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Test: named alert role
Screen Reader support level: partial (27/33)
Voice Control support level: unknown
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Summary of Screen Reader support by expectation
* means that some support is hidden behind settings
Summary of Voice Control support by expectation alert role Expectation Dragon Naturally Speaking Voice Access (Android) Voice Control (iOS) Voice Control (MacOS) Windows Speech Recognition Windows Voice Access Chrome Chrome Safari Safari Edge Chrome Edge Chrome Not applicable
* means that some support is hidden behind settings
Summary of Keyboard support by expectation alert role Expectation Windows Keyboard Mac Keyboard iOS Keyboard Android Keyboard Chrome Firefox Edge Chrome Safari Safari Chrome Not applicable
* means that some support is hidden behind settings
Detailed support results by expectation Expectation for the alert role: announce changes to the live region - applied to the div element
This expectation is applied to the div element. Expectations and results might differ when the the feature is applied to different roles.
This expectation is from the alert role feature.
Strength of this expectation for different types of assistive technologies:
- Screen Readers: MUST
- Voice Control: NA
Examples:
- Screen readers will automatically announce the live region.
Grading method:
Just one of the listed commands must pass for the expectation to pass.
AT Browser Has Support Output Dragon Naturally Speaking Chrome not applicable - JAWS Chrome yes
- Result: (pass)
- Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch JAWS and Chrome.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Enter or Space
(Activate Button)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, important message, existing content, I am now populated"
JAWS Edge yes
- Result: (pass)
- Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch JAWS and Edge.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Enter or Space
(Activate Button)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, important message, existing content, I am now populated"
JAWS Firefox yes
- Result: (pass)
- Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch JAWS and Firefox.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Enter or Space
(Activate Button)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<1st announcement interrupted>, alert, important message, existing content, I am now populated"
Narrator Edge yes
- Result: (pass)
- Test Case: Use Enter or Space Bar (Activate Item (primary action)) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch Narrator and Edge.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Enter or Space Bar
(Activate Item (primary action))
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<1st announcement in full>, important message, existing content, I am now populated, <2nd announcement in full>"
NVDA Chrome yes
- Result: (pass)
- Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch NVDA and Chrome.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Enter or Space
(Activate Button)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<1st announcement in full>, existing content, I am now populated, important message, <2nd announcement in full>"
NVDA Edge yes
- Result: (pass)
- Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch NVDA and Edge.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Enter or Space
(Activate Button)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<1st announcement in full>, existing content, I am now populated, important message, <2nd announcement in full>"
NVDA Firefox yes
- Result: (pass)
- Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch NVDA and Firefox.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Enter or Space
(Activate Button)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<1st announcement interrupted>, important message, alert, existing content, I am now populated, <1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>"
Orca Firefox none
- Result: (fail)
- Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch Orca and Firefox.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Enter or Space
(Activate Button)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>"
- Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support.
