1780073 - Paragraphs are being read in parts instead of being read in one shot (NVDA)

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Firefox :: Disability Access, defect)

Description

[Daniel Bodea [:danibodea]]

Note

• When the user attempts to use up/down arrow buttons in order to read parts of a page, he will notice that (somewhat longer) paragraphs are being read parts instead of being read in one shot. Some links appear to be split into different links, creating confusion.

** Found in**

• Nightly v104.0a1

Affected versions

• Nightly v104.0a1

Affected platforms

• Windows 10 + NVDA
• Ubuntu + ORCA - splits partagraphs into lines and is less confusing.
• MacOS + VoiceOver - UNAFFECTED, as it reads all paragraphs in one go.

Steps to reproduce (Windows)

1. Have NVDA running in the background.
2. Launch Firefox.
3. Load www.afb.org
4. Use the down arrow to navigate through the information on the page.
5. Reach the longer chunks of text (paragraphs/links).

Expected result

• The paragraphs are being read in one go.

Actual result

• The paragraphs are being read in parts (or lines).

Regression range

• Not a recent regression.

Additional notes

• Example 1 (simple text): "AFB's third Access and Engagement research report examines the continued negative impact of [NVDA stops, user input is required] systemic and COVID-19-specific issues on the education of students who are blind or have low [NVDA stops, user input is required] vision—particularly experiences with technology, learning progress, and social-emotional effects of [NVDA stops, user input is required] the pandemic."
• Example 2 (link): "We speak up for children who are blind or visually impaired, to make sure every student has an equal [NVDA stops, user input is required] opportunity to succeed."
• If any of the affected operating systems are addressed and the issue still occurs on others, other bugs will be logged separately for the remaining issues. Please NI me for continuity is necessary.
• This issue does not occur when navigating using the TAB key (in case of long link texts).

Comment 1

[Daniel Bodea [:danibodea]]

Attachment: some (link) paragraphs are split into apparently different links when the are one and the same.png

Added pics for visual representations of the issue.

Comment 2

[Daniel Bodea [:danibodea]]

Attachment: paragraph is read in bits instead of being read in one shot.png

Added pics for visual representations of the issue.

Comment 3

[Daniel Bodea [:danibodea]]

Attachment: this issue also occurs in the case of reading picture descriptions.png

This issue also occurs in the case of reading picture descriptions.

Comment 4

[James Teh [:Jamie]]

Thanks for reporting and for looking into accessibility issues.

This is expected behaviour for NVDA. UP and down arrow read by line, not paragraph, but the length of a line is determined by NVDA, not by the visual layout. You can read by paragraph using control+upArrow/control+downArrow. Links aren't being split into multiple links as such, but for long links, NVDA reports "link" at the start of each line to let you know you're still inside the link. This is more efficient than reporting "out of link" every time the text of a link finishes, albeit a little more confusing for new users.