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Re: [WebAim] clarification required for few things about accessibility

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From: Léonie Watson
Date: Jul 2, 2016 2:14PM

On 02/07/2016 03:57, shankar shan wrote:
> I am testing microsoft one note app on windows based computers using narrator.
>
> 1. what is the difference between the focus and the cursore position.

Focus is when you move to an object using the keyboard or touch. If you
use the tab key, you will move focus from one object to the next within
the app. If you single tap an object you will move focus to it.

The Narrator cursor is where Narrator is currently doing something. For
example, if you use Narrator to read some text one word at a time, this
moves the Narrator cursor to each word in turn. You can then do things
like tell Narrator to read from the Narrator cursor to the end of the
document.

The system cursor is usually the same as the focus point. The mouse
cursor is wherever the mouse pointer is located.

> 2. how can I differinsiat between screen reader complaints annd the
> app complaints.

Can you give an example?

When the Windows 10 anniversary edition is released (sometime in July),
it will include Narrator Developer Mode. There is a demo available here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ-4AVxAIsc

This will help with accessibility testing apps with Narrator.

Léonie.
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