epubtest.org: Results for Bookshelf 9.3.2, Windows 10

Bookshelf 9.3.2

OS: Windows 10

Tested with Braille: No
Tested with Screenreader: No
Input type: Keyboard

Results for Visual Adjustments: 100%

Test book used: Fundamental Accessibility Tests: Visual Adjustments, version 1.0.0

These tests were done by Richard Orme.

Summary

It is possible to change colors, fonts and spacing. The read aloud feature includes a visual highlight with automatic scrolling, and reading speed control. In addition to the features covered in the tests, it can be noted that the margin and line height can each be adjusted between three different options. There is also a provision to reset to the publisher defaults if something does not look right.

Test ID

Name

Description

Result

Notes

visual-010

Change font size

Use the controls available in the application or else in the operating system to change (increase/decrease) the size of the font. The font size change should apply uniformly on all the book content including the Table of Contents, Footnotes, Page List, Notes and Bookmarks.

Pass

The Show reader options button is labelled Aa. This provides for four options of Text Size.

visual-110

Change background and foreground color

Change background and foreground colour (May be through reading system feature or through OS settings).

Pass

The Show reader options button is labelled Aa. This provides for three modes, day (black text on a white background), night (white text on a black background), Sepia (black text on a pale brown background) and Cyan (black text on a pale blue background).

visual-210

Change brightness

Use the controls available in the application or else in the operating system to change (increase/decrease) the screen brightness.

Pass

The screen brightness can be altered through display hardware, or via the Windows control panel.

visual-310

Apply high contrast system configuration

The reading system interface and book content except images should respect the high contrast mode (invert colors) if present in the Operating System.

Pass

Some panel backgrounds remain unchanged, but the main content and dialog items reflect the high contrast setting.

visual-410

Magnify the User Interface(UI)

Use the controls available in the application or else in the operating system to magnify the Reading System screen. All aspects of the User Interface such as Menus, Pop-up Windows, Dialog Boxes and Search Box should get magnified uniformly.

Pass

This can be achieved with Windows magnifier, or third party assistive products.

visual-510

Change Font

Choose from a selection of fonts, including sans-serif and serif options.

Pass

The Show reader options button is labelled Aa. The dialog provides the ability to select from a variety of fonts, include serif, sans serif and Open Dyslexic.

visual-610

Support for SVG

Check if a image is displayed below this paragraph. This image is in SVG format.

Pass

The SVG image is displayed.

visual-710

Enlarge SVG image

Check if the image given in the previous test can be enlarged.

Pass

The image can be enlarged using the magnification feature of the OS. No feature is provided to change the size of the displayed SVG image within the app itself.

Results for Read Aloud: 87.5%

Test book used: Fundamental Accessibility Tests: Read Aloud, version 1.0.0

These tests were done by Richard Orme.

Summary

The read aloud feature includes a visual highlight with automatic scrolling, and reading speed control.

Test ID

Name

Description

Result

Notes

ReadAloud-010

The content can be read aloud

Focus on the beginning of a paragraph or a sentence and initiate reading with text-to-speech using a feature of the reading system.

Pass

At the bottom right of the window there is a speaker button labelled Show read aloud dialogue. The reading starts at the top of the currently displayed text. There are controls to move the reading position back and forwards.

ReadAloud-110

Stop and resume reading

Initiate reading from any point in the book. Stop Read Aloud and note the last read position. Initiate reading again using the Read Aloud feature and check if reading starts at the last read location.

Pass

Pause and resume reading works as expected. There are also controls to skip back and forward.

ReadAloud-210

The Read Aloud feature should continue until interrupted by the user

The Read Aloud feature should continue until interrupted by the user, keeping the text being spoken in view.

Pass

Reading continues beyond the bottom of the current screen, and the display scrolls automatically.

ReadAloud-310

All text should be read in the proper order

Sample text has been provided below to test the reading order. The Paragraph 2 should be read after Paragraph 1 by the Read Aloud feature. Note that visually Paragraph 2 is placed to the left of Paragraph 1 but it is second in the reading order.

Pass

ReadAloud-410

Change Read Aloud reading speed

It should be possible to adjust (increase/decrease) the speed of reading.

Pass

The read aloud control window includes a slider for reading speed.

ReadAloud-510

Text to Speech handles punctuations and document structure appropriately

When Read Aloud is activated, there should be slight pauses after headings, list items etc., rather than reading as if it is one continuous section of text.

Pass

The text is read aloud as expected.

ReadAloud-610

Text is emphasised as it is spoken by read aloud

Check if the Text is emphasised as it is spoken by read aloud.

Pass

A yellow highlight emphasizes the currently spoken paragraph.

ReadAloud-710

The emphasis or highlight colour can be changed

Activate Read Aloud feature as described in the previous test. Change the colour of emphasis or visual highlight of the text being read aloud using any feature available in the reading system or the operating system. The users should have a choice of different colours for text highlighting.

Fail

The visual highlighting cannot be customized or turned off.

Results for Extended Descriptions: 50%

Test book used: Accessibility Tests Extended Descriptions, version 1.1.1

Test ID

Name

Description

Result

Notes

extdescription-010

Detection and Utilization of HTML Details and Summary elements

Check if you can use HTML details and summary successfully and read the extended description contained in it.

Fail

The extended description in the details element is displayed at all times, it cannot be collapsed as intended.

extdescription-020

Technique for linking to a single extended description placed in a separate HTML file via text hyperlinks

Check if activating the hyperlink placed under the image takes you to a separate HTML file with extended descriptions, and the back link there brings you back to the image.

Pass

The links are displayed as expected, and Thorium displays the extended description and visually returns to the correct place in the publication as expected.

Results for Mathematics: 50%

Test book used: Accessibility Tests Mathematics, version 1.1.1

Test ID

Name

Description

Result

Notes

mathml-010

Navigating block MathML with assistive technology and other technologies

The test checks if block MathML works with assistive technology and related technologies.

Pass

The math expression is displayed as expected.

mathml-020

Navigating inline MathML with assistive technology and other technologies

The test checks if inline MathML works with assistive technology and related technologies.

Pass

The math expression is displayed as expected.

math-image-030

Navigating Block Math images followed by Summary/Details with MathML

The test checks if block MathML works with assistive technology and related technologies in a HTML Summary/Details as an option to get at the native MathML.

No answer

The math expression is displayed as expected.

math-image-040

Navigating Inline Math images followed by commented out MathML

This test shows an inline math expression as an image with only alt-text describing the math equation. This is not ideal but if a publisher can not use raw mathML directly this is an option for reprocessing in the future.

No answer

The math expression is displayed as expected.