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Re: Clarification on forms mode of screen readers

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From: Léonie Watson
Date: Jul 8, 2016 2:10AM

On 08/07/2016 07:09, Vemaarapu Venkatesh wrote:
> While testing with jaws I observed there are changes in announcements of
> elements on the web page e.g form label of text field when we are toggling
> between virtual pc cursor on and off states. Whether these can be reported
> as bugs and is it necessary to test an web app in forms mode? Can anyone
> provide the exact use of forms mode and when we have to apply that

Can you point to an example or provide an example of the code? From your
description, one possible cause may be that the labels are not properly
associated with their form fields. Without an example it's impossible to
be certain though.

In the meantime, this article explains the different screen reader
interaction modes:
http://tink.uk/understanding-screen-reader-interaction-modes/

Léonie.


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