Grading Note: There is no known/documented support. There may still be support for this expectation, but it is undocumented. If this is the case, please report this issue. TalkBack Chrome yes
- Result: (pass)
- Test Case: Use double tap (or alt+enter) (Activate button) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch TalkBack and Chrome.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
double tap (or alt+enter)
(Activate button)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, important message"
Voice Access (Android) Chrome not applicable - Voice Control (iOS) Safari not applicable - Voice Control (MacOS) Safari not applicable - VoiceOver (iOS) Safari yes
- Result: (pass)
- Test Case: Use Double tap (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch VoiceOver (iOS) and Safari.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Double tap
(Activate Button)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<1st announcement interrupted>, existing content, I am now populated <2nd announcement not conveyed at all>"
VoiceOver (macOS) Safari yes
- Result: (pass)
- Test Case: Use VO + space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch VoiceOver (macOS) and Safari.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
VO + space
(Activate Button)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<earcon> important message, existing content, I am now populated, <1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>"
Windows Speech Recognition Edge not applicable - Windows Speech Recognition Chrome not applicable - Windows Voice Access Edge not applicable - Windows Voice Access Chrome not applicable - Windows Keyboard Chrome not applicable - Windows Keyboard Firefox not applicable - Windows Keyboard Edge not applicable - Mac Keyboard Chrome not applicable - Mac Keyboard Safari not applicable - iOS Keyboard Safari not applicable - Android Keyboard Chrome not applicable - Extended Support for: alert role: announce changes to the live region
These are less common combinations
AT Browser Has Support Output Dragon Naturally Speaking IE not applicable - Dragon Naturally Speaking Firefox not applicable - JAWS 2020.2006.12 IE 11 yes
- Result: (pass)
- Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch JAWS and IE.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Enter or Space
(Activate Button)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<1st announcement interrupted>, alert, existing content, I am now populated"
Narrator Firefox unknown - Narrator Chrome unknown - Narrator IE unknown - NVDA IE unknown - TalkBack Firefox unknown - Voice Access (Android) Firefox not applicable - VoiceOver (iOS) Chrome unknown - VoiceOver (macOS) Chrome unknown - VoiceOver (macOS) Firefox unknown - Orca Chrome unknown - Voice Control (MacOS) Chrome not applicable - Voice Control (MacOS) Firefox not applicable - Mac Keyboard Firefox not applicable - Android Keyboard Firefox not applicable - Back to top Expectation for the alert role: convey the implicit aria-atomic value of true by announcing the entire region - applied to the div element
This expectation is applied to the div element. Expectations and results might differ when the the feature is applied to different roles.
This expectation is from the alert role feature.
Strength of this expectation for different types of assistive technologies:
- Screen Readers: MUST
- Voice Control: NA
Examples:
- Screen readers will announce all the content within role="alert".
Grading method:
Just one of the listed commands must pass for the expectation to pass.
AT Browser Has Support Output Dragon Naturally Speaking Chrome not applicable - JAWS Chrome yes
- Result: (pass)
- Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch JAWS and Chrome.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Enter or Space
(Activate Button)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, important message, existing content, I am now populated"
JAWS Edge yes
- Result: (pass)
- Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch JAWS and Edge.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Enter or Space
(Activate Button)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, important message, existing content, I am now populated"
JAWS Firefox yes
- Result: (pass)
- Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch JAWS and Firefox.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Enter or Space
(Activate Button)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<1st announcement interrupted>, alert, important message, existing content, I am now populated"
Narrator Edge yes
- Result: (pass)
- Test Case: Use Enter or Space Bar (Activate Item (primary action)) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch Narrator and Edge.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Enter or Space Bar
(Activate Item (primary action))
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<1st announcement in full>, important message, existing content, I am now populated, <2nd announcement in full>"
NVDA Chrome yes
- Result: (pass)
- Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch NVDA and Chrome.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Enter or Space
(Activate Button)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<1st announcement in full>, existing content, I am now populated, important message, <2nd announcement in full>"
NVDA Edge yes
- Result: (pass)
- Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch NVDA and Edge.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Enter or Space
(Activate Button)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<1st announcement in full>, existing content, I am now populated, important message, <2nd announcement in full>"
NVDA Firefox yes
- Result: (pass)
- Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch NVDA and Firefox.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Enter or Space
(Activate Button)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<1st announcement interrupted>, important message, alert, existing content, I am now populated, <1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>"
Orca Firefox none
- Result: (fail)
- Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch Orca and Firefox.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Enter or Space
(Activate Button)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>"
- Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support.
Grading Note: There is no known/documented support. There may still be support for this expectation, but it is undocumented. If this is the case, please report this issue. TalkBack Chrome none
- Result: (fail)
- Test Case: Use double tap (or alt+enter) (Activate button) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch TalkBack and Chrome.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
double tap (or alt+enter)
(Activate button)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, important message"
- Result Notes: fail because the contents were not conveyed at all
- Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support.
