QAccessible

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Updated: 2 February 2007
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NAME

QAccessible - Enums and static functions relating to accessibility

SYNOPSIS

Inherited by QAccessibleInterface.

Public Members

enum Event { SoundPlayed = 0x0001, Alert = 0x0002, ForegroundChanged = 0x0003, MenuStart = 0x0004, MenuEnd = 0x0005, PopupMenuStart = 0x0006, PopupMenuEnd = 0x0007, ContextHelpStart = 0x000C, ContextHelpEnd = 0x000D, DragDropStart = 0x000E, DragDropEnd = 0x000F, DialogStart = 0x0010, DialogEnd = 0x0011, ScrollingStart = 0x0012, ScrollingEnd = 0x0013, MenuCommand = 0x0018, ObjectCreated = 0x8000, ObjectDestroyed = 0x8001, ObjectShow = 0x8002, ObjectHide = 0x8003, ObjectReorder = 0x8004, Focus = 0x8005, Selection = 0x8006, SelectionAdd = 0x8007, SelectionRemove = 0x8008, SelectionWithin = 0x8009, StateChanged = 0x800A, LocationChanged = 0x800B, NameChanged = 0x800C, DescriptionChanged = 0x800D, ValueChanged = 0x800E, ParentChanged = 0x800F, HelpChanged = 0x80A0, DefaultActionChanged = 0x80B0, AcceleratorChanged = 0x80C0 }

enum State { Normal = 0x00000000, Unavailable = 0x00000001, Selected = 0x00000002, Focused = 0x00000004, Pressed = 0x00000008, Checked = 0x00000010, Mixed = 0x00000020, ReadOnly = 0x00000040, HotTracked = 0x00000080, Default = 0x00000100, Expanded = 0x00000200, Collapsed = 0x00000400, Busy = 0x00000800, Floating = 0x00001000, Marqueed = 0x00002000, Animated = 0x00004000, Invisible = 0x00008000, Offscreen = 0x00010000, Sizeable = 0x00020000, Moveable = 0x00040000, SelfVoicing = 0x00080000, Focusable = 0x00100000, Selectable = 0x00200000, Linked = 0x00400000, Traversed = 0x00800000, MultiSelectable = 0x01000000, ExtSelectable = 0x02000000, AlertLow = 0x04000000, AlertMedium = 0x08000000, AlertHigh = 0x10000000, Protected = 0x20000000, Valid = 0x3fffffff }

enum Role { NoRole = 0x00000000, TitleBar = 0x00000001, MenuBar = 0x00000002, ScrollBar = 0x00000003, Grip = 0x00000004, Sound = 0x00000005, Cursor = 0x00000006, Caret = 0x00000007, AlertMessage = 0x00000008, Window = 0x00000009, Client = 0x0000000A, PopupMenu = 0x0000000B, MenuItem = 0x0000000C, ToolTip = 0x0000000D, Application = 0x0000000E, Document = 0x0000000F, Pane = 0x00000010, Chart = 0x00000011, Dialog = 0x00000012, Border = 0x00000013, Grouping = 0x00000014, Separator = 0x00000015, ToolBar = 0x00000016, StatusBar = 0x00000017, Table = 0x00000018, ColumnHeader = 0x00000019, RowHeader = 0x0000001A, Column = 0x0000001B, Row = 0x0000001C, Cell = 0x0000001D, Link = 0x0000001E, HelpBalloon = 0x0000001F, Character = 0x00000020, List = 0x00000021, ListItem = 0x00000022, Outline = 0x00000023, OutlineItem = 0x00000024, PageTab = 0x00000025, PropertyPage = 0x00000026, Indicator = 0x00000027, Graphic = 0x00000028, StaticText = 0x00000029, EditableText = 0x0000002A, PushButton = 0x0000002B, CheckBox = 0x0000002C, RadioButton = 0x0000002D, ComboBox = 0x0000002E, DropLest = 0x0000002F, ProgressBar = 0x00000030, Dial = 0x00000031, HotkeyField = 0x00000032, Slider = 0x00000033, SpinBox = 0x00000034, Diagram = 0x00000035, Animation = 0x00000036, Equation = 0x00000037, ButtonDropDown = 0x00000038, ButtonMenu = 0x00000039, ButtonDropGrid = 0x0000003A, Whitespace = 0x0000003B, PageTabList = 0x0000003C, Clock = 0x0000003D }

