Accessibility/IA2ToGecko

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IAccessible2

IA2	Description	Gecko	Description
nRelations	Returns the number of accessible relations for this object	??	bug 345780
relation	Returns one accessible relation for this object by index	??	bug 345780
relations	Returns multiple accessible relations for this object	??	bug 345780
scrollTo	Makes an object visible on screen	nsIAccessNode::scrollTo	has been introduced in bug 371593
groupPosition	Returns grouping information	??	bug 371594
localizedRoleName	Returns the localized role name	??
states	Returns the bit strip containing any IAccessible2 states	nsIAccessible::finalState and nsIAccessible::extState	bug 373531
localizedStateNames	Returns localized state names (array of strings)	??	bug 369082
extendedRole	Returns the extended role	??
localizedExtendedRole	Returns the localized extended role	??	bug 369082
nExtendedStates	Returns the number of extended states	??
extendedStates	Returns the extended states (array of strings)	??
localizedExtendedStates	Returns the localized extended states (array of strings)	??	bug 369082
uniqueID	Returns the unique ID	nsIAccessNode::uniqueID
windowHandle	Returns the window handle for the parent window which contains this object	nsIAccessNode::ownerWindow
indexInParent	Returns the index of this object in its parent object	nsIAccessible::indexInParent
locale	Returns the IA2Locale of the accessible object	??
attributes	Returns the attributes specific to this IAccessible2 object, such as a cell's formula	nsIAccessible::attributes	Attributes of accessible

IAccessibleAction

IA2	Description	Gecko	Description
nActions	Returns the number of accessible actions available in this object	nsIAccessible::numActions
doAction	Performs the specified Action on the object	nsIAccessible::doAction()
description	Returns a description of the specified action of the object	nsIAccessible::getActionDescription()	is introduced in bug 369777
keyBinding	Returns an array of BSTRs describing one or more key bindings, if there are any, associated with the specified action		bug 371750
name	Returns the non-localized name of specified action	nsIAccessible::getActionName()
localizedName	Returns the localized name of specified action	??	bug 369082

IAccessibleApplication

Move nsAppRootAccessible into src/base from atk. Don't introduce nsIAccessibleApplication for Gecko.

IA2	Description	Gecko	Description
appName	Returns the application name	??
appVersion	Returns the application version	??
toolkitName	Returns the toolkit/bridge name	??
toolkitVersion	Returns the toolkit/bridge version	??

IAccessibleComponent

IA2	Description	Gecko	Description
locationInParent	Returns the location of the upper left corner of the object's bounding box relative to the parent	??	may be used nsIAccessible::getBounds()
foreground	Returns the foreground color of this object	??	may be used nsIAccessNode::getComputedStyleValue()
background	Returns the background color of this object	??	may be used nsIAccessNode::getComputedStyleValue()

IAccessibleEditableText

IA2	Description	Gecko	Description
copyText	Copies the text range into the clipboard	nsIAccessibleEditableText::copyText
deleteText	Deletes a range of text	nsIAccessibleEditableText::deleteText
insertText	Inserts text at the specified position	nsIAccessibleEditableText::nsertText
cutText	Deletes a range of text and copies it to the clipboard	nsIAccessibleEditableText::cutText
pasteText	Pastes text from the clipboard	nsIAccessibleEditableText::pasteText
replaceText	Replaces text	??	may be used deleteText + insertText
setAttributes	Replaces the attributes of a text range by the given set of attributes	nsIAccessibleEditableText::setAttributes

IAccessibleHyperlink

IA2	Description	Gecko	Description
anchor	Returns an object that represents the link anchor, as appropriate for the link at the specified index	nsIAccessibleHyperLink::getObject()
anchorTarget	Returns an object representing the target of the link, as appropriate for the link at the specified index	nsIAccessibleHyperLink::getURI()
startIndex	Returns the index at which the textual representation of the hyperlink starts	nsIAccessibleHyperLink::startIndex
endIndex	Returns the index at which the textual rerpesentation of the hyperlink ends	nsIAccessibleHyperLink::endIndex
valid	Returns whether the target object referenced by this link is still valid	nsIAccessibleHyperLink::isValid()

IAccessibleHypertext

IA2	Description	Gecko	Description
nHyperlinks	Returns the number of links and link groups contained within this hypertext paragraph	nsIAccessibleHyperText::links
hyperlink	Returns the specified link	nsIAccessibleHyperText::getLink()
hyperlinkIndex	Returns the index of the hyperlink that is associated with this character index	nsIAccessibleHyperText::getLinkIndex

IAccessibleImage

IA2	Description	Gecko	Description
description	Returns the localized description of the image	nsIAccessible::description
imagePosition	Returns the coordinates of the image	??	may be used nsIAccessibleImage:: getImageBounds()
imageSize	Returns the size of the image in units specified by parent's coordinate system	??	may be used nsIAccessibleImage:: getImageBounds()

IAccessibleRelation

Implement IAccessibleRelation analogue in Gecko (see bug 345780).

