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Re: JAWS/NVDA ordered lists on IE 8 and 9

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From: Léonie Watson
Date: Aug 17, 2012 11:50AM

Heidi Jungel wrote:
"We have an ordered list and use css to set the list style type to
upper-alpha. Both JAWS and NVDA, with IE 8 and 9, read 1., 2., 3. instead
of A., B.,C."

Can you post the code you're testing? Jaws 13 in IE9 doesn't seem to have
the problem you describe (using the example below). It's Friday afternoon,
so I could be missing something though!

<ol style="list-style: upper-alpha;">
<li>Apples</li>
<li>Oranges</li>
<li>Limes</li>
</ol>

Léonie.


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Subject: [WebAIM] JAWS/NVDA ordered lists on IE 8 and 9

We have an ordered list and use css to set the list style type to
upper-alpha. Both JAWS and NVDA, with IE 8 and 9, read 1., 2., 3. instead
of A., B.,C. Other browsers work fine and it also works as expected in
Safari with VoiceOver.


One solution I had is a bit messy and that is to include hidden text pushed
off of the page. So, JAWS/NVDA would read 1. A., 2. B., and so on. That can
get a bit cluttered.


Is there a clean way to overcome this without cluttering the html or the
screen reader?


Thanks!
Heidi Jungel, UI Developer
Apollo Group | Product Strategy & Development
3590 N First Street | San Jose, CA 95134
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