enum NavDirection { NavUp = 0x00000001, NavDown = 0x00000002, NavLeft = 0x00000003, NavRight = 0x00000004, NavNext = 0x00000005, NavPrevious = 0x00000006, NavFirstChild = 0x00000007, NavLastChild = 0x00000008, NavFocusChild = 0x00000009 }

enum Text { Name = 0, Description, Value, Help, Accelerator, DefaultAction }

Static Public Members

QRESULT queryAccessibleInterface ( QObject * object, QAccessibleInterface ** iface )

void updateAccessibility ( QObject * object, int control, Event reason )

bool isActive ()

DESCRIPTION

The QAccessible class provides enums and static functions relating to accessibility.

Accessibility clients use implementations of the QAccessibleInterface to read the information an accessible object exposes, or to call functions to manipulate the accessible object.

See the plugin documentation for more details about how to redistribute Qt plugins.

Member Type Documentation

QAccessible::Event

This enum type defines event types when the state of the accessible object has changed. The event types are:

QAccessible::SoundPlayed
QAccessible::Alert
QAccessible::ForegroundChanged
QAccessible::MenuStart
QAccessible::MenuEnd
QAccessible::PopupMenuStart
QAccessible::PopupMenuEnd
QAccessible::ContextHelpStart
QAccessible::ContextHelpEnd
QAccessible::DragDropStart
QAccessible::DragDropEnd
QAccessible::DialogStart
QAccessible::DialogEnd
QAccessible::ScrollingStart
QAccessible::ScrollingEnd
QAccessible::ObjectCreated
QAccessible::ObjectDestroyed
QAccessible::ObjectShow
QAccessible::ObjectHide
QAccessible::ObjectReorder
QAccessible::Focus
QAccessible::Selection
QAccessible::SelectionAdd
QAccessible::SelectionRemove
QAccessible::SelectionWithin
QAccessible::StateChanged
QAccessible::LocationChanged
QAccessible::NameChanged
QAccessible::DescriptionChanged
QAccessible::ValueChanged
QAccessible::ParentChanged
QAccessible::HelpChanged
QAccessible::DefaultActionChanged
QAccessible::AcceleratorChanged
QAccessible::MenuCommand

QAccessible::NavDirection

This enum specifies which item to move to when navigating.

QAccessible::NavUp - sibling above
QAccessible::NavDown - sibling below
QAccessible::NavLeft - left sibling
QAccessible::NavRight - right sibling
QAccessible::NavNext - next sibling
QAccessible::NavPrevious - previous sibling
QAccessible::NavFirstChild - first child
QAccessible::NavLastChild - last child
QAccessible::NavFocusChild - child with focus

QAccessible::Role

This enum defines a number of roles an accessible object can have. The roles are:

