patches: fix VoiceOver rotor cursor sync + echo area announcements

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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
From d3955e2fa0cd7e39d5100edf5818608b3be53f20 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From eeb92b97dfd0ad3736f023703227ea2c78758530 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Martin Sukany <martin@sukany.cz>
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2026 16:01:29 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 8/8] ns: announce child frame completion candidates for
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ element when a child frame completion closes.
doc/emacs/macos.texi | 6 -
etc/NEWS | 4 +-
src/nsterm.h | 9 ++
src/nsterm.m | 329 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
4 files changed, 330 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
src/nsterm.m | 337 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
4 files changed, 333 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/emacs/macos.texi b/doc/emacs/macos.texi
index 6514dfc..f47929e 100644
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ index 21a93bc..bbce9fe 100644
@end
diff --git a/src/nsterm.m b/src/nsterm.m
index 8d44b5f..7b254ca 100644
index 8d44b5f..251a03e 100644
--- a/src/nsterm.m
+++ b/src/nsterm.m
@@ -7415,6 +7415,112 @@ visual line index for Zoom (skip whitespace-only lines
@@ -274,28 +274,35 @@ index 8d44b5f..7b254ca 100644
cachedTextStart = start;
if (visibleRuns)
@@ -9072,6 +9198,20 @@ derive its own speech (it would read the wrong character
@@ -9060,11 +9186,14 @@ - (void)postFocusedCursorNotification:(ptrdiff_t)point
= @(ns_ax_text_state_change_selection_move);
moveInfo[@"AXTextSelectionDirection"] = @(direction);
moveInfo[@"AXTextChangeElement"] = self;
- /* Omit granularity for character moves so VoiceOver does not
- derive its own speech (it would read the wrong character
- for evil block-cursor mode). Include it for word/line/
- selection so VoiceOver reads the appropriate text. */
- if (!isCharMove)
+ /* Include granularity for sequential moves so VoiceOver reads
+ the appropriate unit of text. Omit for character moves (we
+ announce the character explicitly below) and for discontiguous
+ jumps (the destination line is announced explicitly; omitting
+ granularity lets VoiceOver use default behaviour and re-anchor
+ its browse cursor to accessibilitySelectedTextRange). */
+ if (!isCharMove
+ && direction != ns_ax_text_selection_direction_discontiguous)
moveInfo[@"AXTextSelectionGranularity"] = @(granularity);
ns_ax_post_notification_with_info (
@@ -9072,6 +9201,7 @@ derive its own speech (it would read the wrong character
NSAccessibilitySelectedTextChangedNotification,
moveInfo);
+ /* For large programmatic jumps (not C-n/C-p arrow-key line moves),
+ also post LayoutChanged so VoiceOver synchronises its rotor browse
+ cursor with the new accessibilitySelectedTextRange.
+ SelectedTextChanged alone moves VoiceOver's reading cursor but
+ does not update the rotor browse cursor for multi-line jumps
+ (e.g. org ]] / [[ heading navigation, imenu, xref). */
+ if (granularity != ns_ax_text_selection_granularity_character
+ && direction != ns_ax_text_selection_direction_discontiguous
+ && !isCtrlNP)
+ NSAccessibilityPostNotificationWithUserInfo (
+ self,
+ NSAccessibilityLayoutChangedNotification,
+ @{ NSAccessibilityUIElementsKey: @[self] });
+
/* For character moves: explicit announcement of char AT point.
This is the ONLY speech source for character navigation.
Correct for evil block-cursor (cursor ON the character)
@@ -9175,6 +9315,7 @@ - (void)postCompletionAnnouncementForBuffer:(struct buffer *)b
@@ -9175,6 +9305,7 @@ - (void)postCompletionAnnouncementForBuffer:(struct buffer *)b
ptrdiff_t currentOverlayStart = 0;
ptrdiff_t currentOverlayEnd = 0;
@@ -303,53 +310,68 @@ index 8d44b5f..7b254ca 100644
specpdl_ref count2 = SPECPDL_INDEX ();
record_unwind_current_buffer ();
if (b != current_buffer)
@@ -9352,6 +9493,45 @@ - (void)postAccessibilityNotificationsForFrame:(struct frame *)f
@@ -9352,6 +9483,44 @@ - (void)postAccessibilityNotificationsForFrame:(struct frame *)f
if (!b)
return;
+ /* --- Echo area announcements ---
+ When the minibuffer is not active for user input (minibuf_level == 0)
+ and its text changes, post an AX announcement so VoiceOver reads the
+ new message. This covers error messages, warnings, and informational
+ echoes. Skipped while minibuf_level > 0 (user is typing a command)
+ to avoid interrupting prompt reading or completion. */
+ and its character content changes, announce the new text to VoiceOver.
+ This surfaces error messages, informational echoes, and git/process
+ status updates. We skip the rest of the notification cycle (cursor
+ tracking etc.) because an inactive minibuffer has no meaningful cursor.
