Bug 248043

Summary: AX: ARIA menuitems announced as "interactive" by VoiceOver
Product: WebKit Reporter: Todd Kloots <todd.kloots>
Component: AccessibilityAssignee: Nobody <webkit-unassigned>
Status: RESOLVED MOVED    
Severity: Normal CC: andresg_22, bfulgham, cfleizach, webkit-bug-importer
Priority: P2 Keywords: InRadar
Version: Safari 16   
Hardware: All   
OS: All   
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XCode project illustrating the differences between using VoiceOver to operate an NSMenu and a menu built using ARIA none

Todd Kloots
Reported 2022-11-17 09:03:22 PST
Created attachment 463586 [details] XCode project illustrating the differences between using VoiceOver to operate an NSMenu and a menu built using ARIA The attached XCode project demonstrates the differences between using VoiceOver to operate an NSMenu and a menu built using ARIA. VoiceOver does not treat them equally. Steps: 1. Download and unzip the attached XCode project (VO Web Menu.zip) 2. Run webbug.xcodeproj 3. Turn on VO 4. Navigate to the "About" button in the WKWebView 5. Use VO + spacebar to open the menu 6. Use the down arrow key to move focus to one of the menuitems 7. Observe how VO announces menuitems as "interactive" 8. Move focus to the "About" button in the other pane 9. Use VO + spacebar to open the menu 10. Press the down arrow key to move focus to one of the menuitems 11. Observe how VO announces simply announces the label of the menuitem, it does not announce "interactive"
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XCode project illustrating the differences between using VoiceOver to operate an NSMenu and a menu built using ARIA (35.60 KB, application/zip)
2022-11-17 09:03 PST, Todd Kloots 		no flags
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Radar WebKit Bug Importer
Comment 1 2022-11-17 09:03:34 PST
<rdar://problem/102469470>
chris fleizach
Comment 2 2022-12-25 23:11:45 PST
This will be fixed in VoiceOver code
Brent Fulgham
Comment 3 2023-04-11 16:53:07 PDT
The fix for this issue shipped as part of macOS 13.3.1.
Todd Kloots
Comment 4 2023-11-30 16:27:19 PST
Verified fixed. Tested using Mac OS 14.1.1 in both Chrome (Version 119.0.6045.199) and Safari (Version 17.1 (19616.2.9.11.7)).
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