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Re: Highlighting static HTML using the keyboard

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From: Jonathan Avila
Date: Oct 17, 2018 2:28PM

Isabel, It may depend on what you are doing. You will likely need to test it with JAWS and other screen readers.

Jonathan

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> On Oct 16, 2018, at 12:05 PM, Isabel Holdsworth < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> I don't know whether JAWS selects text in the same way that caret
> browsing does. If I want my speech synthesis component to speak the
> selected text, will it be available through JavaScript regardless of
> whether I use JAWS or the caret to select it? Or is JAWS only
> selecting text in the virtual buffer? I have no idea.
>
> On 16/10/2018, Jonathan Avila < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>>> Glen, I've played with caret browsing in IE and FF, as I thought it might
>>> be the way to go, but it doesn't seem to work with JAWS. Or perhaps I'm
>>> doing something wrong
>>
>> JAWS allows for users to select text on the page and read it back through
>> it's own virtual cursor and speech synthesizer. Is there something in
>> particular that the separate page selection with the keyboard would provide
>> that isn't already provided by the JAWS select and speak commands without
>> having to use caret browsing?
>>
>> Jonathan
>>
>>