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From: Jamous, JP
Date: Aug 8, 2016 10:15AM

Great!

Get it in their lap and let them narrow it down from there. If it is not JAWS, they have connections with Microsoft. I filed a bug with them regarding Outlook 2013 and they were able to trace it to Microsoft. Microsoft assured them that it was fixed in Outlook 2016 365. I'll wait till our IT manager deploys Office 2016 365 in the fall. It will be interesting to see the result.

Keep us posted about your ticket with them. Good luck.
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From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Shane Anderson
Sent: Monday, August 08, 2016 10:06 AM
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Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Mysterious JAWS voice change

JP - You might be right. But it seems impossible to tell for certain if the cause originates with JAWS or IE. I'll file a bug with Freedom Scientific.

I wondered the same thing about zip code as Chaals and others noted but it occurs with any number of digits above the "speak single digits" setting as Birkir noted (which just happens to default to 5).

I copied and pasted 1234567890 several times together and it still happens.
When I add a character the describedby text is read normally.

1234567890 - yields Rocco's demonic voice.
1234567890a - yields the same Jaws voice as currently set.

As JP noted this occurs anywhere there is aria-describedby text and a number longer than or the same as the "speak single digits" setting. And it's only happening with IE.

A few other odd facts:
- I've found that the voice change doesn't occur inside an iframe. For example, when creating test examples on Code Pen or JS Fiddle.
- Other screen reader users have reported Rocco's demonic in other
(random?) situations but I can't reproduce it.

Finally, Birkir, "Rocco's demonic voice"? LOL


Regards
Shane Anderson


On Sun, Aug 7, 2016 at 8:43 AM, Jamous, JP < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> I changed it to 6 digits but the problem continued to occur. However,
> if I set it to 6 digits and set the SayAll reads by Paragraph, it
> stops firing up Grandpa when I type 1234 or 12345. The moment I inset
> 6 digits or more, the voice is back.
>
> I tried it with the default settings and it does occur. However, it
> does not occur in Firefox or Chrome whether I use my settings or the
> default settings.
>
> So it is an issue in IE for sure.
>
> I bet it has something to do with the enhancements that they have been
> adding for Windows 10 and its version of Internet Explorer. On Windows
> 10 IE is a different beast. Also, if you visit the download page of
> JAWS and check out the enhancements of JAWS 17, you will notice lots
> of issues with ARIA in general.
>
> That is why I'd recommend taking all of the details from here and
> emailing them about this constant bug.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On
> Behalf of Birkir R. Gunnarsson
> Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2016 11:05 AM
> To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Mysterious JAWS voice change
>
> When Jaws sees 5 digits or more without a separator (like a "," or
> ".") it stops reading the number as a number and starts announcing
> individual digits.
> You can adjust this in the Jaws browser settings (JawsKey-V).
> then type "numbers" and you will see "number options".
> The first entry under that is "digit threshold" which is set to 5 by
> default.
> That doesn't really answer your question honestly, but if you set this
> option to 6, would Rocco's demonic voice only start scaring you after
> 6 digits?
> If so, the voice change is tied to this setting and that is an
> important detail if filing a Jaws bug or comment.
> Heres' the kicker. This never happens in my Jaws (16 or 17 with IE or FF).
> This bug is elusive.
> -B
>
>
>
>
> On 8/6/16, Jamous, JP < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> > I wish I knew Shane. I observed it on our company site and other
> > sites
> too.
> >
> > It seems that the function to change the speaking rate of the
> > synthesizer is fired up in the IE.jss file. I used that function to
> > slow JAWS down in one of my scripts to allow it to read the font
> > size, type and color at a slower speed than the regular one that I use.
> >
> > Personally, I think it is a bug that they need to clear up. It
> > doesn't happen with me all the time. It fires up at random.
> >
> > I believe it uses Rocko's or Read's voice in a very low rate and
> > pitch. That is why you described it as demonic.
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On
> > Behalf Of Shane Anderson
> > Sent: Friday, August 05, 2016 4:42 PM
> > To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> > Subject: [WebAIM] Mysterious JAWS voice change
> >
> > Hello All,
> >
> > The aria-describedby text for a text input speaks in a low and slow
> > (some have described it as demonic) voice under certain conditions.
> > It occurs while running JAWS 17 and IE11 when a 5 digit number (or
> > the number set in the speak single digits setting) is typed in the
> > input and the user returns to the field.
> >
> > Case in point, if you go to the aria-describedby example at
> > http://heydonworks.com/practical_aria_examples/#input-tooltip and
> > type
> > 12345 in the "Your username" field, then tab away, and then tab
> > back, the describedby text will read in a lower and slower voice.
> >
> > It won't happen if you type in text. It only happens with a number
> > with 5 or more digits.
> >
> > Anyone know what this voice is for?
> >
> > Regards
> > Shane Anderson
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