Quiz 5.2.5: Screen Reader Visibility Test #5
In a previous quiz, Chas Belov said that some versions of a popular screen reader fail to speak ALT text on a 1×1 transparent image. Let’s find out which versions work or fail. Please try SR Test 5 on every screen reader you have.
April 10th, 2005 at 1:19 pm
Opera reads the hidden text, but does not display it.
April 10th, 2005 at 6:44 pm
Fangs Screenreader Emulator with FireFox 1.0
‘Graphic These are hidden words’ displayed in text output
April 10th, 2005 at 8:04 pm
pwWebSpeak 32 rel. 3
alt text spoken
alt text displayed after -Image-
April 11th, 2005 at 8:17 am
Window Eyes 4.5 (sitting on IE)
alt text spoken
alt text not displayed
April 11th, 2005 at 11:55 am
JAWS5.0.844 with IE6
alt text spoken and graphic announced
April 13th, 2005 at 10:09 am
JAWS6.00.407 on IE6
“Graphic these are hidden words”
April 13th, 2005 at 2:05 pm
Window-Eyes 4.5 with Firefox 1.0.2
Not spoken
Not displayed
April 13th, 2005 at 2:19 pm
Window-Eyes 4.5 with IE 6
SPOKEN
Not displayed
April 13th, 2005 at 4:34 pm
IBM Home Page Reader 3.04
SPOKEN
Not displayed
April 28th, 2005 at 9:52 pm
Jaws 5.0
Virtual Cursor on - yes/no
Virtual Cursor off - no/no
Virtual Cursor on is default unless user has set their preferences to off.
April 29th, 2005 at 7:50 pm
Jaws 4.0 with IE 6.0
Virtual Cursor on - no/no
Virtual Cursor off - no/no
Virtual Cursor on is default unless user has set their preferences to off.
April 30th, 2005 at 9:29 am
Connect Outloud 2.0 and IE 6
does NOT speak the hidden words
does not display the hidden words