FYI: Gail doesn't use this role either, it uses ATK_ROLE_TEXT for an
entry inside a toolbar. So +1 for me as well.
Andrés
Pete Brunet wrote:
>
> Thanks Will, I meant to say deprecated, not removed. For significant
> changes like this I'd first deprecate for at least one release and then
> remove it later.
>
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> From: Willie Walker <[email protected]>
> To: Pete Brunet/Austin/i...@ibmus
> Cc: [email protected],
> [email protected]
> Date: 12/09/2008 10:35 AM
> Subject: Re: Deprecation of role for edit bar
> Sent by: [email protected]
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>
> Orca currently uses ROLE_EDITBAR in the gcalctool script. So, I think
> you'd need to consider marking this as deprecated rather than just
> eliminating it.
>
> Will
>
> Pete Brunet wrote:
>>
>> In the spirit of simplification we've been asked to consider removing
>> the edit bar role which is a text area in a tool bar. If for some
>> reason an AT needed to know the text area is in a tool bar the parent
>> could be queried. Are there any objections for this change in IA2 and
> ATK?
>>
>> *Pete Brunet*
>>
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