Grading Note: There is no known/documented support. There may still be support for this expectation, but it is undocumented. If this is the case, please report this issue. Voice Access (Android) Chrome not applicable - Voice Control (iOS) Safari not applicable - Voice Control (MacOS) Safari not applicable - VoiceOver (iOS) Safari yes
- Result: (pass)
- Test Case: Use Double tap (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch VoiceOver (iOS) and Safari.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Double tap
(Activate Button)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<1st announcement interrupted>, existing content, I am now populated <2nd announcement not conveyed at all>"
VoiceOver (macOS) Safari yes
- Result: (pass)
- Test Case: Use VO + space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch VoiceOver (macOS) and Safari.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
VO + space
(Activate Button)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<earcon> important message, existing content, I am now populated, <1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>"
Windows Speech Recognition Edge not applicable - Windows Speech Recognition Chrome not applicable - Windows Voice Access Edge not applicable - Windows Voice Access Chrome not applicable - Windows Keyboard Chrome not applicable - Windows Keyboard Firefox not applicable - Windows Keyboard Edge not applicable - Mac Keyboard Chrome not applicable - Mac Keyboard Safari not applicable - iOS Keyboard Safari not applicable - Android Keyboard Chrome not applicable - Extended Support for: alert role: convey the implicit aria-atomic value of true by announcing the entire region
These are less common combinations
AT Browser Has Support Output Dragon Naturally Speaking IE not applicable - Dragon Naturally Speaking Firefox not applicable - JAWS 2020.2006.12 IE 11 yes
- Result: (pass)
- Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch JAWS and IE.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Enter or Space
(Activate Button)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<1st announcement interrupted>, alert, existing content, I am now populated"
Narrator Firefox unknown - Narrator Chrome unknown - Narrator IE unknown - NVDA IE unknown - TalkBack Firefox unknown - Voice Access (Android) Firefox not applicable - VoiceOver (iOS) Chrome unknown - VoiceOver (macOS) Chrome unknown - VoiceOver (macOS) Firefox unknown - Orca Chrome unknown - Voice Control (MacOS) Chrome not applicable - Voice Control (MacOS) Firefox not applicable - Mac Keyboard Firefox not applicable - Android Keyboard Firefox not applicable - Back to top Expectation for the alert role: convey the implicit aria-live value of assertive by interrupting the current announcement - applied to the div element
This expectation is applied to the div element. Expectations and results might differ when the the feature is applied to different roles.
This expectation is from the alert role feature.
Strength of this expectation for different types of assistive technologies:
- Screen Readers: MUST
- Voice Control: NA
Examples:
- Screen readers will announce changes to content within role="alert" as soon as those changes are made and interrupt any current announcements, or announce it immediately after the current announcement but before anything else in the announcement queue.
Grading method:
Just one of the listed commands must pass for the expectation to pass.
AT Browser Has Support Output Dragon Naturally Speaking Chrome not applicable - JAWS Chrome none
- Result: (fail)
- Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch JAWS and Chrome.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Enter or Space
(Activate Button)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, important message, existing content, I am now populated"
- Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support.
Grading Note: There is no known/documented support. There may still be support for this expectation, but it is undocumented. If this is the case, please report this issue. JAWS Edge none
- Result: (fail)
- Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch JAWS and Edge.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Enter or Space
(Activate Button)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, important message, existing content, I am now populated"
- Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support.
Grading Note: There is no known/documented support. There may still be support for this expectation, but it is undocumented. If this is the case, please report this issue. JAWS Firefox yes
- Result: (pass)
- Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch JAWS and Firefox.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Enter or Space
(Activate Button)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<1st announcement interrupted>, alert, important message, existing content, I am now populated"
Narrator Edge yes
- Result: (pass)
- Test Case: Use Enter or Space Bar (Activate Item (primary action)) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch Narrator and Edge.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Enter or Space Bar
(Activate Item (primary action))
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<1st announcement in full>, important message, existing content, I am now populated, <2nd announcement in full>"
NVDA Chrome yes
- Result: (pass)
- Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch NVDA and Chrome.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Enter or Space
(Activate Button)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<1st announcement in full>, existing content, I am now populated, important message, <2nd announcement in full>"
NVDA Edge yes
- Result: (pass)
- Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch NVDA and Edge.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Enter or Space
(Activate Button)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<1st announcement in full>, existing content, I am now populated, important message, <2nd announcement in full>"
NVDA Firefox yes
- Result: (pass)
- Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch NVDA and Firefox.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Enter or Space
(Activate Button)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<1st announcement interrupted>, important message, alert, existing content, I am now populated, <1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>"
Orca Firefox none
- Result: (fail)
- Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch Orca and Firefox.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Enter or Space
(Activate Button)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>"
- Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support.
