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From: Marshall Sunnes
Date: Tue, Feb 04 2020 9:14AM
Subject: JAWS & Chrome: rowspan issues
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Update: looks like the fix was released in version 2020.2001.70.

Thanks Mark, et al for getting this filed and fixed.

Best,
Marshall

On Tue, Jan 21, 2020 at 12:34 PM Marshall Sunnes < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
wrote:

> 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 ADDRESS 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=
>>
>> 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
>>
>> --
>> *Marshall Sunnes*
>> *Senior Digital Accessibility Specialist* NYU IT <
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>> New York University
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>
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> *Marshall Sunnes*
> *Senior Digital Accessibility Specialist*
> NYU IT <https://www.nyu.edu/life/information-technology.html>
> New York University
> Phone: (212) 998 4417 <+12129984417>
> Email: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
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*Marshall Sunnes*
*Senior Digital Accessibility Specialist*
NYU IT <https://www.nyu.edu/life/information-technology.html>
New York University
Phone: (212) 998 4417 <+12129984417>
Email: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =