Add ATK_ROLE_STATIC and clarify ATK_ROLE_TEXT

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=739981

1 files changed, 21 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/atk/atkobject.h b/atk/atkobject.h
index 93b7c84..e0165d8 100755
--- a/atk/atkobject.h
+++ b/atk/atkobject.h
@@ -104,7 +104,13 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
  *@ATK_ROLE_TABLE_ROW_HEADER: The header for a row of a table
  *@ATK_ROLE_TEAR_OFF_MENU_ITEM: A menu item used to tear off and reattach its menu
  *@ATK_ROLE_TERMINAL: An object that represents an accessible terminal.  @Since: ATK-0.6
- *@ATK_ROLE_TEXT: An object that presents text to the user
+ *@ATK_ROLE_TEXT: An interactive widget that supports multiple lines of text and
+ * optionally accepts user input, but whose purpose is not to solicit user input.
+ * Thus ATK_ROLE_TEXT is appropriate for the text view in a plain text editor
+ * but inappropriate for an input field in a dialog box or web form. For widgets
+ * whose purpose is to solicit input from the user, see ATK_ROLE_ENTRY and
+ * ATK_ROLE_PASSWORD_TEXT. For generic objects which display a brief amount of
+ * textual information, see ATK_ROLE_STATIC.
  *@ATK_ROLE_TOGGLE_BUTTON: A specialized push button that can be checked or unchecked, but does not provide a separate indicator for the current state
  *@ATK_ROLE_TOOL_BAR: A bar or palette usually composed of push buttons or toggle buttons
  *@ATK_ROLE_TOOL_TIP: An object that provides information about another object
@@ -204,6 +210,19 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
  * description list. The values within a group are alternatives,
  * meaning that you can have several ATK_ROLE_DESCRIPTION_VALUE for a
  * given ATK_ROLE_DESCRIPTION_TERM. @Since: ATK-2.12
+ *@ATK_ROLE_STATIC: A generic non-container object whose purpose is to display a
+ * brief amount of information to the user and whose role is known by the
+ * implementor but lacks semantic value for the user. Examples in which
+ * ATK_ROLE_STATIC is appropriate include the message displayed in a message box
+ * and an image used as an alternative means to display text. ATK_ROLE_STATIC
+ * should not be applied to widgets which are traditionally interactive, objects
+ * which display a significant amount of content, or any object which has an
+ * accessible relation pointing to another object. Implementors should expose the
+ * displayed information through the accessible name of the object. If doing so seems
+ * inappropriate, it may indicate that a different role should be used. For
+ * labels which describe another widget, see ATK_ROLE_LABEL. For text views, see
+ * ATK_ROLE_TEXT. For generic containers, see ATK_ROLE_PANEL. For objects whose
+ * role is not known by the implementor, see ATK_ROLE_UNKNOWN. @Since: ATK-2.16.
  *@ATK_ROLE_LAST_DEFINED: not a valid role, used for finding end of the enumeration
  *
  * Describes the role of an object
@@ -331,6 +350,7 @@ typedef enum
   ATK_ROLE_DESCRIPTION_LIST,
   ATK_ROLE_DESCRIPTION_TERM,
   ATK_ROLE_DESCRIPTION_VALUE,
+  ATK_ROLE_STATIC,
   ATK_ROLE_LAST_DEFINED
 } AtkRole;