which may contain ROLE_FRAME objects or other types of accessibles.
ROLE_AUTOCOMPLETE  The object is a dialog or list containing items for insertion into an entry widget, for instance a list of words for completion of a text entry.
ROLE_EDITBAR  The object is an editable text object in a toolbar.
ROLE_LAST_DEFINED  Not a valid role, used for finding end of the enumeration.

enum StateType
 

The possible types of states of an object.

Enumeration values:
STATE_INVALID  Indicates an invalid state.
STATE_ACTIVE  Indicates a window is currently the active window.
STATE_ARMED  Indicates that the object is armed.
STATE_BUSY  Indicates the current object is busy.
STATE_CHECKED  Indicates this object is currently checked.
STATE_DEFUNCT  Indicates the user interface object corresponding to this object no longer exists.
STATE_EDITABLE  Indicates the user can change the contents of this object.
STATE_ENABLED  Indicates that this object is enabled.
STATE_EXPANDABLE  Indicates this object allows progressive disclosure of its children.
STATE_EXPANDED  Indicates this object its expanded.
STATE_FOCUSABLE  Indicates this object can accept keyboard focus, which means all events resulting from typing on the keyboard will normally be passed to it when it has focus.
STATE_FOCUSED  Indicates this object currently has the keyboard focus.
STATE_HORIZONTAL  Indicates the orientation of this object is horizontal.
STATE_ICONIFIED  Indicates this object is minimized and is represented only by an icon.
STATE_MODAL  Indicates something must be done with this object before the user can interact with an object in a different window.
STATE_MULTI_LINE  Indicates this (text) object can contain multiple lines of text.
STATE_MULTISELECTABLE  Indicates this object allows more than one of its children to be selected at the same time.
STATE_OPAQUE  Indicates this object paints every pixel within its rectangular region.
STATE_PRESSED  Indicates this object is currently pressed.
STATE_RESIZABLE  Indicates the size of this object is not fixed.
STATE_SELECTABLE  Indicates this object is the child of an object that allows its children to be selected and that this child is one of those children that can be selected.
STATE_SELECTED  Indicates this object is the child of an object that allows its children to be selected and that this child is one of those children that has been selected.
STATE_SENSITIVE  Indicates this object is sensitive.
STATE_SHOWING  Indicates this object, the object's parent, the object's parent's parent, and so on, are all visible.
STATE_SINGLE_LINE  Indicates this (text) object can contain only a single line of text.
STATE_STALE  Indicates that the index associated with this object has changed since the user accessed the object.
STATE_TRANSIENT  Indicates this object is transient.
STATE_VERTICAL  Indicates the orientation of this object is vertical.
STATE_VISIBLE  Indicates this object is visible.
STATE_MANAGES_DESCENDANTS  Indicates that "active-descendant-changed" event is sent when children become 'active' (that is, are selected or navigated to onscreen); used to prevent the need to enumerate all children in very large containers, like tables.
STATE_INDETERMINATE  Indicates that a check box is in a state other than checked or not checked.
STATE_LAST_DEFINED  Not a valid role, used for finding end of enumeration.

enum TextAttribute
 

Describes the text attributes supported.

Where appropriate each TextAttribute type lists all the possible values, in index order. The first value is 0, the second value is 1, and so on. This is the index you need to specify when constructing an Attribute. For example, for boolean values "false" is 0 and "true" is 1. For wrap mode "none" is 0, "char" is 1, and "word" is 2. You should be able to work the rest out.

Enumeration values:
TEXT_ATTR_INVALID  Invalid attribute.
TEXT_ATTR_LEFT_MARGIN  The pixel width of the left margin.
TEXT_ATTR_RIGHT_MARGIN  The pixel width of the right margin.
TEXT_ATTR_INDENT  The number of pixels that the text is indented.
TEXT_ATTR_INVISIBLE  Either "false" or "true" indicating whether text is visible or not.
TEXT_ATTR_EDITABLE  Either "false" or "true" indicating whether text is editable or not.
TEXT_ATTR_PIXELS_ABOVE_LINES  Pixels of blank space to leave above each newline-terminated line.
TEXT_ATTR_PIXELS_BELOW_LINES  Pixels of blank space to leave below each newline-terminated line.
TEXT_ATTR_PIXELS_INSIDE_WRAP  Pixels of blank space to leave between wrapped lines inside the same newline-terminated line (paragraph).
TEXT_ATTR_BG_FULL_HEIGHT  Either false" or "true" indicating whether to make the background color for each character the height of the highest font used on the current line, or the height of the font used for the current character.
TEXT_ATTR_RISE  Number of pixels that the characters are risen above the baseline.
TEXT_ATTR_UNDERLINE  The underline style, either "none", "single", "double" or "low".
TEXT_ATTR_STRIKETHROUGH  Either "false" or "true" indicating whether the text is struck-through.
TEXT_ATTR_SIZE  The size of the characters.
TEXT_ATTR_SCALE  A string representation of a double indicating the scale of the characters.
TEXT_ATTR_WEIGHT  The weight of the characters.
TEXT_ATTR_LANGUAGE  The language used.
TEXT_ATTR_FAMILY_NAME  The font family name.
TEXT_ATTR_BG_COLOR  The background color; an RGB value of the format "%u,%u,%u".
TEXT_ATTR_FG_COLOR  The foreground color; an RGB value of the format "%u,%u,%u".
TEXT_ATTR_BG_STIPPLE  Either "false" or "true" indicating if a Gdk::Bitmap is set for stippling the background color.
TEXT_ATTR_FG_STIPPLE  Either "false" or "true" indicating if a Gdk::Bitmap is set for stippling the foreground color.
TEXT_ATTR_WRAP_MODE  The wrap mode of the text, if any; possible values are "none", "char" or "word".
TEXT_ATTR_DIRECTION  The direction of the text, if set; possible values are "none", "ltr" or "rtl".
TEXT_ATTR_JUSTIFICATION  The justification of the text, if set; possible values are "left", "right", "center" or "fill".
TEXT_ATTR_STRETCH  The stretch of the text, if set; possible values are "ultra_condensed", "extra_condensed", "condensed", "semi_condensed", "normal", "semi_expanded", "expanded", "extra_expanded" or "ultra_expanded".
TEXT_ATTR_VARIANT  The capitalization variant of the text, if set; possible values are "normal" or "small_caps".
TEXT_ATTR_STYLE  The slant style of the text, if set; possible values are "normal", "oblique" or "italic".
TEXT_ATTR_LAST_DEFINED  Not a valid text attribute, used for finding the end of the enumeration.