Grading Note: There is no known/documented support. There may still be support for this expectation, but it is undocumented. If this is the case, please report this issue. TalkBack Chrome yes
- Result: (pass)
- Test Case: Use double tap (or alt+enter) (Activate button) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch TalkBack and Chrome.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
double tap (or alt+enter)
(Activate button)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, important message"
Voice Access (Android) Chrome not applicable - Voice Control (iOS) Safari not applicable - Voice Control (MacOS) Safari not applicable - VoiceOver (iOS) Safari yes
- Result: (pass)
- Test Case: Use Double tap (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch VoiceOver (iOS) and Safari.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Double tap
(Activate Button)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<1st announcement interrupted>, existing content, I am now populated <2nd announcement not conveyed at all>"
VoiceOver (macOS) Safari yes
- Result: (pass)
- Test Case: Use VO + space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch VoiceOver (macOS) and Safari.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
VO + space
(Activate Button)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<earcon> important message, existing content, I am now populated, <1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>"
Windows Speech Recognition Edge not applicable - Windows Speech Recognition Chrome not applicable - Windows Voice Access Edge not applicable - Windows Voice Access Chrome not applicable - Windows Keyboard Chrome not applicable - Windows Keyboard Firefox not applicable - Windows Keyboard Edge not applicable - Mac Keyboard Chrome not applicable - Mac Keyboard Safari not applicable - iOS Keyboard Safari not applicable - Android Keyboard Chrome not applicable - Extended Support for: alert role: convey the implicit aria-live value of assertive by interrupting the current announcement
These are less common combinations
AT Browser Has Support Output Dragon Naturally Speaking IE not applicable - Dragon Naturally Speaking Firefox not applicable - JAWS 2020.2006.12 IE 11 yes
- Result: (pass)
- Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch JAWS and IE.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Enter or Space
(Activate Button)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<1st announcement interrupted>, alert, existing content, I am now populated"
Narrator Firefox unknown - Narrator Chrome unknown - Narrator IE unknown - NVDA IE unknown - TalkBack Firefox unknown - Voice Access (Android) Firefox not applicable - VoiceOver (iOS) Chrome unknown - VoiceOver (macOS) Chrome unknown - VoiceOver (macOS) Firefox unknown - Orca Chrome unknown - Voice Control (MacOS) Chrome not applicable - Voice Control (MacOS) Firefox not applicable - Mac Keyboard Firefox not applicable - Android Keyboard Firefox not applicable - Back to top Expectation for the alert role: convey its name and role while navigating the page if it has a name - applied to the div element
This expectation is applied to the div element. Expectations and results might differ when the the feature is applied to different roles.
This expectation is from the alert role feature.
Strength of this expectation for different types of assistive technologies:
- Screen Readers: MAY
- Voice Control: NA
Examples:
- Screen readers may announce the name and role if it has a name from the author (usually via aria-label or aria-labelledby). The name and role are usually announced when navigating into the element.
- screen readers may convey the role as an earcon.
Grading method:
Just one of the listed commands must pass for the expectation to pass.
AT Browser Has Support Output Dragon Naturally Speaking Chrome not applicable - JAWS Chrome none
- Result: (fail)
- Test Case: Use Down arrow (Read next item) to navigate forward to `#target-1`
- Launch JAWS and Chrome.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#target-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: before target
- Keyboard focus is: before target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Down arrow
(Read next item)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "existing content"
- Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support.
Grading Note: There is no known/documented support. There may still be support for this expectation, but it is undocumented. If this is the case, please report this issue. JAWS Edge none
- Result: (fail)
- Test Case: Use Down arrow (Read next item) to navigate forward to `#target-1`
- Launch JAWS and Edge.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#target-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: before target
- Keyboard focus is: before target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Down arrow
(Read next item)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "existing content"
- Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support.
