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From: Laura Roberts
Date: Aug 23, 2023 11:05AM

So if you fix the Content Panel reading order first, does this adjust TURO
reading order? I've never tried that. I honestly wonder how TURO even gets
its reading order since it isn't based on tag order.

On Wed, Aug 23, 2023 at 12:48 PM Steve Green < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> The Content panel controls the reading order in Reflow mode, so it's very
> important. Also, some assistive technologies such as Read&Write get their
> reading order from the Content panel.
>
> I fix the Content panel reading order first, before doing anything else.
> Ideally, I never go back to the Content panel once I start working in the
> Tags panel. You can really screw things up if you go back and forth between
> them.
>
> I never use the Reading Order Panel.
>
> Steve Green
> Managing Director
> Test Partners Ltd
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > On Behalf Of
> Laura Roberts
> Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2023 5:17 PM
> To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> Subject: [WebAIM] reading order
>
> Hello,
>
> I've been remediating pdf's for years and always adjusted the reading
> order as part of finishing up. But today I was wondering - is this even
> necessary when the tags are in the correct order? I've never had a screen
> reader go by the TURO reading order instead of the tag order in JAWS or
> NVDA. I don't know whether that happens in other less popular screen
> readers. It's such a tedious, annoying thing to fix.
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Laura Roberts
> 413-588-8422
> > > at http://webaim.org/discussion/archives
> > > > > >


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Best regards,
Laura Roberts
413-588-8422