Notifications
Application Activated
Posted after the application is activated.
Pseudoclass: AXApplicationActivated
Cocoa constant: NSAccessibilityApplicationActivatedNotification (Available in OS X v10.2 and later.)
Carbon constant: kAXApplicationActivatedNotification (Available in OS X v10.2 and later.)
Supported by Roles
Application Deactivated
Posted after the application is deactivated.
Pseudoclass: AXApplicationDeactivated
Cocoa constant: NSAccessibilityApplicationDeactivatedNotification (Available in OS X v10.2 and later.)
Carbon constant: kAXApplicationDeactivatedNotification (Available in OS X v10.2 and later.)
Supported by Roles
Application Hidden
Posted after the application is hidden.
Pseudoclass: AXApplicationHidden
Cocoa constant: NSAccessibilityApplicationHiddenNotification (Available in OS X v10.2 and later.)
Carbon constant: kAXApplicationHiddenNotification (Available in OS X v10.2 and later.)
Supported by Roles
Application Shown
Posted after the application is shown.
Pseudoclass: AXApplicationShown
Cocoa constant: NSAccessibilityApplicationShownNotification (Available in OS X v10.2 and later.)
Carbon constant: kAXApplicationShownNotification (Available in OS X v10.2 and later.)
Supported by Roles
Created
Posted after an object is created.
Pseudoclass: AXCreated
Cocoa constant: NSAccessibilityCreatedNotification (Available in OS X v10.4 and later.)
Carbon constant: kAXCreatedNotification (Available in OS X v10.4 and later.)
Supported by Roles
Drawer Created
Posted after a drawer has appeared.
Pseudoclass: AXDrawerCreated
Cocoa constant: NSAccessibilityDrawerCreatedNotification (Available in OS X v10.3 and later.)
Carbon constant: kAXDrawerCreatedNotification (Available in OS X v10.3 and later.)
Supported by Roles
Focused UI Element Changed
Posted after a UI element gains focus.
Pseudoclass: AXFocusedUIElementChanged
Cocoa constant: NSAccessibilityFocusedUIElementChangedNotification (Available in OS X v10.2 and later.)
Carbon constant: kAXFocusedUIElementChangedNotification (Available in OS X v10.2 and later.)
Supported by Roles
Focused Window Changed
Posted after a key window changes.
Pseudoclass: AXFocusedWindowChanged
Cocoa constant: NSAccessibilityFocusedWindowChangedNotification (Available in OS X v10.2 and later.)
Carbon constant: kAXFocusedWindowChangedNotification (Available in OS X v10.2 and later.)
Supported by Roles
Help Tag Created
Posted after a help tag appears.
Pseudoclass: AXHelpTagCreated
Cocoa constant: NSAccessibilityHelpTagCreatedNotification (Available in OS X v10.4 and later.)
Carbon constant: kAXHelpTagCreatedNotification (Available in OS X v10.4 and later.)
Main Window Changed
Posted after an application’s main window changes.
Pseudoclass: AXMainWindowChanged
Cocoa constant: NSAccessibilityMainWindowChangedNotification (Available in OS X v10.2 and later.)
Carbon constant: kAXMainWindowChangedNotification (Available in OS X v10.2 and later.)
Supported by Roles
Menu Closed
Posted after a menu closes.
Pseudoclass: AXMenuClosed
Cocoa constant: (none defined)
Carbon constant: kAXMenuClosedNotification (Available in OS X v10.2 and later.)
Menu Item Selected
Posted after a menu item is selected.
Pseudoclass: AXMenuItemSelected
Cocoa constant: (none defined)
Carbon constant: kAXMenuItemSelectedNotification (Available in OS X v10.2 and later.)
Menu Opened
Posted after a menu opens.
Pseudoclass: AXMenuOpened
Cocoa constant: (none defined)
Carbon constant: kAXMenuOpenedNotification (Available in OS X v10.2 and later.)
Moved
Posted after an object moves.
Pseudoclass: AXMoved
Cocoa constant: NSAccessibilityMovedNotification (Available in OS X v10.4 and later.)
Carbon constant: kAXMovedNotification (Available in OS X v10.4 and later.)
Supported by Roles
Resized
Posted after an object is resized.
Pseudoclass: AXResized
Cocoa constant: NSAccessibilityResizedNotification (Available in OS X v10.4 and later.)
Carbon constant: kAXResizedNotification (Available in OS X v10.4 and later.)
Row Collapsed
Posted after a row is collapsed.
Pseudoclass: AXRowCollapsed
Cocoa constant: NSAccessibilityRowCollapsedNotification (Available in OS X v10.6 and later.)
Carbon constant: kAXRowCollapsedNotification (Available in OS X v10.6 and later.)