Grading Note: There is no known/documented support. There may still be support for this expectation, but it is undocumented. If this is the case, please report this issue. JAWS Firefox none
- Result: (fail)
- Test Case: Use Down arrow (Read next item) to navigate forward to `#target-1`
- Launch JAWS and Firefox.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#target-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: before target
- Keyboard focus is: before target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Down arrow
(Read next item)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "existing content"
- Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support.
Grading Note: There is no known/documented support. There may still be support for this expectation, but it is undocumented. If this is the case, please report this issue. Narrator Edge none
- Result: (fail)
- Test Case: Use Down arrow (Jump to next item (scan mode)) to navigate forward to `#target-1`
- Launch Narrator and Edge.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#target-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: before target
- Keyboard focus is: before target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Down arrow
(Jump to next item (scan mode))
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "existing content"
- Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support.
Grading Note: There is no known/documented support. There may still be support for this expectation, but it is undocumented. If this is the case, please report this issue. NVDA Chrome none
- Result: (fail)
- Test Case: Use down arrow (Read next item) to navigate forward to `#target-1`
- Launch NVDA and Chrome.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#target-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: before target
- Keyboard focus is: before target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
down arrow
(Read next item)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "existing content"
- Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support.
Grading Note: There is no known/documented support. There may still be support for this expectation, but it is undocumented. If this is the case, please report this issue. NVDA Edge none
- Result: (fail)
- Test Case: Use down arrow (Read next item) to navigate forward to `#target-1`
- Launch NVDA and Edge.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#target-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: before target
- Keyboard focus is: before target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
down arrow
(Read next item)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "existing content"
- Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support.
Grading Note: There is no known/documented support. There may still be support for this expectation, but it is undocumented. If this is the case, please report this issue. NVDA Firefox none
- Result: (fail)
- Test Case: Use down arrow (Read next item) to navigate forward to `#target-1`
- Launch NVDA and Firefox.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#target-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: before target
- Keyboard focus is: before target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
down arrow
(Read next item)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "existing content"
- Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support.
Grading Note: There is no known/documented support. There may still be support for this expectation, but it is undocumented. If this is the case, please report this issue. Orca Firefox partial
- Result: (partial)
- Test Case: Use down arrow (Read next item) to navigate forward to `#target-1`
- Launch Orca and Firefox.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#target-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: before target
- Keyboard focus is: before target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
down arrow
(Read next item)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "important message, existing content"
- Result Notes: name was conveyed, but not role.
TalkBack Chrome partial
- Result: (partial)
- Test Case: Use Swipe right (or alt+right arrow) (Read next item) to navigate forward to `#target-1`
- Launch TalkBack and Chrome.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#target-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: before target
- Keyboard focus is: before target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Swipe right (or alt+right arrow)
(Read next item)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "important message, alert"
- Result Notes: partial because while the name and role were conveyed, the contents were not conveyed.
Voice Access (Android) Chrome not applicable - Voice Control (iOS) Safari not applicable - Voice Control (MacOS) Safari not applicable - VoiceOver (iOS) Safari none
- Result: (fail)
- Test Case: Use Swipe Right (Next item) to navigate forward to `#target-1`
- Launch VoiceOver (iOS) and Safari.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#target-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: before target
- Keyboard focus is: before target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Swipe Right
(Next item)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "existing content"
- Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support.
