source: gnome/core/gail.xml@ ff769b8c

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<!ENTITY gail-buildsize "18.6 MB">
<!ENTITY gail-time "0.53 SBU">
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<sect1 id="gail" xreflabel="GAIL-&gail-version;">
<sect1info>
<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
<date>$Date$</date>
</sect1info>
<?dbhtml filename="gail.html"?>
<title>GAIL-&gail-version;</title>

<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application><acronym>GAIL</acronym></application></title>

<para>The <application><acronym>GAIL</acronym></application> package contains 
the <application><acronym>GNOME</acronym></application> Accessibility 
Implementation Libraries.</para>

<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink
url="&gail-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink
url="&gail-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download MD5 sum: &gail-md5sum;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &gail-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated disk space required:
&gail-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time:
&gail-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>

<sect3><title><application><acronym>GAIL</acronym></application> 
dependencies</title>
<sect4><title>Required</title>
<para><xref linkend="libgnomecanvas"/></para>
</sect4>

<sect4><title>Optional</title>
<para><xref linkend="gtk-doc"/></para>
</sect4>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation of 
<application><acronym>GAIL</acronym></application></title>

<para>Install <application><acronym>GAIL</acronym></application> by running 
the following commands:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=`pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0` \
    --disable-gtk-doc &amp;&amp;
make &amp;&amp;
make install</command></userinput></screen>

<para><application><acronym>GTK</acronym>+</application> will look for the 
<application><acronym>GAIL</acronym></application> modules in 
<filename class='directory'>/usr/lib</filename> even if 
<envar>$GNOME_PREFIX</envar> is <emphasis>NOT</emphasis> 
<filename class='directory'>/usr</filename>. Create a symlink to 
<envar>$GNOME_PREFIX</envar> to satisfy this requirement:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>ln -sf `pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0`/lib/gtk-2.0/modules \
    /usr/lib/gtk-2.0</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

<para>The <application><acronym>GAIL</acronym></application> package contains 
<filename class="libraryfile">libgailutil</filename> libraries and 
<application><acronym>GAIL</acronym></application> 
<application><acronym>GTK</acronym>+</application> modules.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2><title>Description</title>

<sect3><title>libgailutil libraries</title>
<para><filename class="libraryfile">libgailutil</filename> libraries provide 
the functions that solve accessibility problems in a consistent manner across 
<application><acronym>GNOME</acronym></application>.</para></sect3>

</sect2>

</sect1>