1351854 - Entering a password with JAWS screenreader reads the characters being entered out loud

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Core :: Disability Access APIs, defect, P3)

Description

[u554753]

Jaws Version:
18.0.2530

User Agent:
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:54.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/55.0

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Navigate to http://drive.google.com/ or any website that requires authentication
2. Attempt to login with valid credentials.

Expected Results:
JAWS screenreader reads out "star"  to hide the identity of input

Actual Results:
JAWS screenreader reads out the input of the character being entered in the password screen.

This only happens when e10s is on. When e10s is off, it functions normally.

Comment 1

[u554753]

Cannot check this bug until Bug 1353554 is resolved.

Comment 2

[Jim Mathies [:jimm]]

Can't reproduce currently.

Comment 3

[alexander :surkov (:asurkov)]

(In reply to Jim Mathies [:jimm] from comment #2)
> Can't reproduce currently.

Marco, can you?

Comment 4

[Marco Zehe (:MarcoZ)]

(In reply to alexander :surkov from comment #3)
> (In reply to Jim Mathies [:jimm] from comment #2)
> > Can't reproduce currently.
> 
> Marco, can you?

No. If I type a password in any password field, JAWS only reads "star star star". As intended.

Comment 5

[alexander :surkov (:asurkov)]

marking worksforme, please reopen if you can reproduce