Grading Note: There is no known/documented support. There may still be support for this expectation, but it is undocumented. If this is the case, please report this issue. VoiceOver (macOS) Safari yes
- Result: (pass)
- Test Case: Use VO + Right arrow (Read next item) to navigate forward to `#target-1`
- Launch VoiceOver (macOS) and Safari.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#target-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: before target
- Keyboard focus is: before target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
VO + Right arrow
(Read next item)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "important message, alert"
Windows Speech Recognition Edge not applicable - Windows Speech Recognition Chrome not applicable - Windows Voice Access Edge not applicable - Windows Voice Access Chrome not applicable - Windows Keyboard Chrome not applicable - Windows Keyboard Firefox not applicable - Windows Keyboard Edge not applicable - Mac Keyboard Chrome not applicable - Mac Keyboard Safari not applicable - iOS Keyboard Safari not applicable - Android Keyboard Chrome not applicable - Extended Support for: alert role: convey its name and role while navigating the page if it has a name
These are less common combinations
AT Browser Has Support Output Dragon Naturally Speaking IE not applicable - Dragon Naturally Speaking Firefox not applicable - JAWS 2020.2006.12 IE 11 none
- Result: (fail)
- Test Case: Use Down arrow (Read next item) to navigate forward to `#target-1`
- Launch JAWS and IE.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#target-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: before target
- Keyboard focus is: before target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Down arrow
(Read next item)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "existing content"
Narrator Firefox unknown - Narrator Chrome unknown - Narrator IE unknown - NVDA IE unknown - TalkBack Firefox unknown - Voice Access (Android) Firefox not applicable - VoiceOver (iOS) Chrome unknown - VoiceOver (macOS) Chrome unknown - VoiceOver (macOS) Firefox unknown - Orca Chrome unknown - Voice Control (MacOS) Chrome not applicable - Voice Control (MacOS) Firefox not applicable - Mac Keyboard Firefox not applicable - Android Keyboard Firefox not applicable - Back to top Expectation for the alert role: convey its name and role as part of the live announcement if it has a name - applied to the div element
This expectation is applied to the div element. Expectations and results might differ when the the feature is applied to different roles.
This expectation is from the alert role feature.
Strength of this expectation for different types of assistive technologies:
- Screen Readers: MAY
- Voice Control: NA
Examples:
- Screen readers may announce the name and alert role if it has a name from the author (usually via aria-label or aria-labelledby).
- The name will be announced before or after the contents of the live region.
- The the role will be implied by interruption, or may be explicitly stated as something like "alert" or an earcon
Grading method:
Just one of the listed commands must pass for the expectation to pass.
AT Browser Has Support Output Dragon Naturally Speaking Chrome not applicable - JAWS Chrome partial
- Result: (partial)
- Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch JAWS and Chrome.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Enter or Space
(Activate Button)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, important message, existing content, I am now populated"
- Result Notes: name was conveyed, but not role
JAWS Edge partial
- Result: (partial)
- Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch JAWS and Edge.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Enter or Space
(Activate Button)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, important message, existing content, I am now populated"
- Result Notes: name was conveyed, but not role
JAWS Firefox yes
- Result: (pass)
- Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch JAWS and Firefox.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Enter or Space
(Activate Button)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<1st announcement interrupted>, alert, important message, existing content, I am now populated"
Narrator Edge yes
- Result: (pass)
- Test Case: Use Enter or Space Bar (Activate Item (primary action)) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch Narrator and Edge.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Enter or Space Bar
(Activate Item (primary action))
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<1st announcement in full>, important message, existing content, I am now populated, <2nd announcement in full>"
NVDA Chrome partial
- Result: (partial)
- Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch NVDA and Chrome.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Enter or Space
(Activate Button)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<1st announcement in full>, existing content, I am now populated, important message, <2nd announcement in full>"
- Result Notes: partial because name was conveyed, but not role
NVDA Edge partial
- Result: (partial)
- Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch NVDA and Edge.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Enter or Space
(Activate Button)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<1st announcement in full>, existing content, I am now populated, important message, <2nd announcement in full>"
- Result Notes: partial because name was conveyed, but not role
NVDA Firefox yes
- Result: (pass)
- Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch NVDA and Firefox.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Enter or Space
(Activate Button)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<1st announcement interrupted>, important message, alert, existing content, I am now populated, <1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>"
Orca Firefox none
- Result: (fail)
- Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch Orca and Firefox.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Enter or Space
(Activate Button)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>"
- Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support.
