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From: Colleen Gratzer
Date: Mar 5, 2023 6:39PM

Thanks, Philip. I checked that too just in case.

But I did notice that If I change the list to P tags in the PDF, then
they voice fine. Now that is even stranger!


On 3/5/23 7:56 PM, Philip Kiff wrote:
> Mmm....that stumps me, too.
>
> Long shot: one thing you might check is that the alternative text /
> actual text you hear in NVDA and JAWS is not being picked up from the
> list item's Label tag or a bullet image nested inside the Label tag (if
> either exist), or from the parent tag of the P tag inside the list item
> - like the LBody tag?
>
> Phil.
>
> On 2023-03-05 11:44, Colleen Gratzer wrote:
>> I'm hoping to get some insight on an issue I am having.
>>
>> I've got a page with a few different non-decorative icons. Some are
>> inside P tags and some inside a list.
>>
>> They all have actual text applied, which was previously applied as
>> Alt-text. The Alt-text was removed.
>>
>> I've confirmed in the tag properties in the PDF that there is no
>> Alt-text.
>>
>> NVDA and JAWS voice only the actual text for the icons *inside P tags*
>> but they read the actual text *and* previously applied Alt-text for
>> the icons *inside the list. *
>>
>> I have renamed the files with every check in case Acrobat was caching
>> the file content.
>>
>> I have restarted Windows. I have restarted Acrobat. I have tested this
>> on 2 different computers.
>>
>> Again, I confirmed that there is no Alt-text set on these icons, even
>> in the tag properties.
>>
>> I am stumped.
>>
>>
>> Colleen Gratzer
>> Creative Boost and Gratzer Graphics
>> https://creative-boost.com
>> https://gratzergraphics.com
>> >> >> >> > > > >