IA2	Description	Gecko	Description
relationType	Returns the type of the relation	??
localizedRelationType	Returns a localized version of the relation type	??
nTargets	Returns the number of targets for this relation	??
target	Returns one accessible relation target	??
targets	Returns multiple accessible relation targets	??

IAccessibleTable

Missed Gecko methods should be appended from atk part. Related problem xul:tree doesn't support nsIAccessibleTable bug 367905.

IA2	Description	Gecko	Description
accessibleAt	Returns the IAccessible2 object at the specified row and column in the table	nsIAccessibleTable::cellRefAt()
caption	Returns the caption for the table	nsIAccessibleTable::caption
childIndex	Translates the given row and column indices into the corresponding child index	? nsIAccessibleTable::getIndexAt()
columnDescription	Returns the description text of the specified column in the table	nsIAccessibleTable::getColumnDescription()
columnExtentAt	Returns the number of columns occupied by the accessible object at the specified row and column in the table	nsIAccessibleTable::getColumnExtentAt()
columnHeader	Returns the column headers as an IAccessibleTable object		may be used nsIAccessibleTable:: columnHeader
columnIndex	Translates the given child index into the corresponding column index	nsIAccessibleTable::getColumnAtIndex
nColumns	Returns the total number of columns in table	nsIAccessibleTable::columns
nRows	Returns the total number of rows in table	nsIAccessibleTable::rows
nSelectedColumns	Returns the total number of selected columns	??	may be used nsIAccessibleTable:: getSelectedColumns()
nSelectedRows	Returns the total number of selected rows	??	may be used nsIAccessibleTable:: getSelectedRows()
rowDescription	Returns the description text of the specified row in the table	nsIAccessibleTable::getRowDescription()
rowExtentAt	Returns the number of rows occupied by the accessible oject at the specified row and column in the table	nsIAccessibleTable::getRowExtentAt()
rowHeader	Returns the row headers as an IAccessibleTable object	nsIAccessibleTable::getSelectedColumns()
selectedRows	Returns a list of row indexes currently selected (0-based)	nsIAccessibleTable::getSelectedRows()
selectedColumns	Returns a list of column indexes currently selected (0-based)	nsIAccessibleTable::getRowAtIndex()
summary	Returns the summary description of the table	nsIAccessibleTable::summary
isColumnSelected	Returns a boolean value indicating whether the specified column is completely selected	??
isRowSelected	Returns a boolean value indicating whether the specified row is completely selected	??
isSelected	Returns a boolean value indicating whether the specified cell is selected	??
selectRow	Selects a row and unselects all previously selected rows	??
selectColumn	Selects a column and unselects all previously selected columns	??
unselectRow	Unselects one row, leaving other selected rows selected (if any)	??
unselectColumn	Unselects one column, leaving other selected columns selected (if any)	??
rowColumnExtentsAtIndex	Given a child index, gets the row and column indexes and extents of a cell and whether or not it is selected	??
modelChange	Returns the type and extents describing how a table changed	??

IAccessibleText

IA2	Description	Gecko	Description
addSelection	Adds a text selection	nsIAccessibleText::addSelection()
attributes	Returns text attributes	??	probably may be used nsIAccessibleText:: getAttributeRange. What's about nsIAccessible2:: attributes?
caretOffset	Returns the position of the caret	nsIAccessibleText::caretOffset
characterExtents	Returns the bounding box of the specified position	nsIAccessibleText::getCharacterExtents()
nSelections	Returns the number of active non-contiguous selections	nsIAccessibleText::selectionCount
offsetAtPoint	Returns the text position for the specified screen position	nsIAccessibleText::getOffsetAtPoint()
selection	Returns the character offsets of N-th active text selection	nsIAccessibleText::getSelectionBounds()
text	Returns the substring between the two given indices	nsIAccessibleText::getText()
textBeforeOffset	Returns a text portion before the given position	nsIAccessibleText::getTextBeforeOffset()
textAfterOffset	Returns a text portion after the given position	nsIAccessibleText::getTextAfterOffset()
textAtOffset	Returns a text portion that spans the given position	nsIAccessibleText::getTextAtOffset()
removeSelection	Unselects a range of text	nsIAccessibleText::removeSelection()
setCaretOffset	Sets the position of the caret	nsIAccessibleText::caretOffset
setSelection	Changes the bounds of an existing selection	nsIAccessibleText::setSelectionBounds()
nCharacters	Returns total number of characters	nsIAccessibleText::characterCount
scrollToSubstring	Makes a specific part of string visible on screen	??	bug 371680
newText	Returns any inserted text	??	use textchange event
oldText	Returns any removed text	??	use textchange event

IAccessibleValue

IA2	Description	Gecko	Description
currentValue	Returns the value of this object as a number	nsIAccessibleValue::currentValue
setCurrentValue	Sets the value of this object to the given number	nsIAccessibleValue::currentValue
maximumValue	Returns the maximal value that can be represented by this object	nsIAccessibleValue::maximumValue
minimumValue	Returns the minimal value that can be represented by this object	nsIAccessibleValue::minimumValue