Single test results: Perform a search, review the search results (nav-410)
The following represents how well each Testing Environment (Reading System or Reading System + Assistive Technology combination) performed on a single test, nav-410, which appears in the Basic Functionality test book.
This test currently has a 59.62% pass rate.
| Testing Environment | Perform a search, review the search results ( nav-410) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Azardi NVDA Windows | PASS | For searching, books need to be previously indexed. Press alt+l, then the Search button. Type text, then Enter. Review results and press Enter over the corresponding number to focus the document containing the result. Use NVDA+control+f to find the text at the exact position. |
| BoinIT Viewer [Korean] NVDA Chrome Windows | PASS | Execute the search function using Ctrl + Alt + F. After entering a search term, press Shift + Enter to check the search result. It is possible to move between the results list with ALT + direction key and tab key. To move to the location of the content where the search term was found, execute Shift + Enter on the desired search result item to move to the content with the search term. |
| BoinIT Viewer [Korean] Sens Reader Chrome Windows | PASS | Execute the search function using Ctrl + Alt + F. After entering a search term, press Shift + Enter to check the search result. It is possible to move between the results list with ALT + direction key and tab key. To move to the location of the content where the search term was found, execute Shift + Enter on the desired search result item to move to the content with the search term. |
| BoinIT Viewer [Korean] Chrome Windows | PASS | Execute the search function using Ctrl + Alt + F. After entering a search term, press Shift + Enter to check the search result. It is possible to move between the results list with ALT + direction key and tab key. To move to the location of the content where the search term was found, execute Shift + Enter on the desired search result item to move to the content with the search term. |
| Books macOS | PASS | |
| Books Voiceover iOS | PASS | Voiceover focus does not move precisely to the searched item, the reading starts from the top of the screen containing the searched term. |
| Bookshare Reader NVDA Chrome Windows | FAIL | No search function available |
| Bookshare Reader NVDA Edge Windows | FAIL | |
| Bookshelf Voiceover iOS | PASS | The passage containing the serched item is placed on top of screen. Drag one finger downwards from top of screen to read from correct location. Swiping moves the Voiceover focus to top of chapter. |
| Bookshelf Voiceover Safari macOS | PASS | Selecting a search result places the user on the searched content in the book. |
| Bookshelf JAWS 2020 Chrome Windows | PASS | |
| Bookshelf NVDA Firefox 62+ Windows | PASS | |
| Bookshelf JAWS 2020 Firefox 62+ Windows | PASS | |
| Bookshelf TalkBack Android | PASS | Starting Talkback reading from the paragraph that contains searched item is tricky. On using navigation gestures the Talkback focus jumps to top of HTML file/Chapter. Use "explore by touch" to take Talkback focus to desired location. |
| Bookshelf NVDA Windows | FAIL | Cannot start reading from the passage which contains the searched text. |
| Bookshelf NVDA Chrome Windows | PASS | The search does work, but it is a complicated set of controls. The search button does not report if it is open or closed. The edit box to type in the search term is not identified as an edit box. The search results are below various tabs where the content can be found. One must get past this to get to the search results. |
| Bookworm NVDA Windows | PASS | Ctrl+F bring up the search field. The search results lis is displayed in the same window. On selecting a result screen reader focus moves to the line containing the searched term. |
| Clusive NVDA Windows | FAIL | The shortcut list shows ALT +F for the search, but this does not seem to activate an edit box for searching. |
| Colibrio Reader TalkBack Android | FAIL | No search feature is provided. |
| Colibrio Reader NVDA Chrome Windows | PASS | Search seems to work well, and return to the search location link works fine. |
| Digital Editions Voiceover iOS 12 | FAIL | The Search button is not labelled. On selecting a search result it is not possible to read the passage containing the searched term with Voiceover. |
| Digital Editions TalkBack Android 9 | FAIL | No Talkback support |
| Digital Editions JAWS 18 Windows | FAIL | The application mostly stops responding. |
| EBSCO Reader JAWS 2020 Chrome Windows | PASS | |
| EBSCO Reader Jaws Chrome Windows | PASS | On selecting a search result, the Screen Reader focus moves near to the passage containing the searched text. The searched text is visually highlighted and also recognized by the Screen Reader. Note that the search result did not list items from next HTML file. |
| EasyReader Voiceover iOS | PASS | Double tap on the search button, at the top of screen at the right of menu, perform a search and select the desired result. Reading starts from the passage containing the searched item. |
