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Re: JAWS & Chrome: rowspan issues

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From: Marshall Sunnes
Date: Jan 21, 2020 10:34AM


Thanks, Jon!
Looks like rowspan has an entry
<https://github.com/FreedomScientific/VFO-standards-support/issues/193>,
already.

Best,
Marshall

On Tue, Jan 21, 2020 at 11:02 AM Jonathan Avila < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> I am able to reproduce that. You should log an issue
>
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_FreedomScientific_VFO-2Dstandards-2Dsupport_issues&d=DwICAg&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=cXj9zeYcj_L9F2wRWNJV-Q&m=Lslkx_sr4fPejeSkalnW0-U8CbVDSrBt3qJQ74hSn68&s=nBXJ5s5ymJAeAQgpTIftJpQ4TE6Nx801Z3XmdBOZ-Ko&e=
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> Jon
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> Can anyone else replicate this:
> I'm noticing that having rowspan in an HTML table is just not playing well
> with JAWS (2020, 2019, 2018) when using Chrome (version 79). When moving
> down a column, the virtual cursor moves diagonally.
>
> For example, Example 2: Table with headers spanning multiple rows or
> columns <
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.w3.org_WAI_tutorials_tables_irregular_-23table-2Dwith-2Dheaders-2Dspanning-2Dmultiple-2Drows-2Dor-2Dcolumns&d=DwICAg&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=cXj9zeYcj_L9F2wRWNJV-Q&m=Lslkx_sr4fPejeSkalnW0-U8CbVDSrBt3qJQ74hSn68&s=56pgaDsdwmmMP7pxbHm8FuEg1udCkKGCjzoYFabYnnw&e=
> >
> Keyboard commands used:
>
> - With the table layer turned on: navigate to value "A2" (Row 2, Column
> 3). Press Numpad 2.
> - With table layer turned off: use Ctrl + Alt + Down Arrow
>
> The expected behavior is that the virtual cursor will move to row 3, and
> stay in column 3.
> The actual behavior is that the virtual cursor moves to row 3, column 4.
>
> This is also happening with Freedom Scientific's own table examples <
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.freedomscientific.com_SurfsUp_Tables.htm&d=DwICAg&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=cXj9zeYcj_L9F2wRWNJV-Q&m=Lslkx_sr4fPejeSkalnW0-U8CbVDSrBt3qJQ74hSn68&s=5-Pkj4RS7FeuJu4kG5hFWm7N6lNnMZLbrF-11dYRNxM&e=
> >.
> The most similar example is the table following heading "Sales Contact by
> State".
>
> I'm not getting this issue with Intenet Explorer + JAWS, Microsoft Edge +
> JAWS, NVDA + Firefox, nor VoiceOver + Safari.
>
> Best,
> Marshall
>
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New York University
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