Quiz 5.2.7: Screen Reader Visibility Test #7
Can we hide material by reducing the text and its container to zero dimensions? Please try SR Test 7 on every screen reader and browser you have.
Can we hide material by reducing the text and its container to zero dimensions? Please try SR Test 7 on every screen reader and browser you have.
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April 24th, 2005 at 6:52 pm
Firefox 1.0 with Fangs 0.81
displays the text ‘These are hidden words”.
April 24th, 2005 at 7:36 pm
Hi!
Tested with Safari 1.2.4 on Mac OS X 10.3.8.
It doesn’t show the text. And in addition it even does not find the text, when you search for it! (Sure, i found it in the source) Is this the effect you wanted to achieve? I find hidden text, which still remains searchable, to be more useful …
April 24th, 2005 at 7:44 pm
Seky said:
The purpose of these tests is to find ways to hide material from the display screen while making it available to Screen Reader programs. You can learn more in the introduction to the first set of tests. The results you saw are what we want.
April 26th, 2005 at 7:25 am
Jaws 5.0 with IE:
hidden text is spoken, not displayed
April 26th, 2005 at 11:51 am
IBM Home Page Reader 3.04 with embedded IE:
hidden text is spoken, not displayed.
April 28th, 2005 at 6:23 am
Fangs 0.82 with Firefox 1.0.3
Fangs displays the hidden words.
Firefox hides the hidden words.
April 28th, 2005 at 6:24 am
Fangs 0.82 with Firefox 1.0.3
Fangs displays the hidden words.
Firefox hides the hidden words.
April 28th, 2005 at 6:24 am
Opera 7.54 hides the hidden words.
April 28th, 2005 at 6:42 am
Opera 8.0 beta
speaks the hidden words
hides the hidden words
April 29th, 2005 at 7:56 am
WindowEyes 4.5
does not speak the hidden words
April 29th, 2005 at 8:02 am
Jaws 6.1 and IE 6
speaks the hidden words
April 29th, 2005 at 8:00 pm
Jaws 4.0 with IE 6.0
Virtual Cursor on - yes/no
Virtual Cursor off - no/no
Virtual Cursor on is default unless user has set their preferences to off.
April 30th, 2005 at 9:31 am
Connect Outloud 2.0 and IE 6
speaks the hidden words
does not display the hidden words
May 8th, 2005 at 3:36 pm
VoiceOver and Safari 2.0: Speaks the hidden words and does not display them.
September 11th, 2005 at 6:45 am
Window Eyes 5.0 and IE6 does not speak the hidden words.
September 11th, 2005 at 6:46 am
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January 5th, 2006 at 11:14 pm
I didn’t see anything with Windows IE 6.0.