Re: accessibility vs dock
Re: accessibility vs dock
- Subject: Re: accessibility vs dock
- From: "M. Uli Kusterer" <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2003 21:23:15 +0100
At 14:13 Uhr -0500 09.12.2003, Joshua Kifer wrote:
Hi all, this is a continuation of the discussion about
inter-application notifications. My solution thus far, as
recommended by the various experts on this list, is to use the
Accessibility API. I've got that solution working, but there is one
thing still bothering me. In order for this API to work, it must be
deliberately turned on by the user. I assume as well, that it slows
down the system.
Never heard anything about that. I think the rationale is far worse:
It is considered a security risk for any application to be able to
remote-control others, or to look at their windows, buttons etc.
What I am wondering is, how is the dock able to respond to
application hidden, shown, launch, and quit events without the
Accessibility API turned on?
I suppose it uses an SPI. It could also be subscribing to
application launched/switched/died Apple Events, which are still sent
to any app subscribing to them. At least it was that way under 10.2.
Haven't really tried that on 10.3 yet. I'm not sure hidden/shown
events are sent that way, but I haven't really looked for that yet.
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Cheers,
M. Uli Kusterer
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