Frank Murphy <frankly3d@xxxxxxxxx> wrote on Fri, 26 Oct 2012 08:33:25 +0100: >So you agree, it's unneccessary. >For me to need at-spi*. Point made. I think the point was at-spi is part of GTK, but this part is not something it is reasonable to package separately, such as a language package or some esoteric locale. The default GTK configuration does not activate Assistive Technology features, therefore they do not intrude on a user like you. Indeed, you do not need at-spi. However, some other users can benefit from AT capabilities, and they are available to those users with appropriate GTK configuration. I am confident it is technically possible to create two GTK versions - one with AT and one without. This would make possible all of the usual additional complications and costs two versions of a large application can create, compared to a single version. Bad idea. It should also be possible to make at-spi a separately installed package, but I expect the GTK developers decided the cost of tests to determine whether at-spi was installed was significantly larger than the cost to include at-spi in the GTK core. Why, then, is at-spi a separate package at all? If it were quietly incorporated into other GTK packages, you might be more comfortable. I suggest the separate at-spi package makes it easier to enhance and test these Assistive Technologies, without a need to rebuild/replace the entire GTK system. If you want GTK, I think your only reasonable course is to accept AT (and not enable it - the default condition that most users prefer). If you really have no interest in GTK (and any of the applications that require it) - I think there are a good number of server or dedicated system instances that meet this condition - you can consider some minimal, focused Fedora installation optimized for your situation. -- test mailing list test@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/test
