[Accessibility] [Accessibility-ia2] Updating the Gnome Accessibility Project Architecture.

Pete Brunet pete at a11ysoft.com
Tue Dec 7 08:03:13 PST 2010


Actually 0..* should probably be 1...*.  Or perhaps you could simply use
* at the end of each end with a note on the bottom indicating this is a
many to many relationship - or something longer and less technical like: 

Each component in the AT Layer can be related to one or more of the
components in the Operating System Layer.

I just also realized that you need at least one more box on the OS Layer
side, i.e. for OS Device Subsystem, e.g. for video, keyboard, mouse.

Pete

Pete Brunet wrote:
> The diagram is in pretty good shape - though Joanmarie has a lot of
> good comments.  The primary thing that struck me was the incorrectness
> of the thin lines between AT Layer and Operating System Layer. 
> Perhaps you could put something like a } symbol (rotated two different
> ways) on each end of the many to many relationship - or use UML's 0..*
> at each end of a single thin line.
>
> Brian Cragun wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> We've been working to update the Gnome Accessibility Project
>> Architecture diagram that has been used for years.   The original has
>> disappeared, and we have used the opportunity to use Open Office to
>> create a new diagram that resolves some of the contrast notation
>> issues with the original version.  
>>
>> The notation is intended to divide into layer functions, as well as
>> distinguish those parts that are Gnome, Java, and application based.
>> 1) In addition to colors, we've used an appended superscript to
>> identify Gnome parts (g) and Java parts (j).
>> 2) We've added lines to connect components to make the stacks
>> absolutely clear.   In the original diagram, must is inferred simply
>> by proximity.
>> 3) We've indicated the relationship between the layers with their own
>> lines between conceptual layers.
>> 4) WeI have no idea what to do with the Tools layer.  It's not
>> dependent on the apps layer.  Rather, we think its just conceptually
>> a different kind of app.
>> Here is a reference link to the original diagram:
>> http://www.linuxfoundation.org/en/Accessibility/Minutes/Minutes20100907#Discussion_of_Illustrations_and_Their_Descriptors
>>
>>
>> Your input is invited:
>>
>> David Bolter _david.bolter at gmail.com_ <mailto:david.bolter at gmail.com>
>> to review the Mozilla part,
>> Malte Timmerman _malte.timmermann at oracle.com_
>> <mailto:malte.timmermann at oracle.com> to review the OpenOffice part, and
>> Carolyn MacLeod _Carolyn_MacLeod at ca.ibm.com_
>> <mailto:Carolyn_MacLeod at ca.ibm.com> to review the Eclipse part
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Brian
>>
>> Brian Cragun
>> IBM AbilityLab Consultant
>> Human Ability & Accessibility Center
>> www.ibm.com/able & w3.ibm.com/able
>> W:(720)-663-2801    H:(507)288-2437
>
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