Grading Note: There is no known/documented support. There may still be support for this expectation, but it is undocumented. If this is the case, please report this issue. TalkBack Chrome partial
- Result: (partial)
- Test Case: Use double tap (or alt+enter) (Activate button) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch TalkBack and Chrome.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
double tap (or alt+enter)
(Activate button)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>, important message"
- Result Notes: partial because the contents of the live region were not conveyed; just the region's name
Voice Access (Android) Chrome not applicable - Voice Control (iOS) Safari not applicable - Voice Control (MacOS) Safari not applicable - VoiceOver (iOS) Safari none
- Result: (fail)
- Test Case: Use Double tap (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch VoiceOver (iOS) and Safari.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Double tap
(Activate Button)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<1st announcement interrupted>, existing content, I am now populated <2nd announcement not conveyed at all>"
- Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support.
Grading Note: There is no known/documented support. There may still be support for this expectation, but it is undocumented. If this is the case, please report this issue. VoiceOver (macOS) Safari yes
- Result: (pass)
- Test Case: Use VO + space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch VoiceOver (macOS) and Safari.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
VO + space
(Activate Button)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<earcon> important message, existing content, I am now populated, <1st announcement in full>, <2nd announcement in full>"
Windows Speech Recognition Edge not applicable - Windows Speech Recognition Chrome not applicable - Windows Voice Access Edge not applicable - Windows Voice Access Chrome not applicable - Windows Keyboard Chrome not applicable - Windows Keyboard Firefox not applicable - Windows Keyboard Edge not applicable - Mac Keyboard Chrome not applicable - Mac Keyboard Safari not applicable - iOS Keyboard Safari not applicable - Android Keyboard Chrome not applicable - Extended Support for: alert role: convey its name and role as part of the live announcement if it has a name
These are less common combinations
AT Browser Has Support Output Dragon Naturally Speaking IE not applicable - Dragon Naturally Speaking Firefox not applicable - JAWS 2020.2006.12 IE 11 partial
- Result: (partial)
- Test Case: Use Enter or Space (Activate Button) on the target of `#trigger-1`
- Launch JAWS and IE.
- Navigate to the test page.
- Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:
#trigger-1
- If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue.
- Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met
- Virtual focus is: target
- Keyboard focus is: target
- Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode)
- Issue the command:
Enter or Space
(Activate Button)
- After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target
- Record results for the relevant expectations
- Output: "<1st announcement interrupted>, alert, existing content, I am now populated"
- Result Notes: partial because the alert role was explicitly conveyed, but not the name
Narrator Firefox unknown - Narrator Chrome unknown - Narrator IE unknown - NVDA IE unknown - TalkBack Firefox unknown - Voice Access (Android) Firefox not applicable - VoiceOver (iOS) Chrome unknown - VoiceOver (macOS) Chrome unknown - VoiceOver (macOS) Firefox unknown - Orca Chrome unknown - Voice Control (MacOS) Chrome not applicable - Voice Control (MacOS) Firefox not applicable - Mac Keyboard Firefox not applicable - Android Keyboard Firefox not applicable - Back to top Dates and Versions of tested combinations AT AT Version Browser Browser version OS version Date tested JAWS 2020.2006.12 Chrome 84 Windows 10 version 2004 2020-07-02 JAWS 2021.2105.53 Edge 91 Windows 10 version 21h1 2021-07-15 JAWS 2021.2105.53 Firefox 90 Windows 10 version 21h1 2021-07-15 Narrator Windows 10 version 2004 Edge 83 Windows 10 version 2004 2020-07-10 NVDA 2021.1 Chrome 91 Windows 10 version 21h1 2021-07-15 NVDA 2021.1 Edge 91 Windows 10 version 21h1 2021-07-15 NVDA 2021.1 Firefox 90 Windows 10 version 21h1 2021-07-15 Orca 3.36.1 Firefox 77 Ubuntu 20.04 2020-07-10 TalkBack 8.1 Chrome 84 9 2020-07-10 VoiceOver (iOS) 13.4.1 Safari 13.4.1 13.4.1 2020-07-10 VoiceOver (macOS) 10.15.5 Safari 13.1.1 10.15.5 2020-07-10 History
- 2020-07-10 test added
- 2021-07-15 Added Narrator results for NVDA and JAWS.
- 2022-08-31 Updated results for all combinations
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