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Re: automatic tab activation sample from ARIA Practices document with current Jaws behaviour

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From: East, Robin
Date: May 17, 2023 9:52AM

David, does it matter what browser you are using. Example the virtual cursor staying on option only works in Chrome at this time but at the moment I cannot switch browsers to test and I have similar results as you with using Edge. The TAB feature of the virtual cursor is under miscellaneous but do not know if it being on or off will affect the behaviour in this case.

Robin East, CPACC
Accessibility Centre of Excellence | Accessibility of applications
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Subject: [WebAIM] automatic tab activation sample from ARIA Practices document with current Jaws behaviour

I am having trouble getting this pattern to work properly using Jaws.

Is there a particular jaws setting that I should adjust to make the tabs work as expected?

When I go to the examples https://www.w3.org/WAI/ARIA/apg/patterns/tabs/examples/tabs-automatic/
I get the following behaviour when in the tab list.
Pressing the down arrow key moves to the next tab in the list but does not activate the new tab.
Pressing tab at this point does not take me to the active tab panel, instead, my focus goes to the next tab in the list.
Pressing the up or down arrow keys are working as if this were a vertical tab list.
Pressing the left or right arrow keys move by character within the focussed tab.

When using NVDA these tabs work as expected.

I have been looking at the Jaws Navigation options for tables, controls, Controls and tables, and off settings.
These do not cause the tabs to be activated when focussed.

Is there another setting I should look at?
I don't remember running into this issue before.
I would appreciate Any information on this issue.
Thanks