Comments on: Quiz 5.2.8: Screen Reader Visibility Test #8

By: Bob Easton

Bob Easton — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 11:25:32 +0000

Jaws 5.0 with IE 6:
hidden text is spoken, not displayed

Bob Easton — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 15:52:05 +0000

IBM Home Page Reader 3.04 with embedded IE:
hidden text is spoken, not displayed.

Bob Easton — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 10:23:06 +0000

Fangs 0.82 with Firefox 1.0.3
Fangs displays the hidden words.
Firefox hides the hidden words.

Bob Easton — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 10:24:37 +0000

Opera 7.54 hides the hidden words.

Bob Easton — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 10:42:09 +0000

Opera 8.0 beta
speaks the hidden words
hides the hidden words

Bob Easton — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 11:56:54 +0000

WindowEyes 4.5
does not speak the hidden words

Bob Easton — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 12:01:55 +0000

Jaws 6.1 and IE 6
speaks the hidden words

Charles Belov — Sat, 30 Apr 2005 00:01:56 +0000

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.

Bob Easton — Sat, 30 Apr 2005 13:32:08 +0000

Connect Outloud 2.0 and IE 6
speaks the hidden words
does not display the hidden words

Roger Johansson — Sun, 08 May 2005 19:37:48 +0000

VoiceOver and Safari 2.0: Speaks the hidden words and does not display them.

Anna — Fri, 06 Jan 2006 03:10:30 +0000

In IE 6.02 there was a flash or flicker, but then nothing was displayed or heard.