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niranjan-sharma

opened on Jan 19, 2018

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Summary

Jaws with IE11 doesn't read the contents of area vox

Example:

1. https://jsfiddle.net/22pLsujt/
2. Tab to go to textbox.

Expected result

jaws should read the contents the text-area.

Actual result

just reading text-box editing.

Example

https://jsfiddle.net/22pLsujt/

Additional Information

jaws 18 with IE11

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Browser and version:

Activity

1. stevefaulkner commented on Jan 19, 2018

   

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   on Jan 19, 2018

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   codepen test case: https://s.codepen.io/stevef/debug/mpamOb
2. stevefaulkner commented on Jan 19, 2018

   

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   Verified behavior in JAWS 2018 and NVDA with IE. Seems like it is expected behavior rather than a bug. Will look into it more.
3. stevefaulkner commented on Jan 19, 2018

   

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   There are some issues with the code, which is causing funky behavior:
   example code:
   <textarea type="text" name="lastname" value="Mouse"> Hello Textbox, Verify the contents of textbox with Jaws.</textarea>

   Neither the type or the value attributes are allowed on the textarea element.
   recommended code:

   <label for="test">Textbox</label><br>
   <textarea id="test" name="lastname">Hello Textbox, Verify the contents of textbox with Jaws.</textarea>
   

   1. non conforming attributes removed
   2. label used to provide textarea with an accessible name

   test case with code fixed.

   JAWS behavior for multiline text boxes is consistent across browsers: accessible name (label), role and instruction is announced when the control receives focus by tab key or by virtual navigation key F.
   So for the test case, the following is announced
   "Textbox, edit, contains text"

   JAWS does not announce the value of a textarea, by design.
4. stevefaulkner

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   Not a JAWS bug

   Solution provided

   on Jan 19, 2018
5. stevefaulkner commented on Jan 19, 2018

   

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   Note: JAWS will announce the text in the text area when reading the entire page "say all" using insert + down arrow
6. niranjan-sharma commented on Feb 13, 2018

   

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   on Feb 13, 2018

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   Thanks @stevefaulkner , As it's by design, closing the bug.
7. niranjan-sharma

   closed this as completedon Feb 13, 2018

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