QAccessible::NoRole
QAccessible::TitleBar
QAccessible::MenuBar
QAccessible::ScrollBar
QAccessible::Grip
QAccessible::Sound
QAccessible::Cursor
QAccessible::Caret
QAccessible::AlertMessage
QAccessible::Window
QAccessible::Client
QAccessible::PopupMenu
QAccessible::MenuItem
QAccessible::ToolTip
QAccessible::Application
QAccessible::Document
QAccessible::Pane
QAccessible::Chart
QAccessible::Dialog
QAccessible::Border
QAccessible::Grouping
QAccessible::Separator
QAccessible::ToolBar
QAccessible::StatusBar
QAccessible::Table
QAccessible::ColumnHeader
QAccessible::RowHeader
QAccessible::Column
QAccessible::Row
QAccessible::Cell
QAccessible::Link
QAccessible::HelpBalloon
QAccessible::Character
QAccessible::List
QAccessible::ListItem
QAccessible::Outline
QAccessible::OutlineItem
QAccessible::PageTab
QAccessible::PropertyPage
QAccessible::Indicator
QAccessible::Graphic
QAccessible::StaticText
QAccessible::EditableText
QAccessible::PushButton
QAccessible::CheckBox
QAccessible::RadioButton
QAccessible::ComboBox
QAccessible::DropLest
QAccessible::ProgressBar
QAccessible::Dial
QAccessible::HotkeyField
QAccessible::Slider
QAccessible::SpinBox
QAccessible::Diagram
QAccessible::Animation
QAccessible::Equation
QAccessible::ButtonDropDown
QAccessible::ButtonMenu
QAccessible::ButtonDropGrid
QAccessible::Whitespace
QAccessible::PageTabList
QAccessible::Clock

QAccessible::State

This enum type defines bitflags that can be combined to indicate the state of the accessible object. The values are:

QAccessible::Normal
QAccessible::Unavailable
QAccessible::Selected
QAccessible::Focused
QAccessible::Pressed
QAccessible::Checked
QAccessible::Mixed
QAccessible::ReadOnly
QAccessible::HotTracked
QAccessible::Default
QAccessible::Expanded
QAccessible::Collapsed
QAccessible::Busy
QAccessible::Floating
QAccessible::Marqueed
QAccessible::Animated
QAccessible::Invisible
QAccessible::Offscreen
QAccessible::Sizeable
QAccessible::Moveable
QAccessible::SelfVoicing
QAccessible::Focusable
QAccessible::Selectable
QAccessible::Linked
QAccessible::Traversed
QAccessible::MultiSelectable
QAccessible::ExtSelectable
QAccessible::AlertLow
QAccessible::AlertMedium
QAccessible::AlertHigh
QAccessible::Protected
QAccessible::Valid

QAccessible::Text

This enum specifies string information that an accessible object returns.

QAccessible::Name - The name of the object
QAccessible::Description - A short text describing the object
QAccessible::Value - The value of the object
QAccessible::Help - A longer text giving information about how to use the object
QAccessible::DefaultAction - The default method to interact with the object
QAccessible::Accelerator - The keyboard shortcut that executes the default action

MEMBER FUNCTION DOCUMENTATION

bool QAccessible::isActive () [static]

Returns TRUE if an accessibility implementation has been requested, during the runtime of the application, otherwise returns FALSE.

Use this function to prevent potentially expensive notifications via updateAccessibility().

QRESULT QAccessible::queryAccessibleInterface ( QObject * object, QAccessibleInterface ** iface ) [static]

Sets iface to point to the implementation of the QAccessibleInterface for object, and returns QS_OK if successfull, or sets iface to 0 and returns QE_NOCOMPONENT if no accessibility implementation for object exists.

The function uses the classname of object to find a suitable implementation. If no implementation for the object's class is available the function tries to find an implementation for the object's parent class.

This function is called to answer an accessibility client's request for object information. You should never need to call this function yourself.

void QAccessible::updateAccessibility ( QObject * object, int control, Event reason ) [static]

Notifies accessibility clients about a change in object's accessibility information.

reason specifies the cause of the change, for example, ValueChange when the position of a slider has been changed. control is the ID of the child element that has changed. When control is 0, the object itself has changed.

Call this function whenever the state of your accessible object or one of it's sub-elements has been changed either programmatically (e.g. by calling QLabel::setText()) or by user interaction.

If there are no accessibility tools listening to this event, the performance penalty for calling this function is minor, but if determining the parameters of the call is expensive you can use isActive() to avoid unnecessary performance penalties if no client is listening.

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