+ When minibuf_level > 0 the user is composing a command; fall through
+ to normal processing so prompt and completion announcements work. */
+ if (MINI_WINDOW_P (w) && minibuf_level == 0)
+ {
+ ptrdiff_t echo_chars_modiff = BUF_CHARS_MODIFF (b);
+ if (echo_chars_modiff != self.cachedCharsModiff)
+ ptrdiff_t echo_chars = BUF_CHARS_MODIFF (b);
+ if (echo_chars != self.cachedCharsModiff
+ && BUF_ZV (b) > BUF_BEGV (b))
+ {
+ self.cachedCharsModiff = echo_chars_modiff;
+ ptrdiff_t dummy_start = 0;
+ NSUInteger nruns = 0;
+ ns_ax_visible_run *runs = NULL;
+ NSString *msg = ns_ax_buffer_text (w, &dummy_start,
+ &runs, &nruns);
+ if (runs) xfree (runs);
+ if (msg)
+ self.cachedCharsModiff = echo_chars;
+ struct buffer *prev = current_buffer;
+ set_buffer_internal (b);
+ Lisp_Object ls = Fbuffer_string ();
+ set_buffer_internal (prev);
+ NSString *raw = [NSString stringWithUTF8String: SSDATA (ls)];
+ NSString *msg = [raw stringByTrimmingCharactersInSet:
+ [NSCharacterSet whitespaceAndNewlineCharacterSet]];
+ if ([msg length] > 0)
+ {
+ NSString *trimmed = [msg stringByTrimmingCharactersInSet:
+ [NSCharacterSet whitespaceAndNewlineCharacterSet]];
+ if ([trimmed length] > 0)
+ {
+ NSDictionary *info = @{
+ NSAccessibilityAnnouncementKey: trimmed,
+ NSAccessibilityPriorityKey:
+ @(NSAccessibilityPriorityMedium)
+ };
+ ns_ax_post_notification_with_info (
+ NSApp,
+ NSAccessibilityAnnouncementRequestedNotification,
+ info);
+ }
+ NSDictionary *info = @{
+ NSAccessibilityAnnouncementKey: msg,
+ NSAccessibilityPriorityKey:
+ @(NSAccessibilityPriorityHigh)
+ };
+ ns_ax_post_notification_with_info (
+ NSApp,
+ NSAccessibilityAnnouncementRequestedNotification,
+ info);
+ }
+ }
+ return; /* no cursor tracking for inactive minibuffer */
+ return;
+ }
+
ptrdiff_t modiff = BUF_MODIFF (b);
ptrdiff_t point = BUF_PT (b);
BOOL markActive = !NILP (BVAR (b, mark_active));
@@ -9931,6 +10111,10 @@ - (void)dealloc
@@ -9488,6 +9657,15 @@ frameworks like Vertico bump BOTH BUF_MODIFF (via text property
granularity = ns_ax_text_selection_granularity_line;
}
+ /* Non-sequential jumps that cross a line boundary (e.g. ]], [[,
+ M-<, xref, imenu) are discontiguous: the cursor moved to an
+ arbitrary location, not one sequential step. Reporting direction
+ discontiguous causes VoiceOver to re-anchor its rotor browse
+ cursor to the new accessibilitySelectedTextRange instead of
+ advancing linearly from its previous position. */
+ if (!isCtrlNP && granularity == ns_ax_text_selection_granularity_line)
+ direction = ns_ax_text_selection_direction_discontiguous;
+
/* Post notifications for focused and non-focused elements. */
if ([self isAccessibilityFocused])
[self postFocusedCursorNotification:point
@@ -9931,6 +10109,10 @@ - (void)dealloc
#endif
[accessibilityElements release];
@@ -360,7 +382,7 @@ index 8d44b5f..7b254ca 100644
[[self menu] release];
[super dealloc];
}
@@ -11380,6 +11564,9 @@ - (instancetype) initFrameFromEmacs: (struct frame *)f
@@ -11380,6 +11562,9 @@ - (instancetype) initFrameFromEmacs: (struct frame *)f
windowClosing = NO;
processingCompose = NO;
@@ -370,7 +392,7 @@ index 8d44b5f..7b254ca 100644
scrollbarsNeedingUpdate = 0;
fs_state = FULLSCREEN_NONE;
fs_before_fs = next_maximized = -1;
@@ -12688,6 +12875,80 @@ - (id)accessibilityFocusedUIElement
@@ -12688,6 +12873,80 @@ - (id)accessibilityFocusedUIElement
The existing elements carry cached state (modiff, point) from the
previous redisplay cycle. Rebuilding first would create fresh
elements with current values, making change detection impossible. */
@@ -451,7 +473,7 @@ index 8d44b5f..7b254ca 100644
- (void)postAccessibilityUpdates
{
NSTRACE ("[EmacsView postAccessibilityUpdates]");
@@ -12698,11 +12959,59 @@ - (void)postAccessibilityUpdates
@@ -12698,11 +12957,59 @@ - (void)postAccessibilityUpdates
/* Re-entrance guard: VoiceOver callbacks during notification posting
can trigger redisplay, which calls ns_update_end, which calls us