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Re: group start and group end

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From: Patrick H. Lauke
Date: Feb 9, 2022 12:52PM

On 09/02/2022 19:31, <EMAIL REMOVED> wrote:
> We're creating a fund-raising page for folks to contribute and with Jaws
> 2022, each new funding opportunity begins with the words "group start" and
> then the text one line below it, and finishes with "group end."
>
> What are group start and group end and how to I get Jaws to stop speaking
> them?

Each opportunity is wrapped in a <fieldset> ... </fieldset> structure -
which is correct from a structural/semantic point of view, so I'd
strongly recommend leaving them there.

Whether JAWS has a setting where you can suppress the announcement of
groups when entering/leaving them, I'm not sure I'm afraid.

P
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