patches: update TESTING.txt + README.txt for 0007/0008
TESTING: sections 14 (overlay completion) + 15 (child frame completion) README: patch series listing, overlay/child frame architecture, textDidChange flag, focus restoration, new limitations
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EMACS NS VOICEOVER ACCESSIBILITY PATCH
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patch: 0001-ns-implement-AXBoundsForRange-for-macOS-Zoom-cursor-.patch
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0002-doc-add-VoiceOver-accessibility-section-to-macOS-app.patch
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patch: 0001-0008 (8 patches, see PATCH SERIES below)
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author: Martin Sukany <martin@sukany.cz>
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files: src/nsterm.h (+119 lines)
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src/nsterm.m (+3024 ins, -147 del, +2877 net)
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files: src/nsterm.h (+124 lines)
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src/nsterm.m (+3577 ins, -185 del, +3392 net)
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doc/emacs/macos.texi (+53 lines)
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etc/NEWS (+13 lines)
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PATCH SERIES
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------------
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0001 ns: add accessibility base classes and text extraction
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0002 ns: implement buffer accessibility element (core protocol)
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0003 ns: add buffer notification dispatch and mode-line element
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0004 ns: add interactive span elements for Tab navigation
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0005 ns: integrate accessibility with EmacsView and redisplay
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0006 doc: add VoiceOver accessibility section to macOS appendix
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0007 ns: announce overlay completion candidates for VoiceOver
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0008 ns: announce child frame completion candidates for VoiceOver
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OVERVIEW
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--------
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@@ -517,6 +529,104 @@ KEY DESIGN DECISIONS
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bottom, even though more buffer content exists below.
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OVERLAY COMPLETION ANNOUNCEMENTS (Patch 0007)
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----------------------------------------------
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Overlay-based completion frameworks (Vertico, Icomplete, Ivy, etc.)
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render candidates as overlay strings in the minibuffer. VoiceOver
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does not see overlay content changes automatically. This patch
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detects overlay candidate changes and announces the selected
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candidate.
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Detection:
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ns_ax_face_is_selected(face) checks whether a face name contains
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"current", "selected", or "selection" (matching vertico-current,
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icomplete-selected-match, ivy-current-match, etc.). Supports
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both single face symbols and face lists.
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ns_ax_selected_overlay_text(b, beg, end, out_line) scans the
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buffer region line by line using Fget_char_property to check
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both text properties and overlay face properties.
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Overlay changes are tracked independently of text changes:
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BUF_OVERLAY_MODIFF is checked in an independent if-branch (not
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else-if) because Vertico bumps both BUF_MODIFF (text properties)
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and BUF_OVERLAY_MODIFF (overlays) in the same command cycle.
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textDidChange flag:
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hl-line-mode and similar packages update face properties (text
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properties, not characters) on every cursor movement, bumping
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BUF_MODIFF without changing BUF_CHARS_MODIFF. The original
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else-if structure caused the modiff branch to fire (correctly
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skipping ValueChanged) but also blocked the cursor-move branch
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(SelectedTextChanged). A BOOL textDidChange flag decouples the
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two branches: ValueChanged and SelectedTextChanged remain
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mutually exclusive for real edits, but SelectedTextChanged fires
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correctly when only text properties changed.
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Zoom:
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The selected candidate position is stored in overlayZoomRect /
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overlayZoomActive on the parent EmacsView. draw_window_cursor
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uses this rect instead of the text cursor when a candidate is
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active. Cleared when BUF_CHARS_MODIFF changes (user types)
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or when no candidate is found.
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CHILD FRAME COMPLETION ANNOUNCEMENTS (Patch 0008)
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--------------------------------------------------
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Completion frameworks such as Corfu, Company-box, and similar render
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candidates in a child frame rather than as overlay strings. This
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patch detects child frames via FRAME_PARENT_FRAME and announces
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the selected candidate.
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Detection:
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Child frames are dispatched in postAccessibilityUpdates before
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the main tree rebuild logic. FRAME_PARENT_FRAME(emacsframe)
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returns non-NULL for child frames.
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ns_ax_selected_child_frame_text(b, buf_obj, out_line) scans the
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child frame buffer line by line, reusing ns_ax_face_is_selected
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from patch 0007.
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Buffer switch safety:
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Fbuffer_substring_no_properties operates on current_buffer, which
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may differ from the child frame buffer during ns_update_end.
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The function uses record_unwind_current_buffer /
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set_buffer_internal_1 to temporarily switch, with unbind_to on
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all three return paths after the switch. Uses specpdl_ref (not
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ptrdiff_t) for the SPECPDL_INDEX return value.
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Re-entrance protection:
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The accessibilityUpdating guard MUST precede the child frame
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dispatch because Lisp calls in the scan function (Fget_char_property,
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Fbuffer_substring_no_properties) can trigger redisplay.
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BUF_MODIFF gating provides a secondary guard and prevents
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redundant scans.
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Validation:
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- WINDOWP / BUFFERP checks for partially initialized child frames.
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- Buffer size limit (10000 chars) skips non-completion child frames
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(eldoc, which-key, etc.).
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Focus restoration:
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childFrameCompletionActive (BOOL on EmacsView) is set by the child
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frame handler on the parent view. On the parent's next accessibility
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cycle, FOR_EACH_FRAME checks whether any child frame is still
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visible. If not, FocusedUIElementChangedNotification is posted on
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the focused buffer element to restore VoiceOver character echo and
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cursor tracking.
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Zoom:
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Direct UAZoomChangeFocus (not overlayZoomRect) because the child
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frame's ns_update_end runs after the parent's draw_window_cursor,
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so the last Zoom call wins.
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Deduplication:
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Static C string cache (lastCandidate via xstrdup/xfree) avoids
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re-announcing the same candidate.
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KNOWN LIMITATIONS
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- No multi-frame coordination. EmacsView.accessibilityElements is
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per-view; there is no cross-frame notification ordering.
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- Overlay completion (0007) face matching uses string containment
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("current", "selected", "selection"). Custom completion frameworks
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with face names not containing these substrings will not be detected.
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- Child frame completion (0008) static lastBuffer pointer may become
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stale if the buffer is freed and a new one allocated at the same
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address. This is harmless (worst case: one missed announcement).
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- Child frame window-appeared announcement: macOS automatically
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announces the window title when a child frame NSWindow appears.
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This cannot be suppressed without breaking VoiceOver focus tracking
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or Zoom integration.
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- GNUstep is explicitly excluded (#ifdef NS_IMPL_COCOA). GNUstep
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has a different accessibility model and requires separate work.
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