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#include "nsISupports.idl"
/**
* Defines cross platform (Gecko) roles.
*/
[scriptable, builtinclass, uuid(05a9f33f-dcfd-4e7b-b825-138ba784c1f5)]
interface nsIAccessibleRole : nsISupports
{
/**
* Used when accessible hans't strong defined role.
*/
const unsigned long ROLE_NOTHING = 0;
/**
* Represents a title or caption bar for a window. It is used by MSAA only,
* supported automatically by MS Windows.
*/
const unsigned long ROLE_TITLEBAR = 1;
/**
* Represents the menu bar (positioned beneath the title bar of a window)
* from which menus are selected by the user. The role is used by
* xul:menubar or role="menubar".
*/
const unsigned long ROLE_MENUBAR = 2;
/**
* Represents a vertical or horizontal scroll bar, which is part of the client
* area or used in a control.
*/
const unsigned long ROLE_SCROLLBAR = 3;
/**
* Represents a special mouse pointer, which allows a user to manipulate user
* interface elements such as windows. For example, a user clicks and drags
* a sizing grip in the lower-right corner of a window to resize it.
*/
const unsigned long ROLE_GRIP = 4;
/**
* Represents a system sound, which is associated with various system events.
*/
const unsigned long ROLE_SOUND = 5;
/**
* Represents the system mouse pointer.
*/
const unsigned long ROLE_CURSOR = 6;
/**
* Represents the system caret. The role is supported for caret.
*/
const unsigned long ROLE_CARET = 7;
/**
* Represents an alert or a condition that a user should be notified about.
* Assistive Technologies typically respond to the role by reading the entire
* onscreen contents of containers advertising this role. Should be used for
* warning dialogs, etc. The role is used by xul:browsermessage,
* role="alert".
*/
const unsigned long ROLE_ALERT = 8;
/**
* Represents the window frame, which contains child objects such as
* a title bar, client, and other objects contained in a window. The role
* is supported automatically by MS Windows.
*/
const unsigned long ROLE_WINDOW = 9;
/**
* A sub-document ( or