Row Count Changed
Posted after a row is added or deleted.
Pseudoclass: AXRowCountChanged
Cocoa constant: NSAccessibilityRowCountChangedNotification (Available in OS X v10.4 and later.)
Carbon constant: kAXRowCountChangedNotification (Available in OS X v10.4 and later.)
Row Expanded
Posted after a row is expanded.
Pseudoclass: AXRowExpanded
Cocoa constant: NSAccessibilityRowExpandedNotification (Available in OS X v10.6 and later.)
Carbon constant: kAXRowExpandedNotification (Available in OS X v10.6 and later.)
Selected Children Changed
Posted after selected child elements change.
Pseudoclass: AXSelectedChildrenChanged
Cocoa constant: NSAccessibilitySelectedChildrenChangedNotification (Available in OS X v10.4 and later.)
Carbon constant: kAXSelectedChildrenChangedNotification (Available in OS X v10.4 and later.)
Selected Columns Changed
Posted after selected columns change.
Pseudoclass: AXSelectedColumnsChanged
Cocoa constant: NSAccessibilitySelectedColumnsChangedNotification (Available in OS X v10.4 and later.)
Carbon constant: kAXSelectedColumnsChangedNotification (Available in OS X v10.4 and later.)
Selected Rows Changed
Posted after selected rows change.
Pseudoclass: AXSelectedRowsChanged
Cocoa constant: NSAccessibilitySelectedRowsChangedNotification (Available in OS X v10.4 and later.)
Carbon constant: kAXSelectedRowsChangedNotification (Available in OS X v10.4 and later.)
Selected Text Changed
Posted after selected text changes.
Pseudoclass: AXSelectedTextChanged
Cocoa constant: NSAccessibilitySelectedTextChangedNotification (Available in OS X v10.4 and later.)
Carbon constant: kAXSelectedTextChangedNotification (Available in OS X v10.4 and later.)
Sheet Created
Posted after a sheet appears.
Pseudoclass: AXSheetCreated
Cocoa constant: NSAccessibilitySheetCreatedNotification (Available in OS X v10.3 and later.)
Carbon constant: kAXSheetCreatedNotification (Available in OS X v10.3 and later.)
Title Changed
Posted after a title changes.
Pseudoclass: AXTitleChanged
Cocoa constant: NSAccessibilityTitleChangedNotification (Available in OS X v10.4 and later.)
Carbon constant: kAXTitleChangedNotification (Available in OS X v10.5 and later.)
UI Element Destroyed
Posted after a UI element is destroyed.
Pseudoclass: AXUIElementDestroyed
Cocoa constant: NSAccessibilityUIElementDestroyedNotification (Available in OS X v10.2 and later.)
Carbon constant: kAXUIElementDestroyedNotification (Available in OS X v10.2 and later.)
Supported by Roles
Value Changed
Posted after a UI element’s value changes.
Pseudoclass: AXValueChanged
Cocoa constant: NSAccessibilityValueChangedNotification (Available in OS X v10.2 and later.)
Carbon constant: kAXValueChangedNotification (Available in OS X v10.2 and later.)
Supported by Roles
Window Created
Posted after a new window appears.
Pseudoclass: AXWindowCreated
Cocoa constant: NSAccessibilityWindowCreatedNotification (Available in OS X v10.2 and later.)
Carbon constant: kAXWindowCreatedNotification (Available in OS X v10.2 and later.)
Window Deminiaturized
Posted after a window is restored to full size from the Dock.
Pseudoclass: AXWindowDeminiaturized
Cocoa constant: NSAccessibilityWindowDeminiaturizedNotification (Available in OS X v10.2 and later.)
Carbon constant: kAXWindowDeminiaturizedNotification (Available in OS X v10.2 and later.)
Supported by Roles
Window Miniaturized
Posted after a window is minimized in the Dock.
Pseudoclass: AXWindowMiniaturized
Cocoa constant: NSAccessibilityWindowMiniaturizedNotification (Available in OS X v10.2 and later.)
Carbon constant: kAXWindowMiniaturizedNotification (Available in OS X v10.2 and later.)
Supported by Roles
Window Moved
Posted after a window moves.
Pseudoclass: AXWindowMoved
Cocoa constant: NSAccessibilityWindowMovedNotification (Available in OS X v10.2 and later.)
Carbon constant: kAXWindowMovedNotification (Available in OS X v10.2 and later.)
Supported by Roles
Window Resized
Posted after a window changes size.
Pseudoclass: AXWindowResized
Cocoa constant: NSAccessibilityWindowResizedNotification (Available in OS X v10.2 and later.)
Carbon constant: kAXWindowResizedNotification (Available in OS X v10.2 and later.)
Supported by Roles
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