enum TextBoundary
 

Specifies text boundary types to use when retrieving regions of text with get_text_after_offset(), get_text_at_offset() and get_text_before_offset().

Enumeration values:
TEXT_BOUNDARY_CHAR  Use character boundaries.
TEXT_BOUNDARY_WORD_START  Use word start boundaries.
TEXT_BOUNDARY_WORD_END  Use word end boundaries.
TEXT_BOUNDARY_SENTENCE_START  Use sentence start boundaries.
TEXT_BOUNDARY_SENTENCE_END  Use sentence end boundaries.
TEXT_BOUNDARY_LINE_START  Use line start boundaries.
TEXT_BOUNDARY_LINE_END  Use line end boundaries.

enum TextClipType
 

Describes the type of clipping required.

Enumeration values:
TEXT_CLIP_NONE  No clipping to be done.
TEXT_CLIP_MIN  Text clipped by min coordinate is omitted.
TEXT_CLIP_MAX  Text clipped by max coordinate is omitted.
ATK_TEXT_CLIP_BOTH  Only text fully within mix/max bound is retained.

Function Documentation

Object* get_focus_object (   ) 
 

Gets the currently focused accessible object.

Returns:
The currently focused accessible object for the current application.

RelationType relation_type_for_name (  const String &  name  ) 
 

Get the RelationType type corresponding to a relation name.

Parameters:
name A string which is the (non-localized) name of an ATK relation type.
Returns:
The RelationType corresponding to the specified name, or RELATION_NULL if no matching relation type is found.

String relation_type_get_name (  RelationType  type  ) 
 

Gets the description string describing the RelationType type.

Parameters:
type The RelationType whose name is required.
Returns:
The string describing the RelationType.

RelationType relation_type_register (  const String &  name  ) 
 

Associate name with a new RelationType.

Parameters:
name A name string.
Returns:
A RelationType associated with name.

Role role_for_name (  const String &  name  ) 
 

Get the Role type corresponding to a role name.

Parameters:
name A string which is the (non-localized) name of an ATK role.
Returns:
The Role type corresponding to the specified name, or ROLE_INVALID if no matching role is found.

String role_get_localized_name (  Role  role  ) 
 

Gets the localized description string describing the Role role.

Parameters:
role The Role whose localized name is required.
Returns:
A localized string describing the role.

String role_get_name (  Role  role  ) 
 

Gets the description string describing the Role role.

Parameters:
role The Role whose name is required.
Returns:
A string describing the role.

Role role_register (  const String &  name  ) 
 

Registers the role specified by name.

Parameters:
name A character string describing the new role.
Returns:
A Role for the new role.

StateType state_type_for_name (  const String &  name  ) 
 

Gets the StateType corresponding to the description string name.

Parameters:
name A character string state name.
Returns:
A StateType corresponding to name.

String state_type_get_name (  StateType  type  ) 
 

Gets the description string describing the StateType type.

Parameters:
type The StateType whose name is required.
Returns:
A string describing the StateType.

StateType state_type_register (  const String &  name  ) 
 

Register a new object state.

Parameters:
name A character string describing the new state.
Returns:
A State value for the new state.

TextAttribute text_attribute_for_name (  const String &  name  ) 
 

Get the TextAttribute type corresponding to a text attribute name.

Parameters:
name A string which is the (non-localized) name of a TextAttribute.
Returns:
The TextAttribute enumerated type corresponding to the specified name, or TEXT_ATTR_INVALID if no matching text attribute is found.

String text_attribute_get_name (  TextAttribute  attr  ) 
 

Gets the name corresponding to the TextAttribute.

Parameters:
attr The TextAttribute whose name is required.
Returns:
A string containing the name.

String text_attribute_get_value (  TextAttribute  attr,
int  index
) 
 

Gets the value for the index of the text attribute attr.

Parameters:
attr The TextAttribute for which a value is required.
index The index of the required value.
Returns:
A String containing the value, or a null String if there are no values maintained for attr.

TextAttribute text_attribute_register (  const String &  name  ) 
 

Associate name with a new TextAttribute.

Parameters:
name A name string.
Returns:
The new TextAttribute associated with name.
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