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From: Pratik Patel
Date: Mar 29, 2018 10:06AM

If an area within an application is defined as role="document", then NVDA will automatically switch on the browse mode. Escaping from that returns the user to application mode. While annoying to contemplate, NVDA respects the author/developer's desire to use application mode for a particular purpose. Pressing NVDA+control+space escapes application mode and returns the user to the container that holds the application mode. NVDA+space also switches NVDA to and from browse mode to focus mode and in reverse.

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Question, how does NVDA handle this situation?
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> I have experience using MS Teams some time back and found role="application" on left nave, chat list and chat history regions. This certainly doesn't let users to quit from application mode to browse/ virtual modes using ESCC key. This prohibits the use of quick keys so users can't navigate by headings, landmarks etc when the focus is in those regions. I am against the use of role="application" here instead they can provide that arrow key navigation alone with scripting without application role.

With JAWS press numpad Plus twice quickly to get out of application mode. I agree these situations are problematic even if there is a way to get out.

Jonathan

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Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 3:29 AM
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Hi,

I have experience using MS Teams some time back and found role="application" on left nave, chat list and chat history regions. This certainly doesn't let users to quit from application mode to browse/ virtual modes using ESCC key. This prohibits the use of quick keys so users can't navigate by headings, landmarks etc when the focus is in those regions. I am against the use of role="application" here instead they can provide that arrow key navigation alone with scripting without application role.

Thanks,
Venkatesh