| EasyReader Jaws Windows 11 | FAIL | The Screen Reader focus jumps to the top of Chapter/HTML file after selecting a search result. Read aloud can be used to start reading from correct location after search. |
| EasyReader TalkBack Android | PASS | The search field and search results are accessible with Talkback. On selecting a search result, the reading needs to be started by using explore the screen. Read aloud automatically starts reading the passage containing the searched item. |
| EasyReader (German) TalkBack Android | PASS | The search results can be activated. On next screen use explore by touch from top of screen to start reading the passage which contains the searched term. |
| EasyReader (German) Voiceover iOS | PASS | In the search bar I typed in „Taj Mahal“. One search result was presented. I could not find out how to navigate to the other search results. By using the link available there I could return to the test. |
| Fulcrum Online NVDA Chrome Windows | FAIL | After clicking on a search result, NVDA reading cannot be started from the passage that contains the searched item. NVDA focus jumps to start of Chapter. |
| Kindle TalkBack Android | PASS | The passage containing the searched term is placed at the top of page. Hence on selecting a search result, reading with Talkback can be started from the paragraph which contains the searched item. |
| Kindle Voiceover iOS | FAIL | On selecting a search result, Voiceover reading does not start from searched term. As the paragraph containing the searched text is not always placed at top of screen, Voiceover reading cannot be started from near the searched item. |
| Kindle NVDA Windows | FAIL | Press Ctrl + F and type text to search. Press Tab to move to serch results list. Press Enter on a search results entry. NVDA focus does not move to the paragraph containing the searched text. Reading starts from top of visible page and the searched term is not read properly by NVDA due to it being highlighted. |
| Kortext NVDA Chrome Windows | FAIL | Precise navigation from search result to searched text is not working with NVDA. The next chapter/file is not searched, only search result is shown. |
| Kurzweil 3000 macOS | FAIL | No search facility is provided in this version. |
| Play Books Voiceover iOS | FAIL | After selecting a search result, Voiceover reads the destination page from top and not from the passage containing the searched text. |
| Play Books TalkBack Android | FAIL | Reading cannot be started precisely from the searched term. |
| RedShelf Voiceover Safari macOS 10.14 | PASS | Selecting a search result from the list places the user on the actual searched result in the book. |
| RedShelf NVDA Chrome Windows | FAIL | It is possible to do a search, but when activating the results, you are just taken to the top of the file. This is another example of the known linking problem. |
| RedShelf Jaws Chrome Windows | FAIL | I can perform a search, but upon activating the link, it takes me to the top of the file, not to the exact location. |
| RedShelf Voiceover iOS | PASS | The paragraph containing the searched term is placed at the top of screen. Slide one finger from top of screen downwards to start reading from correct location. |
| RedShelf TalkBack Android | PASS | After choosing a search result, Talkback focus moves to top of Chapter/HTML file on starting reading. To avoid this, after tapping on search result explore downwards from top of screen to start reading from the paragraph that contains the searched item. |
| Simply Reading TalkBack Android | PASS | |
| Texthelp ePub Reader Edge Windows | FAIL | No search feature is provided at this time. |
| Thorium Reader NVDA Windows | PASS | You can use the CTRL + F to go to the search field. Make sure you are in edit mode and type or past in your search term. Tab to the search button and a previous button, next button, and list results button are shown. Activate this link to take you to the location in the book where the search was found. |
| Thorium Reader Jaws Windows | PASS | Use the hot key to open the search from the chapter. Enter your search term. The list of results will take you to the exact location. |
| Thorium Reader (German) Jaws Windows | FAIL | Via the main menu the search within the document can be activated by using the checkbox. Right underneath the input field the search results are presented as links. While performing a search is easy, the links can not be activated. By pressing the enter or space key you don’t reach the desired location. |
| Thorium Reader [Spanish] NVDA Windows | PASS | Pulsar control+f, introducir el texto para la búsqueda, pulsar el botón Resultados encontrados y, a continuación, Intro sobre el enlace al resultado deseado. |
| Vanilla Reader NVDA Chrome Windows | PASS | Alt + S opens the search edit box. Type something and press enter. Press Tab to review search results. Press Enter on any item and Screen Reader focus moves to passage containing the searched text. |
| Voice Dream Reader Voiceover iOS | FAIL | On activating the search result, the Voiceover focus does not move to the searched term in the book content. |
| Voice Dream Reader (German) Voiceover iOS | PASS | The searched term was found and I could navigate to its location. |